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Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/SSD $180.50 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s

Super-fast PCIe Gen3x4 interface for read/write speeds of up to 3,400MB/s / 3,000MB/s
NVMe 1.3 supportNVMe 1.3 support, RAID engine for enhanced data integrity
Slim form factor M.2 2280 (80mm) for perfect fit in slim and portable mobile applications or desktop PCs
To support a Silicon Power PCIe SSD, the system must have an M.2 connector with only an M key. The Silicon Power PCIe SSD does not have a B notch and therefore, the B key on the SSD connector will prevent it from being inserted.
The custom screw should come with the motherboard or PC. Please acquire the screw from your motherboard or PC manufacturer, if needed

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    • troyww on 14/09/2019 - 23:13
      +32

      The last 4 boards I've bought came with them . They are tiny and were in a separate tiny bag .

    • netsurfer on 14/09/2019 - 23:46
      +3

      They should be included. Both of my desktop motherboards have them. Like troyww mentioned, they are often in a tiny bag or tiny bags. The screws are small so it's easy to miss them in the box.

    • p1 ama on 15/09/2019 - 00:22
      +4

      it's rather annoying the way they're hand balling the responsibility for a two cent screw between each other …

      How's it handballing? The standard is that it comes with the motherboard. All of my past motherboards with an M.2 slot came with the screw. The SSDs never do.

    • Rumbaar on 15/09/2019 - 10:07
      +3

      Every motherboard I've purchased has had those items.

  • odgaf on 14/09/2019 - 22:46

    so tempting my boot drive is a wd m.2 256 which is full

  • hellbuster on 14/09/2019 - 23:01
    +1

    This or should I wait for a price drop on Crucial P1?

    • LukeB on 14/09/2019 - 23:17
      +7

      Doesn't The P1 have the QLC that slows the drive to <100mbit speeds after short usage?

      • nfr on 14/09/2019 - 23:29

        <100MB/s for a SSD makes me sad

      • Phreebee on 14/09/2019 - 23:54
        +5

        I have the Crucial P1. I found that if I write 75GB or more in one go to it then it gets so hot that it slows itself down to sub-100MB/s writes, which was disappointing to find when I first installed it and transferred around 500GB of files to it over from another SSD. But it runs fast for everyday usage with around 900MB/s reads most of the time and am generally happy with it.

      • p1 ama on 15/09/2019 - 00:23
        +4

        Doesn't The P1 have the QLC that slows the drive to <100mbit speeds after short usage?

        Define short. Maybe around 100GB. How often do you write 100GB? If often, e.g. video editing, I'd steer clear. If almost never, e.g. using it as a drive to store games, then it's great value.

        • LukeB on 15/09/2019 - 02:40
          +3

          Yeah I have one of thse Crucials and I love it. You really only use that much transfer when doing your initial clone.

          But if you are doing video editing for example, you'd be better off spending that extra $50-100 for a non QLC drive. Just warning others for their use case.

        • ssquid on 15/09/2019 - 06:30

          The cache size depends on how much overall space is used, so the trigger amount shrinks as the drive gets fuller.

          • FabMan on 15/09/2019 - 08:21

            @ssquid: It isn't 1 to 1 though, it fills rapidly towards the end of being filled. You're supposed to keep most SSDs about 10% free, that is more important for QLC drives.

    • hellbuster on 15/09/2019 - 08:00
      +1

      Thanks for the responses everyone. I won’t be writing large files often. Seems like Crucial P1 id good enough for me. Just have to wait till another deal comes up. They used to appear quite so often but hasn’t seen one recently.

      • BargainBoii on 16/09/2019 - 18:00

        I got mine for $120 on Prime Day.

    • BongRippa on 15/09/2019 - 20:20

      I reckon it would be better to go for the Kingston A2000 as it has none of the issues QLC has and on staticice it can be found for 159 AUD for 1TB. It is a recent release and it is aimed for sata/below sata pricing while having decent NVME performance.

      • Resin on 16/09/2019 - 04:36

        I disagree, if you compare performance, this SSD is only ~$20 more and offers far higher performance. Both are TLC NAND. Kingston A2000 960gb offers maximums of 2200mb/s read and 2000mb/s write speeds whereas silicon 1tb m2 offers maximums of 3400+mb/s read and 3000 mb/s write speeds. Obviously there are variables at different performance levels with SSD's (especially when integrating SLC cache) but this SSD is far better performance across the board in just about every instance. It also maintains much higher average performance than the Kingston model too. You can read about real world performance below:

        Silicon M2 review -
        https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a80-pc…

        Kingston A2000 M2 review including Silicon M2 & 970 Evo -
        https://nikktech.com/main/articles/pc-hardware/storage/solid…

        It is brilliant value; damn close to 970 Evo performance at far less cost. A very solid buy for anyone on the fence. The cost of SSD's usually tend to go up towards the end of each year so a good time to pull the trigger.

  • congo on 15/09/2019 - 00:43
    +3

    isn't this the normal price?

    • Mister Plod on 15/09/2019 - 01:22

      it's around $20 less than the usual. the 500gb version comes up around $90 on sale now and then too

    • reactor-au on 15/09/2019 - 03:43

      Not far off, usually somewhere around 180-190

  • meego on 15/09/2019 - 01:00
    +1

    Thanks OP. Got one

  • kml22 on 15/09/2019 - 09:17

    The Crucial P1 is good enough, I got it for $129 from the last Amazon sale. So $50 less then this.

