New NVMe Solid State Drive needed

[embalse]

Looking for a new 2TB NVMe Solid State Drive. Using it mainly for video editing/Rendering.

Looking at

Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink

Order Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Any better suggestions at a better price point?

Thanks in advance

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[freddie64]

What motherboard?

Most boards have cooling plates for M.2 drives and to remove a heatsink from a drive will probably void the warranty.

You can get cheaper drives, but not sure if they are suitable for the tasks you mention.

2 x alternatives to consider. WD is slightly faster and cheaper, Samsung is latest model and faster. (both have no heatsinks though)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24R-SA) = £199.99
• 1 x WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2X0E) (SKU: HD-591-WD) = £179.99

Total: £383.98 (includes delivery: £3.99)​

 

[embalse]

What motherboard?

Motherboard ASUS Pro WS X299 SAGE II (LGA 2066 R4)
Windows 11
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
BIOS Up to Date


Thanks for the recommendations

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[tamzzy]

you have space for 2x m.2 drives (one of which is mounted vertically)
these are pcie3.0 slots, so won't use the full bandwidth of the latest pcie4.0 drives

 

[embalse]

you have space for 2x m.2 drives (one of which is mounted vertically)
these are pcie3.0 slots, so won't use the full bandwidth of the latest pcie4.0 drives

Ah yes, good point!

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[Mr Paul]

T500

 

[mickyflinn]

As mentioned above your limited to pcie3 but I would get the adata xpg gammix s70 blade .

 

[embalse]

As mentioned above your limited to pcie3 but I would get the adata xpg gammix s70 blade .

The adata xpg does look like good value for the money compared to other brands..

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[ZXSpectrum]

Crucial P3 gets my vote. For the money its a great drive. £200 for a 2Tb gen 4 drive is a lot of money. When they are on offer you can normally pick them up for around £120.