Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $655.76 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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The ultimate PS5 expansion drive
Extra 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

WDS400T2X0E
Controller: WD
Memory: SanDisk BiCS5 112L TLC
DRAM Cache: Micron DDR4
Sequential Read: 7300 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6600 MB/s
Random Read: 1,200,000 IOPS
Random Write: 1,100,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 2400 TB
Warranty: 5 Years

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  ne-us on 27/12/2022 - 11:59

  +1

  4TB…That’s a lot of PS5 games! 😲

  • 

    Charity on 27/12/2022 - 12:50

    +5

    3?

  • 

    MrPants on 27/12/2022 - 14:43

    4TB…That’s a lot of PS5 games! 😲

    Yep, you can put both of them on there!

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  corgi-runner on 27/12/2022 - 12:09

  +6

  May as well buy a second PS5 at that price

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  4ustralian on 27/12/2022 - 12:24

  Which tier is it? Ta

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    netsurfer on 27/12/2022 - 13:21

    From high margin table, tier 1X, and for some reason, according to that table, one should only get a PCIe gen 4 SSD for PS5.

    Based on LTT table, the SSD is tier A (tier 2), PCIe gen 4 x4 (Upper High End). The top tier is now tier S (Ultra High End), first gen PCIe gen 5 x4 SSDs.

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  The Value on 27/12/2022 - 12:43

  +2

  Terrible value.

  The 2TB is the sweet spot.

  • 

    Aureus on 27/12/2022 - 13:11

    +6

    It is the price of 2 * 2TB + $70.

    Far from terrible value of you are looking for a large and fast SSD.

  • 

    justtoreply on 27/12/2022 - 13:13

    With gamepass on pc being a total failure and forcing installs to the system drive, my next pc nvme will be 4tb and my current 2tb will go into the ps5. Point is, 2tb is useless to me.

    • 

      netsurfer on 27/12/2022 - 13:29

      Well, it is a PC so it is quite flexible. I install OS on every single one of my SSDs on my PC. It does require a bit of planning though (so that they boot independently, rather than the dumb choose which boot drive rubbish Microsoft boot menu).

      With Microsoft's DirectStorage not quite the norm yet, it would be easy to just get a 4TB or 8TB cheap SSDs. Also, for me, I feel SSDs are consumables (HDDs are too).

      At the moment, SSD makers know people want 4TB or more so they have no intention to run specials.

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        justtoreply on 27/12/2022 - 13:37

        Tbh the boot menu didn't even work with an nvme. I installed a second OS ok. When I removed that drive I had to reinstall Windows on the nvme too.

        I'd prefer if nvme were easier to swap physically

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          netsurfer on 27/12/2022 - 13:47

          @justtoreply: Yeah, I don't understand why BIOS cannot temporary disable NVMe slots. I am guessing it is PCIe based.
          SATA, you can hide drives using the BIOS.

    • 

      cmdbash on 27/12/2022 - 13:36

      +2

      Is there something wrong with your PC? Game Pass has allowed installation to custom directories for nearly all games for quite a while now.

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        justtoreply on 27/12/2022 - 13:37

        It never respects it. It forces c:\ no matter what i put in the settings. It seems a common issue

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          Aureus on 27/12/2022 - 14:21

          +1

          @justtoreply: You could use junction points, or Steam Mover if you need a GUI for it. But you shouldn't have to mess around with that stuff.

    • 

      Wildesy on 27/12/2022 - 15:15

      +1

      That’s weird, it installs to my secondary hard drive without any issue.

    • 

      AndyPandy on 27/12/2022 - 15:49

      +1

      No probs with mine installing games on other drives for me…. guessing somethings borked on your PC

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  euk on 27/12/2022 - 12:57

  For those that need 4tb this is great value, especially considering the speed

  • 

    javawoo on 27/12/2022 - 14:29

    this isn't faster than 2tb tho?

    even slower

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  Guybrush57 on 27/12/2022 - 13:07

  -7

  Why do people buy a PS5 for a crappy experience then pay to upgrade its storage for an even crappier experience? If you are going to spend money, and you want to upgrade, and you enjoy playing games then buy a PC.

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    netsurfer on 27/12/2022 - 13:17

    +3

    Why do people assume people who own PS5 don't own a decent PC? Also, have people forgotten that with OZB deals, one could have gotten a PS5 on launch day by paying $50-$100 pre-order, trade in PS4 Pro and some PS4 games + spare controller?

    You find me a deal that allows me to trade in a 4 years old PC and pay $100 for the upgrade and I get a GPU that's PS5 equivalent.

    I have PCs (both Intel and AMD), PS5, Series X, Macs (both Intel and Apple Silicon).

    I personally wouldn't get this particular SSD for PS5. For SN850X, it goes to one of my PCs.

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      [Deactivated] on 27/12/2022 - 13:57

      +1

      Do you own a hardware store? Just curious.

  • 

    naedtrax on 27/12/2022 - 14:29

    +1

    And there's the PC master race guy.

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  ruddiger7 on 27/12/2022 - 14:38

  +1

  Thanks, was waiting for a 4tb deal. Will swap out my secondary 980 pro 1tb. 1tb just isnt enough for a game drive these days.

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  Look Up on 28/12/2022 - 11:45

  Big price drop to $607.91