PS5 Loading Comparison of the WD Black SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530, Samsung 980 and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD
The Playstation 5 has had the support of SSD storage upgrades now for the better part of half a year and in that time, ALOT of different SSDs have arrived on the scene that make promises to be your PERFECT PS5 SSD upgrade. However, despite all of these more modern releases, there are still four SSDs that arrived on the scene BEFORE sony enabled the SSD expansion feature of the PS5 that are among the very best performing SSDs in the system right now. These are the Samsung 980 Pro (released in Autumn 2020), the WD Black SN850 (also released in Autumn 2020), the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus (released in winter 2020/2021) and finally the Seagate Firecuda 530 (released in summer 2021). These four SSDs are not only easily the most popular SSDs for PS5 SSD upgrades among the majority of gamers, but they also bring different unique qualities each that make the stand out – Value, Price, Durability and IOPs (more understandable as the reactivity in practice). I have discussed these four SSDs several times on NASCompares and on the NC YouTube channel, but now in 2022 with so many different options in the market to choose from, do these SSDs still cut the mustard? And if they do, which one does the best job? Let’s compare these SSDs in PS5 performance.
Note – I compared these four SSDs last year when the PS5 SSD expansion option was enabled and you can find my first wave of tests below:
PS5 SSD Faceoff I (video)- WD Black SN850 vs Seagate Firecuda 530 vs Samsung 980 vs Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD
PS5 SSD Faceoff II (video)- WD Black SN850 vs Seagate Firecuda 530 vs Samsung 980 vs Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD
PS5 SSD Faceoff ALL (article)- WD Black SN850 vs Seagate Firecuda 530 vs Samsung 980 vs Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD
Test 1 – Spiderman Miles Morales #1
A PS5 launch title, this test comprised of seeing which SSD loaded the game world (from the title screen) the fastest. The difference was INCREDIBLY small and came down to the frame!
Winner – Samsung 980 Pro, 03:966 Seconds
Test 2 – Spiderman Miles Morales #2
Sticking with Spiderman Miles Morales, the next test is an in-game world load, fast travelling to another part of the open world. Again, a very quick load and all four SSDs were incredibly close.
Winner – DRAW, Samsung 980 PRO / Seagate Firecuda 530, 04.166 Seconds (less than a single frame between them)
Test 3 – Lego Worlds
Switching back to a PS4 title, I selected Lego Worlds as it is a surprisingly long loading game for the previous generation that (despite the PS5’s increased power and NVMe SSD performance) is quite a demanding game to load into its open world, sandbox mode. Each test for a completely fresh, randomized sandbox mode without internet connectivity involved. I measured this (as it is a dynamic loading screen) at which SSD hit 100% asset loading first.
Winner – WD Black SN850, 25:087 Seconds (Seagate Firecuda 530 shortly afterwards)
Test 4 – Deathloop
Released in late 2021, Deathloop is a fast-paced game that is semi-open-world and prioritized its framerate and colourful assets. This test was direct from title screen load and into an early stage of the game. Loading was compared from the immediate load screen (as the title screen animation can vary)
Winner – WD Black SN850, 07.050 Seconds (Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus shortly after)
Test 5 – CALL OF DUTY WARZONE
A very popular game on all platforms, Call of Duty Warzone is a very tough game to test as it is ‘always-online’ and cannot be played without a server connection that is hit every time any action is performed at the title screen/menus. This test tried to remove as much of the server connection as possible, using bots only training match, but still had server connections that could not be avoided (so these should be taken into account). Loading was deemed ‘completed’ when you had character control (existing aircraft immediately as the option appeared for control)
Winner – Seagate Firecuda 530, 01:13:085 Minutes (WD Black Closely behind)
Test 6 – SPIDERMAN PS5 REMASTERED #1
The next test was very similar to tests 1 and 2, but this time with Spiderman, remastered for the PS5 using the Miles Morales engine upgrades, and the initial test was once again measuring the time it took the game to load into the world from the title screen. Once again, incredible close and came down to the frame and took less that 2-3 seconds across the four.
Winner – Seagate Firecuda 530, 01:854 Seconds
Test 7 – SPIDERMAN PS5 REMASTERED #2
Back to Spiderman Remaster for a 2nd test. A fast/travel test ‘in world’ much like the test with Spiderman M/M. Once again, lightning-fast loading was the order of the day.
Winner – Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus, 03.839 Seconds
Test 8 – Ghost of Tsushima: Legends #1
The next test was using the PS5 version (Directors cut) of Ghost of Tsushima. Using the Legends mode, I was able to set up two different instances of direct-to-game world loading from the main menu. Each test transition ALSO includes an opening world overview cut scene that includes in-world assets (i.e silent background loading with the player watching fixed views), so ‘full’ loading in both instances was judged at the point when the player was given character movement control (the fade-in-effect). The first test, focusing on a tightly knit but graphically detailed area, went like this:
Winner – TIE, Samsung 980 PRO and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus, 27:774 Seconds
Test 9 – Ghost of Tsushima: Legends #2
Moving on to test two of Ghost of Tsushima, legends mode, this was another open-world area that has an enormous amount of NPCs to factor in and a larger area. Results were as follows:
Winner – Three-way Tie, Samsung 980 PRO, WD Black SN850 and Seagate Firecuda 530, 39:164 Seconds
Test 10 – ROCKET LEAGUE
Another popular multi-platform game, the next test used Rocket League. A single exhibition match test, using bots 4v4, this was never going to be a particularly taxing test but included because this is such a popular game for many.
Winner – Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus, 06:654 Seconds (but only a few frames ahead of all other SSDs)
Test 11 – LAST OF US PART 2 #1
Arriving at the tail end of the PS4 generation’s place as the top gen, Last of Us Part II is an incredibly hefty game (in terms of performance and graphics) and this is achieved with incredibly subtle use of silent/background loading throughout the game’s campaign and also a substantial title-screen to game loading time (one of the loading games of its generation with only the likes of GTA V and RDR2 in the same league). A massive combination of heavy chunks of data and a horrendously large number of smaller files. Put that all together and you have a bit of a loading nightmare for lesser SSDs! Two tests were conducted on Last of Us Part II with these SSDs. The first test featured an incredibly closed in area of the game that cannot afford the luxury of exchanging high-quality textures and assets in favour of lower ones (typically accessible via fixed camera work or distance management). Here is how it turned out in the SSD comparison.