  • Avacardooo Rayy Mee on 15/09/2019 - 09:57
    +3

    $174 at umart Link

    • doot on 15/09/2019 - 10:44

      $13 delivery to Metro Vic

  • [Deactivated] on 15/09/2019 - 11:12
    +1

    This is a really underrated deal. This drive is around the speed of the 970 Evo give or take. Totally blows the rocks off anything near its price. Basically the price of a regular QLC NVME, and close to the price of a M.2 SATA drive.

    If it was the 970 EVO at this price people would go nuts

    https://www.anandtech.com/show/13955/the-silicon-power-p34a8…

    • nfr on 15/09/2019 - 12:59

      Mixed random speeds are not that great, but I agree price is good

    • cwongtech on 15/09/2019 - 13:29

      Does it slow down for huge writes like the qlc ssds?

      I just got a kingston a2000 1TB, so far it's okay, it's TLC

      • [Deactivated] on 15/09/2019 - 13:46

        No, It's TLC

      • reactor-au on 15/09/2019 - 16:14
        -1

        Yes.

  • aboutconfig on 15/09/2019 - 12:53

    For those motherboard has two nvme slot, can you do raid 1/0 and make it a booting device?

    • Rajserp on 15/09/2019 - 18:35
      +1

      Yes, it works for me with a Z390 board

  • BanannaMan on 15/09/2019 - 12:59
    +2

    My 2c

    Ive had this drive since May. The thing flies, previously I've had Samsung 970 and don't notice a difference at all.
    Great deal

  • parallelparadox on 15/09/2019 - 14:52

    Bought 500GB Samsung M.2 970 Evo Plus for around $113 ebay sale plus cashback. Serving as my OS driver pretty well with some room to spare for other apps.

  • dualcore on 15/09/2019 - 16:28
    +1

    Damn. I wish I didn't buy a 1TB 970 Evo Plus for $297…

    How is the durability (max writes) compared to the 970 Evo Plus?

  • idonotknowwhy on 15/09/2019 - 17:14

    (profanity) me with my over priced 970 drives :(

  • Valley14 on 15/09/2019 - 18:10

    Bought 1, thanks OP

  • sarakoth on 15/09/2019 - 19:53

    How do I confirm this :

    "To support a Silicon Power PCIe SSD, the system must have an M.2 connector with only an M key. The Silicon Power PCIe SSD does not have a B notch and therefore, the B key on the SSD connector will prevent it from being inserted."

    I have compared it to my current one and the connectors appear the same?

    • Jase2801 on 15/09/2019 - 21:03

      What's your motherboard?

      • sarakoth on 15/09/2019 - 23:08

        Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H
        It just mentions M.2 NVMe, nothing about notches or connectors.

        • cwongtech on 16/09/2019 - 00:09

          I have compared it to my current one and the connectors appear the same?

          Can you take a photo of your current SSD and the slot it goes into in your motherboard?

        • Jase2801 on 16/09/2019 - 07:22
          +2

          Found this for your mobo. (1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector)(Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

  • hungrybass on 15/09/2019 - 20:17

    This is like getting a Samsung 970 for a fraction of the price. The adata sx8200 is another competitor at this price point with similar speeds if anyone wants to compare.

  • aoeueoa on 15/09/2019 - 20:24

    I think this means something to someone buying this.. .it sounds pretty important

    "Now with all that said while it is mostly a reference design E12 NVMe Silicon Power did make one tweak that we do take issue with. PHISON designed the E12 around the idea of having 6.25 percent Over-provisioning. In the case of the ‘1TB’ capacity version that meant instead of 1TB it was to be seen as a 960GB capacity drive by the OS – i.e. have a full 64GB of over-provisioning. The P34A80 does not natively come with this level of Over-Provisioning. As such we would recommend that for those who are planning on keeping their drive for the full five years of the warranty period and want to get the best performance they can… to turn it into a 960GB drive. This is one of things that separates the P34A80 from P34M85 drive. To fully convert it, either ensure your motherboard comes with a heatsink and/or active cooled M.2 port… or spend twenty dollars and pick a heatsink up from Amazon/newegg/memoryexpress/etc. Then you will have the more expensive model… and a drive that will be configured even better than the way Phison envisioned it!"

    https://www.realhardwarereviews.com/silicon-power-p34a80/14/

    • Jai on 15/09/2019 - 21:10
      +1

      Provisioning is just to protect performance. If you fill up an SSD to its true max capacity it'll slow way down. As long as you leave 50GB free it's fine.

    • ash7503 on 05/10/2019 - 10:27

      Any recomendations for the heatsink? I've seen many but not sure whats better. Thanks.

  • aboutconfig on 15/09/2019 - 22:22

    IOPS?

    • Jase2801 on 15/09/2019 - 22:35

      IOPS R:390K/ W:450K

  • test123123 on 16/09/2019 - 09:18

    Bought 1 to test. My Crucial P1 hung at shutdown for Windows 10.

  • techfourk on 16/09/2019 - 10:04

    Has anyone tried using something like this in a thunderbolt 3 NVMe enclosure with your laptop? If so, what speeds were you able to achieve?

    • hectic on 16/09/2019 - 10:41

      i get about 350mb/s

      • cwongtech on 16/09/2019 - 18:12

        Well that's disappointing, 350MB/s is SATA 3 speed.
        Is your laptop on a SATA 3 SSD?

  • Bubbleshark on 26/09/2019 - 12:09

    Anyone can lead me to find out if my laptop will recognize it?

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