Nvme m2 drives

psd99 · 21 Jan 2025 at 22:18

Hi i am looking for either 1 or 2tb nvme m2 drive

Is there a list of the top 4 or 5 most desirable drives that are not going to break the bank?

psd99 · 21 Jan 2025 at 22:20

Is crucial p3 any good?

psd99 · 21 Jan 2025 at 22:43

how much did it cost?

i want to get rid of my ssd drives and the cables that come with em

psd99 · 21 Jan 2025 at 23:05

So some of these drives need heatsinks
I mean is it dangerous without one and how do I know which drive needs a heatsink or not

psd99 · 21 Jan 2025 at 23:09

I guess if it needs a heatsink it will come with the drive

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 09:44

freddie64 said:
What motherboard have you got?

If it has cover plates for M.2 drives, that will be enough to cool a gen4 drive.

msi mortar - iirc it has cover plates?

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 10:02

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 10:03

mortar mini i believe iirc i remember the mobo being slightly smaller than usual

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 10:19

B550 version

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 12:40

So the crucial p3 plus is also a good drive?

Basically currently i have two drives installed:

1 x crucial p5 250gb

1 x samsung 980 1tb

I plan to take the 250gb and replace is with a 1/2tb drive and then remove some extra SSD drives

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 13:35

So i found a p3 plus 1tb for under £38

Bargain!
But it Can’t be true till it arrives from the port of shanghai though right lol

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 20:54

freddie64 said:
How much for 2TB?

Keep us updated if you go for it.

it was about £99 but that was outta my budget

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 20:55

so here is a question...

my os is running on 1 x samsung 980 1tb

is there any advantage of me ghosting that drive on to the p3 1TB plus? ie will it be any quicker? or will there only be a very small difference in speed?

psd99 · 22 Jan 2025 at 21:13

ok thanks good to know

makes me life easier anyway

psd99 · 26 Jan 2025 at 12:19

Yes apparently my new nvme drive arrived at heathrow via i would assume a Chinese airline and has now cleared customs…

Now i must decide whether i wish to spend £49.99 on 3 x new bequiet 120mm argb fans

psd99 · 26 Jan 2025 at 12:20

I thought if u open your case once might as well do it all at the same time

psd99 · Monday at 07:40

tamzzy said:
I'd spend a third of the price and get 3x thermalright argb fans instead

Which ones? They need to be silent like i cant hear a thing kinda silent

psd99 · Monday at 18:45

tamzzy said:
Thermalright TL-C12CW-S CPU Fan 120mm White ARGB Case Cooler Fan, 4pin PWM Silent Computer Fan With S-FDB Bearing Included, up to 1500RPM cooling fan（3 quantities）

Less than £11

u think they are better than the bequiet fans then?

psd99 · Monday at 19:28

yes they are a lot cheaper and funnily enough in another thread they came up as one of the options to replace my current DIY fans

3 for approx £33 - suppose this upgrade can probably wait but good news is today I received my new NVME drive from Shanghai