Winner – Samsung 980 PRO, 46.654 Seconds (it loaded ALOT faster and although the difference was negligible in repeated tests, it still was the fastest each time)
Test 12 – LAST OF US PART 2 #2
The 2nd test of The Last of Us Part 2 was in a significantly more open area that on the one had afforded the game the luxury of loading out assets in favour of lesser ones that were unseen/far away, but also had a larger base level of assets to load in initially from the title screen load. Here is how the WD Black SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530, Samsung 980 Pro and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD compared:
Winner – TIE, Seagate Firecuda 530 and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus, 01:36.638 Minutes
So, those were the tests, let’s tally up the results! No ‘half points’ in the case of a tie/draw, as even if two or more SSDs loaded at the same pace, it is still a win for both!
Note – If you want to check out the continuous testing of the WD Black SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530, Samsung 980 and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD for PS5, we have been testing these four SSDs (and many others) over on our YouTube Channel. If you want to check out the playlist for each SSD below, you can use one of the 4 links here.
Click to load the respective video playlist in another tab/window:
Seagate Firecuda 530 PS5 SSD Playlist
WD Black SN850 PS5 SSD Playlist
Samsung 980 Pro PS5 SSD Playlist
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus PS5 SSD Playlist
WD Black SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530, Samsung 980 Pro and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD Comparison – The Results
Going through the results, we are able to see that the overall winners on points are the Seagate Firecuda 530 and Samsung 980 Pro SSDs. Also, they were notably similar in the games they succeeded at (a lot of ties/draws).
Samsung 980 Pro – 5
Seagate Firecuda 530 – 5
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus – 4
WD Black SN850 – 3
TOP 4 Recommended PS5 Storage Expansion Compatible SSDs | |||
WD Black SN850 |
Seagate Firecuda 530 |
Samsung 980 Pro |
SABRENT Rocket 4 Plus |
500GB – $169.99
1TB – $249.99 2TB – $549.99 |
500GB – $149.99
1TB – $239.99 2TB – $489.99 4TB – $949.99. |
250GB – $69.99
500GB – $119.99 1TB – $199.99 2TB – $429.99 |
1TB – $200
2TB – $469.99 4TB – $999.99 |
If you are interested in learning more, I have reviewed all four of these SSDs here on NASCompares and a lot with a barrage of PS5 tests for this article, the reviews have all featured around 16 different PC benchmark tests via CrystalDisk, ATTO, AS SSD and AJA performance. Find out more below.
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what about 990pro sam???
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My wd_black ssd crapped out after roughly 6 months of use
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My WD 850 1tb get over 6k+ speed consistently. I have a honest question, since you have a Playstation product, why don’t you get the SSD specifically made for PS5 by Sony (wd 850 gen4) Wouldn’t it be better since it’s made by the same people that made your consoles?
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Do you recommend 980 pro or msi m480 or wd black sn850+
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I bought the samsung for 65 usd with heatsink
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Seagate fırecuda 530 very good ssd
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What do you guys think about the Silicone Power XS70 2tb?
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you left out one of the best ones Corsair MP600 Pro XT yes the XT not LPX same drive smaller heatsink you don’t want that one
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I have samsung 980 Pro… its very good guys goo for itt!!!????
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Based on my preference
1. WD SN850 (Best overall SSD)
2: Seagate firecuda 530 (High TBW Endurance Rating)
3: Samsung 980 Pro (Low price and even cheaper when there is a promotion)
Edit: I personally use Samsung 980 Pro because it is cheap but I personally prefer WD SN850
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conclusion: buy the cheapest.
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In India Seagate Firecuda and samsung 980 pro is cheaper compared to Sabrent and WD
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TLDR It depends.
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I went with the WD Black SN850X 4TB w/o heatsink, bought the heatsink separately
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you should get what’s cheapest
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Just bought this one for my ps5. Speed was only 4100 when formatted. Than I ran it again and got 6500. Very strange. But I’m happy witj that result
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Fantom Drives Venom 8 works great!
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all these are so close its kinda pointless i would definitely pick the samsung out of all of these because of the detailed awesome samsung magician app that comes with the ssd, you can swap clone and updated ssds with such ease on their, that alone makes the 980pro the best because all these speed are almost the same.
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So the Fire-cooter is the best?
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Where did you get the ps5 sticker?
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You need to clean up your workspace…damn.
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Important thing to note. Those ssds are very close in speed. The firecuda is good for 5100TB which is a huge rating. The sn850 I think is only good for 3000 the others maybe less yet. So the firecuda may be a little slower but it will last way longer.
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Got myself a 4 TB SN850X, put it in, no more worries for quite a while
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I got my 2T WD Black on sale for $149! It was some New Year sale
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WD black and 980 pro I’m going to have to say 980 pro won
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But how do they compare to the ps5s ssd. Where should I store my games that I want to load fastest. On my extended or on the PS5s?
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I use Kingston fury Renegade SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe – 2TB, that is one of the fastes out there
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I bought Samsung 980 instead of Firecuda Barracuda one ????
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WD looked a bit laggy during terminator
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Ok but where did you get those custom plates for the ps5 that look like og ps2???? I NEEEED
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Do a samsung 990 pro test too
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The sebrent with heat sink is the best one
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Why would you not use the sebrent heat sink when the rest get to use theirs?
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Just managed to get the Seagate Firecuda Beskar Edition 1Tb for £108 from Amazon. Was a lot cheaper than the standard Firecuda for some reason.
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seagate firecuda 1tb or pny xlr8 cs 3140 1tb in 2023??????
