Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 (2280) SSD $251.37 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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At this price, the best value Gen 4 drive
Works in PS5 (seperate heatsink strongly recommended)

Tier 1X usage

Tier	Specs	Recommended Usage
1	TLC + DRAM	Main system drive for power users
1X	TLC + DRAM + Gen 4	PS5 expansion drive (if heatsink not bundled, adding heatsink highly recommended)
2	TLC + no DRAM	Main system drive for everyday users
3	QLC + DRAM	Secondary storage, can be main system drive in very cheap build
4	QLC + no DRAM	Secondary bulk storage only

CT2000P5PSSD8
Controller: Micron DM02A1
Memory: Micron 176L TLC
DRAM Cache: DDR4
Sequential Read: 6600 MB/s
Sequential Write: 5000 MB/s
Random Read: 720,000 IOPS
Random Write: 700,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 1200 TB
Warranty: 5 Years

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  obijono on 25/12/2022 - 11:44

  Nice. Do people put heatsinks on these in their PC?

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    Look Up on 25/12/2022 - 11:47

    +1

    Consider a heatsink mandatory for this drive to sustain write performance and also general drive longevity

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      OzViper on 25/12/2022 - 11:53

      Don't many motherboards include heat sinks for m.2 drives? Would they be enough?

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        Look Up on 25/12/2022 - 12:03

        +1

        Yes - you can use the heatsink bundled with your mobo if it comes with one, or buy a seperate one like this

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          chromium on 25/12/2022 - 18:19

          @Look Up: Hmm I installed this yesterday, so I should use a heatsink?

          My motherboard has a heatsink, but only on the second m.2 slot, which I believe is the chipset one rather than the CPU one. I thought it would be better to connect it to the CPU one for performance

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        joshx on 25/12/2022 - 12:42

        More than good enough. There is little difference between what comes in the mobos and the manufacturers ones. Save money and don't bother, if you really want buy those strip things you can replace between the drive and the heatsink, but it makes little difference.

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    dudleydoright on 25/12/2022 - 13:30

    +1

    Odds are the MB will have its own heatsink - mine did at least.

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  4ustralian on 25/12/2022 - 12:26

  Nice price on P5. With this capability, would it be too large to use as system drive?

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    exolocity on 25/12/2022 - 12:56

    nothing wrong with using a large drive as a system drive.

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    mystarey on 25/12/2022 - 13:38

    You could always carve off a small partition for Windows, say 200GB for the C: drive and the remainder as D: (or split it up even more if that helps you organise things).

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  pharkurnell on 25/12/2022 - 12:41

  1 day too late…. :(

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  kungfuman on 25/12/2022 - 12:52

  pretty sure this will work in a ps5 it just meets the requirements I think, just buy a heat sync and your golden.

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    scud70 on 25/12/2022 - 13:03

    Yeh just need a heat sink.. Fine for PS5

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  Gavezy890 on 25/12/2022 - 13:18

  Hi , bit of off topic but any reliable external ssd drive you guys recommend for backups. 500gb is enough for my backups. Always had few ssd cards but don’t know if a drive is better? I guess it’s more secure than a ssd card ? Thanks

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    netsurfer on 25/12/2022 - 13:25

    +1

    SSD is better than SD card (because SD cards tend to have lower grade flash and flooded with QLC based NAND). A good external SSD is T7 Shield (note: T7 Shield is a lot better than T7). The BingLee eBay deal for 1TB T7 Shield is really good (except I think it is limited to NSW and pickup (or could be gone by now). OfficeWork's clearance on WD P50 was an even better deal, but those are long gone.

    Hard to find a good 500GB external SSD deal because it still needs the same chipset and enclosure and the SSD maker generally wants a decent margin.

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      Gavezy890 on 25/12/2022 - 16:57

      Great advice and nicely explained. I checked binglee and nothing in stock now. May be wait for boxing day sales. Thanks 😊

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    shegeloaf on 25/12/2022 - 14:16

    I like the 980 pros

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      netsurfer on 25/12/2022 - 14:18

      For external SSD? Also, if you are really interested in Samsung PCIe gen 4 SSDs, wouldn't 990 Pro be a better choice?

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  Fatboy74 on 25/12/2022 - 19:44

  +1

  $274 now.

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  chromium on 29/12/2022 - 13:40

  I put this in my PS5 with a heatsink and it's reporting only 2000MB/sec :(

  In my PC I get 6800MB/sec