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If you look at the Terminator Resistance (8:55 as the player runs past the fire) the WD Black framerate is super choppy looking, was that an error in the video capture or video editing or something cause the other ones look smooth
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This is more exciting than pro sports
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Get video, but lord take care of your teeth! Braces and a deep cleaning
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So what’s best
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Was able to snag a WD sn850 2 T for 219 prices sure have come down in the past yr . Almost got it for 199 but was already sold out at the time ..????
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Hey buddy, thanks for the videos and yes you have convinced me to subscribe… love the tech info, spot on mate… I have a question.. I am looking to buy the 2 TB ‘Fire cuda 530’ ssd and store my PS5 games on here. Do I then have to transfer said games to the internal drive if I want to play them or can I play them from this SSD ?
I look forward to hearing from you. ????✌️
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Is that the WD sn850x?
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Im torn Fire Cuda looks great but can get a Samsung 2tb for the price of a Fircuda 1tb
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Just get the cheaper one, the difference is barely noticeable
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I have an important question. When i was looking to buy an SSD for my PS5, The Firecuda 530 was Out of Stock at Best Buy. Considering I had a Best Buy Charge Card, That is where I wanted to buy my SSD. I did find that the same people who make the Firecuda “”Seagate”” have their Seagate “Game Drive” M.2 (in 4tb that I was looking for) In Stock at around same price as the Firecuda. So that is what I ordered and installed. Problem is that I can not find any info about it. All the online Comparisons are comparing Every Other Brand M.2 Drive. But NONE have mentioned the Difference or Performance variance between the Firecuda and this Seagate “Game Drive” which is still gen 4 and has nearly the same specs listed. Can you give me your thoughts?
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So you have to update the samsung 980 pro ssd to get those read speeds?! That sucks! I don’t own a pc to be able to do that crap
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Samsung 980 pro is MLC not TLC
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Can you please test the SK Hynix P41 Platinum for the PC and Sony Playstation 5 . Thanks.
Keep up the good work. You do an awesome job!????
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I just picked up the WD Black SN850X 2 TB for 200 bucks, which has a 7300 Sequential Read speed, so this video is a little out of date
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Best video for ssd kinds, informations and comparisons. THANKS A LOT.
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I use a seagate firecuda 1 tb with a Sabrent ps5 heatsink .
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Well, for what it’s worth in 2022. This SSD now runs 6500 out of the box for the PS5. Find a 2TB for a fair price and it’s a very nice SSD.
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Wtf I bought the WD_BLACK SN850 today. Now I learn it’s the worst of the bunch ????
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A lot of frame rate on the Seagate on Resident Evil
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No doubt the fire Cuda is great but when it comes to longevity for my understanding the 980 Pro can last through 6,000 terabytes whereas the fire Cuda can only last through about 1,725 before the cells are dead. So in reality the fire could have the faster speeds but the Samsung 980 Pro does exactly what the PS5 can do plus will last forever ×10. I got the 980 Pro 1TB for $140.
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So which is the best for PS5 right now? 5 months later. Thanks
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So long story short; buy the cheapest one.
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Hi, thanks for the video, it was helpful to see that they all performed very well, within milliseconds of each other.
Do you have any other information about each brand, in terms of warranties offered, data recovery service, reliability, and if there have been any reports of the drive failing? I would love a side by side comparison of these things, especially warranties.
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What are your thoughts on the Corsair?
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Can you use the 8tb sabrent with the PS5?
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Although this video does clearly prove that 980 Pro has got slightly less in ranking, I am still going to purchase it due to the quality they have been providing for so long.
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The graphics are a little different in the 530, the ssd ps5 is better, but it is not a big difference, the percentage of similarity in both memory is 94%
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I wonder between WD and Samsung …
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Just got myself a 4tb Firecuda for $660. Can’t wait for it to arrive
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I just bought the 1TB WD Black SN850 with heatsink at $150 for my Son’s PS5, while the 1TB Seagate SSD for my Xbox Series X is $219 because of the proprietary hardware, it does slide right in the back of the XSX which is nice and I heard Microsoft is gonna let other companies make their SSD besides just Seagate so competition should bring prices down for the Xbox Series X SSD.
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Did you look at the Corsair MP600 PRO LPX?
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Where did u get ur ps5 faceplate from?
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Does anyone know if I install and download games to a ssd like this. Does anyone know if I take it out and say put it in my brothers ps5 would I have to format it again ? Or will the games pop up there if I have my pan account on his ps5 too?
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Anyone else catch the voice crack at 17:05 ?
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I recently installed sn850 1tb and noticed that copying 45gb to it took 30 seconds
But copying it back to ps5 took 3 mins.. any ideas why?
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If only the Samsung had a 4tb variant
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Didn’t know Russell Brand had a channel on computers ????
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Should people get one with the heat sink or no? Or does it even matter
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Seagate is absolute total shite, just had 2 2tb 510 ssd and a 4tb portable drive died on me for no reason. The quality is preposterous
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Hey bro from where did you get that black plate?
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my money is on the samsung 980 pro. the MLC nand recovery is unmatched while the rest use cheaper TLC nand.
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Too long. Make a 5 minute video next time.
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This video answered exactly what I wanted to know …which one is the fastest. Got the fire Cuda in my shopping cart
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I’m pretty happy with my crucial P5. I got it for 199 for a 2T at Best Buy. I wish I’d bought more than one
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Found new WD Black SN850 2TB no heatsink for $220????????????????????????
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Is this will effect 4k gaming with vrr and hdr
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The thing is the Firecuda is “wasted” on the PS5 as it cant reach its full potential of 7300 mv/s read and 6900 mb/s write. You need an AM4 plattform to reach its true capabilities. Mine gets 7350 mb read and 6920 mb write. But for PS5 I would simply choose the cheapest option, tbh.
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just got the Seagate Firecuda 530 4 tb , best purchase ever
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HELLO ! Nice vidéo ! Wich IS better S70 BLADE or ROCKET4+ ?
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visit a dentist please
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Do you recommend the kingston fury?
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Very nice work. Saw a 187€ Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD 1TB, think i’ll go for that .
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I plan to wait until the price comes down to a reasonable level after I get a PS5. Maybe next year or the year after.
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Glad I came across this video because I just wanted to compare the Samsung and the rocket I was trying to debate between those two and they’re both good choices but I’m going to go with the Samsung because it’s actually $30 cheaper on Amazon compared to the rocket for a 2 TB with a built-in heat sink
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Anyone got any of these? Need one for my ps5 but not sure which one to get
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You really should test in a way that consumers would be using the product. People like me who chose the rocket 4 route are most likely going to use the serbrent heat sync not some random 10$ one
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Where did you get your PS5 faceplate ????????
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Can anyone answer this question? Would it be better to get 2tb fire cuda over the 1tb version for performance. I don’t need 2 tb at this time but would it be better in terms of performance?
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ive now got seagate firecuda 530 with heatsink i chose 4TB i orded it on tuesday got it thursday and i stalled it on the same day as i received it
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Su-shima
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5 minutes into the video and cant get to the point. ????????♂️ You beat too much around the bush.
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Really stupid not to use the Sabrent heat sink? Why wouldn’t you want to know it’s full potential. Plus they sell them in a package deal. So your test wasn’t accurate.
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WD Black is the best one
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I bought the Corsair MP600 Pro, I installed a separate heatsink with this.
The Corsair MP600 Pro attempts around 6,6Gbps.
I moved all my PS4 & PS5 games into my SSD M.2 and I kept YouTube, Prime Video, all other video apps in the system storage.
The loading times is okay. To me and for my daily usage, there is my best configuration.
Sometimes, I record my last 15-30 minutes video gameplay.
The PS5 is always recording the gameplay, it doesn’t care which game you are playing.
The read speed for your SSD is the most important thing.
The PS5 console is already fast, and when you launch the game, you forget that you copied the game into the SSD due to the greats performances.
My advice : If you care about write speed, you have to spend a lot of money for nothing, you’re actually go to the wrong way. The read speed is the most important thing that you have to care. Copying a file into a SSD itself is a not a task that you need to do every day.
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If you know what to look for, the Sabrent had a very solid update to the Rocket 4 Plus.
Please get ahold of that new version and do a new comparison.
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its funny how you put ps5 in the title when it really doesnt matter on a ps5
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Is it just me or does all this just feel like a money grab scheme? Previous systems simply required slapping a game cd or cartridge in and you’re instantly good to go! Now even disc version games absorb the extremely limited internal memory to play. Spending $500+ on the console and then another $400 on an ssd to get it running properly seems ridiculous. The technology should be better than requiring a ton of extra money to enjoy the ease that we had before. ????
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Looks like I’m getting the Sabrent. WD is too sketch at this point and the Firecuda is too expensive and overhyped.
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Where did you get that faceplate for the PS5?
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Yesss i got the firecuda.
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If you use the sabrent with the ps5 heatsink, will it out perform them???
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I wish you would’ve tested bigger games like COD or gta as those are massive games that take ages to load
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I can only get maximum read speed of 5400 with sabrent 2tb, anything I can do to increase it.
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I love your face plates man.
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Hohooooo man I ordered 980 pro without realising that the era of competitive ssds has already been ushered. I was still living under the rock that Samsung = best.
However I am actually quite relieved to say that Samsung delivers.
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Thanks for testing these! We now know that the speed differences between them are truly negligible. What I would love to see tested is how long they last. Like, if I buy a cheaper option like the XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade is it much more likely to fail after a couple years than the more expensive ones? Maybe checking their operating temperature with an infrared thermometer would be a useful proxy for predicting their longevity? I don’t know much about SSDs though. Do we already know that their longevity is pretty comparable between them? Is there any reason to buy a more expensive one?
Thanks!
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Is there any difference between them when comes to game play ?
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really.. we counting milliseconds now )
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SUPER helpful! Thank you. I went with the WD SN850 because priced dropped by over 30%. Thank YOU!
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I removed my Firecuda 530 and put in the Sabrent rocket 4 plus. It’s a better all around SSD when you factor in reliability and speed
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Thank you so much for this man!
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Why did you not use Sabrent heat sink when the others used their heat sinks?
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The Firecuda 530 has the highest failure rate so I definitely would stay away from that one. The other 3 are great though. I went with 980 Pro only because it was the cheapest at $299 for 2TB. Updated the firmware on my PC for it and couldn’t be happier. Great drive.
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Can I ask for a recommendation on which combination of SSD m.2 and heatsink should be chosen in order to achieve the lowest possible total temperature of the PS5 system, including the external SSD m.2?
Is the Sabrent heatsink suitable for all the mentioned SSDs in the video?
I apologize in advance for this tip of the question, but I do not know many terms in this issue and I am rather overwhelmed by the video with information that I cannot put together correctly.
Thank you for any help.
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What thickness thermal pad would you use for a Firecuda 1tb + Elecgear heatsink for a PS5? 1mm, 1.5mm, or 2mm?
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Too Close, the cheapest one wins in my opinion !
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Where did you get the retro black ps5 plates? I painted mine old school grey 😀
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Clash of the Titans!
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I have a question I got a firecuda ssd and idk where to put the thermal pad on top and also I have the elecgear heatsink
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And where did you buy such cool side black patches for Ps5? Looks very cool! Such Ps2 style ????
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Perhaps a VERY stupid question…. but how do the SSD’s compare to the internal memory of the PS5? Would it be better / faster to install a game on the SSD or the internal memory?
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Would you be willing to do a comparison of the 980 Pro with and without the firmware update?
I don’t have a PC so not having access to that firmware update might make a difference in my purchase decision.
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Great video! Very informative. Greatly appreciate it.
You made me lol a few times. You would say, …”and were doing this right now!”(snap)
Then there was like a 3 second delay before anything happened ????????????
To be fair you got quicker as the video went on. There was only a 1 second delay by the end, but I wonder why even snap at all? The snapping indicates promptness, so when you snap and there’s a 1-3 second delay, there is a disconnect that happens with the viewer.
Perhaps it’s a comedic quirk that you do purposely idk, anyways thanks for the video
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At this point it’s splitting hairs really. Get whatever is cheapest at the time you decide to buy one.
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Why not use the same heatsink for all of the SSDs?
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missed kingston kc3000 thiss is very fast same controler than cuda !!!!
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Still using the my cheap PNY CS3040 4TB…. meets the specs but not in the same class… still gets the job done for fraction of the price of the overpriced drives unless you find them on sale.. have about 3TB of PS5 games installed to it… hoping Sony will up the drive spec to support 8TB in future firmware.
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Very important: did you update the firmware on the Samsung 980 PRO? This is crucial, as the last fw unlocks the reading speed of the ssd to register 6,500+ Mb/s on the PS5, a whole Gb from the 5,500 it diagnoses initially if you plug it out of the box.
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Eh, my 2TB SN850 was free so, I have no reason to complain about it
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Love the ps2 start-up sound
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Thanks for the video! Just installed my WD Black SD850, after I got a deal where the heatsink version was just 10€ above the price of the standard one…
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Waiting on my Samsung 980 pro to come in tomorrow and this video made me very happy ???? thanks!
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Where did you get the ps5 logo ???? I want one for mine
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WD straight up Garbage
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I love the Firecuda, but I recently bought another PS5; thus, I’m in the market for an SSD again. Excellent topic, NAS!
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Is the 980 pro with Elecgear heatsink a good combo? Or should I just settle for the 980 pro with heatsink?
And was this the updated 980 pro? Which has improved performance
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I finally caved and bought the 2TB WD_Black SN850 about 2 weeks ago after bouncing back and forth between it, the Seagate FireCuda 530, and the Kingston Fury Renegade for months. I’m very satisfied with it.
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@9:22 Ghost of cinema?? ????????
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Just ordered a 2TB wd black
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You should do something like a pound for pound champion.
Maybe rate 1-10 for speed, read, and heat then divide it but their costs.
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Personally for something like this .. I’d get the Samsung 970 EVO and spend the savings on buying games. However, since I have Gigabit internet I wouldn’t care and would live with whatever the PS5 ships with and download as needed.
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Personally for something like this .. I’d get the Samsung 970 EVO and spend the savings on buying games. However, since I have Gigabit internet I wouldn’t care and would live with whatever the PS5 ships with and download as needed.
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Personally for something like this .. I’d get the Samsung 970 EVO and spend the savings on buying games. However, since I have Gigabit internet I wouldn’t care and would live with whatever the PS5 ships with and download as needed.
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Wooo let’s go!
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Wooo let’s go!
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Wooo let’s go!
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Got a 2tb firecuda last week it’s awesome ????
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Got a 2tb firecuda last week it’s awesome ????
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Got a 2tb firecuda last week it’s awesome ????
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How does one update an SSD firmware?
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Very nice comparison. My S70 Blade with Elecgear arrived from 2 days. Your video from the Heatsink was very helpful. The Elecgear is the one and only solution.
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Just exchanged my sn850 for the Firecuda 530 after the WD news came out. Has anyone had issues with their 850?
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Great video! I wish in you next comparison video you would test horizon forbidden west loading time with this ssd.
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Thank you for this faceoff, I was just thinking about these models last week. Btw maybe better to include the “PRO” word to Samsung 980 on the headline and the descriptionbox so people don’t think it’s the regular&cheaper 980 model. Also is the Samsung 980 Pro updated via a pc first to have the newest Bios, I heard it improves the speed on PS5?
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Apologies for the slightly fragmented nature of this video in production. The intro, editing and voiceover were conducted around 3 weeks apart, due to changes in the studio setup and new hardware introduced into the workflow that hasn’t quite settled in yet! Also, you can almost certainly hear my cat in the background during some stages of the voiceover as I was recording from home (mandated self-isolation, etc). Hope you enjoy ut and it helps you choose an SSD for your PS5 storage upgrade. Have a great week.
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After unscrewing the SSD cover on your ps5 and inserting your SSD w/ Heatsink do you replace the cover and screw it back in place or do you leave it off and uncovered?
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Okay I’ve watched seven of your videos today in preparation for buying my expanded storage unit for the PS5. And I will pick the fire cuda or the 980 Pro. Thank you. I rate your content
5-???? out of 5!
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Hi, so what will be the best choice in your opinion / what drive? Firecuda 530 or WD 850 or Samsung 980? First position and next position?
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Seagate Firecuda 530 is the Best way????
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And for that beginning speech u get a like ????
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Awesome video. Thanks a lot for helping me choose an SSD.
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That custom plates matte finish makes it look cheap.
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Does this only work for beta testers still? I wanna upgrade my storage but don’t want to buy unless I can use
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Does this only work for beta testers still? I wanna upgrade my storage but don’t want to buy unless I can use
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Thank you for this video, in my research trying to find an SSD for my PS5 I’ve read lot and understood very little, this video made perfect sense and explained them perfectly. Couldn’t get hold of the Firecuda at a decent price, much like my PS5 there appears to be a big hike in price, but I found the WD Blaclk 2tb for £230 in a well known British retailer, with Dying Light, Horizon ZD and Elden Ring all dropping this month I had to snap it up…Did find the Samsung cheaper but that was on Amazon and I’ve been stung on Amazon once with a clear Chinese knock off so I swerved that. Any way, great informative video..I also hate sea gulls…lol
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I know you tested corsair mp600 in the next video, but the pro has come out will you test it against the 3 best from this video??
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Thank you very much for all your work ????
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Question, please…. I’m just installing my 980 Pro 4.0 2TB ssd. {with heatsink) I’m wondering which slot i should install it in my gigabyte z590 aorus elite MB. I have as Radeon Pro WX-3200 GPU (with own fan). MB has three slots. Which one should I use?
M2A_CPU (Above GPU), M2B_SB (Below GPU), or M2P_SB (Below M2B)
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You should do a test with heat sinks I bet WD 850 would win. 😉
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I got a sabrent 2 tb with heat sink for 345 total and I’m not disappointed at all
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SAMSUNG just relied on their brand name and didn’t really make efforts to create a separate new drive label for the “gaming/console” market with maybe some tweaks to the controller
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????thanks 4 the rundown I dig these real world comparisons. I bought a 2TB 980 Pro for 305 & a 2TB-MX500 for 150. Only Set the mx500 up as I only have last Gen games.. then I finally got a series x (F U scalpers) I have 400+ games so I have been playing on that. SN850 just dropped in price 270 all day-Amazon. I wanted the sn850 originally but $ wasn’t right. I also liked the specs of the Firecuda530. But Seagates pricing decisions for the X/S “storage expansions” over the past year have severely offended me! Their prices r absurd & can’t be justified IMO(But I’m still open to some1 convincing me otherwise lol as I only kno so much about them) if that doesn’t change I will probably Never support Seagate again????so the 530 is dead to me. w/ that out of the way lol do I friggin return the 980Pro w/the expectation of PCIe4x4 dropping in price as we get closer & closer to the PCIe 5.0 release, keep the 980Pro OR exchange it for the WD SN850@ 270???? Now I am prob “slightly” overthinking this lol but I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who cares about the real world 10ths of second differences???? (but does it matter..????)
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hi so i have an external drive for my ps5 and i dont really like it so i wanna switch to an ssd but the thing is i dont know if it will be hard to move my games from the external drive to the ssd can you let me know?
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Very good video, really one of rare videos taking into account, that different drive sizes have different specs (not only the size). In these very complete set of comparison there is one type of data missing, the Cache size and type and probably the exact name.
I understand for video reason only small tables showed up, it would be great to have complete datasheet linked.
i’m so tired to a comparison of a eg. Firecuda 520 250 GB compared to a Firecuda 530 2 TB. If compairing predecessor and successor in the same size, and type.
Unfortunately e.g. the comparison of a samsung 970 pro with a 980 pro ist not correct, the 980 pro is more a 980 evo plus, because the typical signs of a pro are missing.
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I have the firecude 530 4tb, and it was reading 5500 after being formatted.
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it would be convenient to be able to pull and replace m.2 ssds without having to reformat everytime, i wonder why its not an option
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Dumb question do the m.2 drives Need to be formatted with a pc
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Is the firecuda worth it? I need to upgrade my ps5.
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I’m still waiting on my Ps5 to come in just baught a disc version should I wait or ?
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When do you need a ssd
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Appreciate the sacrifice! I hope someday you enjoy expanded hard drive storage for yourself
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Bro did you really just spoil re village, obviously I know I’m late to the party
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Ps5 only requires ssd to read min of 5500 is not going to make any difference is you have more you will just be wasting you money..
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So basically in a nutshell, there’s absolutely fuckall noticeable difference between them and whichever you buy you should be fine. The age of diminishing returns has arrived.
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Samsung’s update boosted ps5 speed. Mine currently reads at 6520.
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Hey! Don’t forget that Jesus Christ loves you and he died for you have a blessed day❤️
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Hey dude ,I was just wondering if you really had one choice which would you go with? WD_BLACK 2TB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive or Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4? Thanks.
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Now that the WD blacks price has gone up… its the Samsung 980 for me…
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If I’m not mistaken red dead 2 is still running the PS4 version which is why it’s a slow load
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NasCompares where did u get the label for the PS5? I see the plates cover but I don’t see the label
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I got the firecuda for Christmas from my wife absolute game changer!
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WD Black is lack cause lagged frame. Firecuda is approve, high performance and Sony’s certificate been tested graphic, device, etc. Because Seagate’s design that high performance a SLS caches memory. Now Seagate addition a new Heatsink with SSD are available sales.
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So the 530 with included heat sink? Or no heat sink and purchase a separate sink? What do you recommend?
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m.2 only 1TB ?? problem to samsung 980 pro m.2 2TB ??
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Sorry but this product is false advertising because the package shows that this Internal Solid State Hard Drive Memory Card can read speed up to 7000 Mb/s. Unfortunately, after formatting on ps5, we got around 5567 Mb/s. If you don’t have a computer, you cant update firmware, and you will still be stuck on 5000; you paid for it. Samsung needs to fix it and provide an update using ps5 in order to update it.
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Does the lifespan and speed decrease as it’s filled?
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Can the Samsung nvme m2 – 1 TB – be installed on synology 1621+ ?!? ???? thanks!
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I just got the 1T sn850 for $170+$13(heatsink) yesterday and I think it’ll serve its purpose for now
Edit: I think the stat the PS5 gives when you install it was 6.8 something is what my ps5 said
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I ordered the sabrent rocket.
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Thank you for your time you put into this!
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I got the cosair mp600 core removed heatsink and got the sabrent heatsink/cover works great and probably most cost efficient
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I’ve heard, that on some drives, the amount of storage may affect the speed.
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Will the 970 evo work on ps5?
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4:12 – Demon Souls
6:03 – Control
7:12 – Ratchet and Clank
9:44 – GTA V
11:30 – Doom Eternal
12:42 – Destruction Allstars
14:16 – Resident Evil Village
16:19 – Conclusion
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Send over the one you’re tired of switching out lol
Love these videos!
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Lovely thank you. Love the custom mod on your PS5 console. Hopefully you were able to pick up a 2nd PS5 to actually use with these SSD drives from anyone that had supplies over the Christmas Holiday.
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Saved a ton by getting the 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro and third party aftermarket heat sink as opposed to proprietary built-in one during the holiday sales and couldn’t be happier with its performance. Matching or even surpassing the internal SSD in many games. Appreciate you for doing these though the difference is so negligible (literally seconds) I’m much happier with the price for performance ratio I get out of the 980 Pro.
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I tried two different Sabrent Rocket 4 PLUS SSD, 1TB with the heat sink, and when formatting,
it would only have a read speed of around 5200. Any suggestions why I’m not seeing the top speeds?
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Just installed Samsung 980 and im getting 6500 speed. Make sure to update the firmware before installation.
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Got the Sabrent 4 plus 1TB and had to return it. It only produced 5103.7 mb/s…returned and now waiting on another one to come in. I guess it’s hit or miss.
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This dudes teeth are disgusting.
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I’ll buy the WD Black and by the heatsink separate
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Samsung 980 pro is 160 for a tb wd is 200….. worth it to snag the 980 pro or should I go with the wd black?
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A gameplay frame rate drop and frame rate consistency would be way much more appreciated and do the video in 4k if it’s possible please with a PS5 game that will determine what’s the best SSD
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Samsung 980 Pro best
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This video is BUNK and the testing is dumb. The test should have instead had a load screen average per game. Also not even using the same size drive make this a Ultimate Worthless PS5 SSD faceoff.
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Hi, it seems you are an expert on SSDs.
I bought the Aorus 2Tb 7000s for my PS5.
Read speed detected by the PS5 after fresh install shows 5718MBps: should I return it?
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So this is what you have to purchase in order to upgrade storage?? WTF?? These damn things are too expensive Sony is on some bullshyt
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I got the wd black sn 850 because that’s what my local Walmart had. At least it came with a heat sync.
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Why does the video look choppy for the WD SN850?
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Consoles sure are getting close to high-mid end pc prices.
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Best intro ever love it
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Bro does 8Tb work on ps5
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When buying from Western digital directly do they charge import charges/duties/fees when shipping to the uk
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Can you do a video on thermal testing of the Dbrand 2.0 faceplates with the fan cutout? I’m curious if the fan cutouts effect the negative pressure cooling.
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SOLD – FireCuda 530 2T PURCHASEED!!
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Why the grafics looks different
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11:10. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much water
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It’s like cave man Elon musk
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Wd 850 more colorfull
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Why did you use so many PS4 games? You should use PS5 games.
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You can’t save media files on an expansion ssd in the PS5…
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I’m old I don’t see much difference thanks to you for giving me the knowledge. But being 2022 almost. How big of one do we need
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Money not being an object. What should I get in the 2tb range?
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Found a firecuda 530 1tb heatsink for 220 on Internet and its ???? ????
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“I hate seagulls” – I start to laugh and lost the track ????
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Damn when you think about it xbox made this type of thing so damb easy lol
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So is adding a heatsink as effective as a built in heatsink?
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Buy another playstation
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Why are you using PCIE Gen 4 NVME? Does the PS5 even support PCIE Gen 4?
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I went with the sn850 since it was 160 total from best buy. Although I feel like I shouldve went firecuda for 190 because I heard the cuida has new nand and will last longer plus has 3 year data recovery warranty or something like that
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Man, how do I get that PS2 inspired PS5 sticker thingy?? ???? That looks sick!
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pov you’re looking at the comments about the aorus ssd
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Thanks for the help
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Should I just wait & save to get a 2tb I was going to mg to get a 1tb but can’t decide between WD & firecuda ?
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Great video! I ended up buying the WD Black 1TB. It was on sale. Question, where did you get those ps5 plates? They are amazing!!
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Before watching this, I got the Sabrent 4tb. I’m happy with my purchase. Works like a charm and I’m future proof for twice as long game download-wise as people with a 2tb. It was pricey, but like I said, I probably won’t need to delete games to download new ones for a LONG time.
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970 plus is good ?
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so the best is wd black
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Great info bro????????????, keep up the great workl????????????.
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Shouldn not the 980 pro be MLC instead of TLC?
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For price and performance and seems pretty clearly the Aorus is the way to go. But listening to this vid you wouldn’t get that feel
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Can make a ps5 hard drive hub video
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I have an SN 850 with built in heatsink. I also have the Sabrent heatsink cover. Can I use the two together??
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thank you for this
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Hi, I’m not that good with this stuff… but If I buy a SSD NVMe 1.3, is it possible to upgrade to 1.4 via an update ? Or do I have to buy the NVMe 1.4 directly ?
Thanks
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Blackfriday presale for 289 euro, 2TB version, its the cheapest comparef to FireGuda and WD SN850, but performance is almodt the same.
At least now ps4 games can also transfered without worrying for space storage
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Is that a good time to make an update of this test including for example KINGSTON FURY ?
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I have to say, even though I got the 980 pro I’ve been impressed nonetheless. I’m sure anyone would be happy with any of these. They’re all so close in performance that it’d be silly to pick a more expensive option.
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Why didn’t u test stock ps5, would of been great to see a control test.
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Seriously where can I get plates like them for my ps5
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I’m using a western digital sn850 with a read speed of 6545.453mb/s on my ps5.
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Because I’m recording every game I play, I want to buy an SSD for my PS5. The thing is I don’t know if I should buy less storage (500GB) or one with less speed(maybe Samsung 980 instead of 980 PRO). Do you know if you can edit the videos directly from the SSD expansion or not in ShareFactory? If this is not possible I have my answer on what to buy.
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Considering the Western Digital is the most reliable brand and the fact that the designed of PS5 endorsed WD850, its kind of a no brainer to not get that
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Conclusion 13:27
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8:20 is that frame lag on the WD black SN 850? Heating issue?
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I’ve just had to replace my first drive in my QNAP NAS. I’ve watched the videos on it, it’s simple. Take the drive out, put new one in and the NAS should then sort itself out automatically…..but I don’t see it doing anything and I still have the warning that it’s degraded and I don’t see where to correct this. How can I tell if it’s fixing itself? If it isn’t, how do I tell it to fix itself?
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I’ve got a question, would it be better to run ps5 games off the seagate firecuda 530 or run it straight from the ps5?
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Great work mate but it’d really help if you could also add bookmarks 🙂
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Found you looking for ps5 ssd’s, loving the videos and you explain it all so well, have subbed now ????????
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Do you recommend the PS5 Sabrent HeatSink or the Sabrent rocket heatsink XL?
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I have the rocket plus 1TB and it’s great and also ordered their ssd cover with heat sink on Amazon for $205.00
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Been looking forward to this. I have this and thank you for making the video
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I love that side plate with the old ps2 logo on it. Where did you find that?
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I’ll save everyone’s time…just go ahead and get the 2TB WD BLACK SN850. I have mine and it’s pretty damn amazing. It comes with a heatsink and it looks great too.
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Appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into testing these out! Thank you
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What about WD SN850 4 TB is a double sided or single sided
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sn850 is the best for the price
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Your thumbnail is wrong it names the Aourous as Samsung
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Got the WD black 1tb today. Pretty good tbh
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Hi Dude , tell me the truth is Crucial P5 Plus good enough for ps5 ?
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If you’re only talking about the ps5 why mention video storage as you can’t store vid data to the m.2, as this can only be stored on the internal storage. Only game data can be stored on the m.2
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for me at the moment only 2TB firecuda 530 with heatsink is available and it is $1065.46
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WD Black SN850 works great on the PS5
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The WD Black SN850 with heatsink was 288 after taxes works great on the PS5
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If you had to choose between WD black and Samsung 980 Pro which would you choose
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Help, does the gb size matter with speeds?
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OMG! This is the 1st and last video I watch from this guy! Lay off the methamphetamine!!
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What the difference between the 189 one and the 249 one. The 249 has the same item number but with a w at the end?
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This video was amazing!
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Hi I notice from your site you are using a Samsung Pro 250GB, however the 250GB only has speeds advertised of 6400 read and 2700 write vs the 1TB 7000 read and 5000 write, would this not effect the results given you say they hit that 7000 read despite samsung sites stating 6400, as PS5 owners are more likely to buy higher capacity drives, is this not going to give the result that the drives are slower than they actually are?
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Also can you do a review of the PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB. On paper it looks pretty good, for a PS5 at least.
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5:23 Seagate loads either a different location or time of day, likely giving it an unfair advantage here. -1 star.
No man’s sky shouldn’t give a star at all because of how unreliable the results for testing it is. -1 star off sabrent.
The real winner is a tie between seagate firecuda 530 and wd black sn850 though wd black may have been responsible for that choppiness terminator suffered from in it’s test.
I recommend you re-do terminator and borderlands 3’s tests to be sure.
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Is anyone doing the firmware update on the SN 850? It’s a minor firmware update for certain Motherboards that bottleneck. Not sure it makes a difference. I’m an IT and have several docks around, but not an M.2 on hand.
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Just picked up the Samsung 1tb for 50 bucks off. Working great so far. ????
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Because the PS5 exclusively saves to Console Storage the write speed will only ever be relevant when moving games from console to M.2 SSD Storage. How fast can you “create” anyway?
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GTA V difference is huge. Its loading to 20% and you are in the game. 20 seconds max
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Did u update it in pc before hand before put it in PlayStation as I’ve got same exact SSD Samsung but my read speed is 5698mbs
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Good one
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Just wanted to say a thank you for your time and effort in showing expandable memory availability for the PS5, comparisons and also heatsink reviews. I’ve been watching since this video up until my purchase.
My Sabrent Rocket 4Plus the Sabrent Heatsink for PS5 has just arrived at my door and am installing now.
Again your efforts are appreciated. Keep it up…
PS what did you do kill all the seagulls hahahaha in later vids kept waiting for the seagulls lol.
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Bought this drive with separate heatsink. Games work and are slightly faster than internal storage. I do wonder how accurate the Sony Speedtest is, as mine only reached 5800MB/s read… but it works so I am not fussed.
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Look into the lens of the camera.
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Dam, you need to calm down mate and stop trying to make every single word as important as the last, it makes a monotone noise with excessive distillation. I’m not stamping on your knowledge, but could only manage to watch 30 seconds of it, sorry.
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I just purchased the Seagate Firecuda 530 4TB with Heat sink from Newegg it was on sale. Apparently Newegg & Best Buy are the best places to cut it cuz they’re 30% off this week for $939. I’ll be making a video on it as soon as I get it in the mail and install. So Hyped ????
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wd black just because of the reliability and can’t even tell de differences between all of them they are on par for the most part.
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So the 980 pro was done with a 250gb? this makes the entire test useless…. use a 1tb or above and try again.
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I scared to buy a SSD since the PS5 Pro is coming soon
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We’re did u get that ps5 logo stick for the ps5 from ?
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Will you do a video on write speed, like copying update/ save speeds…. mainly copying update
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Does anybody know if bestbuy takes returns on ssd drives
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Planning to get the 1 TB firecuda. What heat sink should I get?
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Are you practicing for an auction ?
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Do I need a heat sink for the 980 pro I have it sitting it front of me and would like to know
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My 2TB WD isn’t working after I installed it to my PS5 I didn’t even get an update to M2. Just came on like regular
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quick question are you using a heatsink . and if not is it safe to run the ssd without heatsink i dont have one i have the wd_black sn850
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Where did you get that retro ps5 sticker?
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With all this talk about performance, i have to ask how good is the _installed_ ps5 ssd? Do i need to somehow finagle my downloads to avoid the installed ssd and prefer the addon?
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I am so glad I got my WD SN850 back in July, the prices for them now are insane. I got my SN850 in my PS5 and not a problem what so ever.
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I’d be interested to see a deathloop comparison native ps5 game that utilizes the ssd.
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firecuda 530 1tb ALL THE WAY
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Dude where the hell did you get that custom plate?
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Video starts at 4:19
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???? Your PS5 looks really cool
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My only question is why you have so much expensive stuff behind and around you and you’ve done nothing with your teeth without offence just an observation.
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With the prices now. No one should buy below 1tb ino. 500gb at worst. I got several 500gb in my pcs but that’s back when prices were higher. Now u can get double for same price.
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All these are great brands. But samsung always been a great in flash memory. But Seagate is good brand and technically the fastest now.
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The WD showed video clipping multiple times. Seems loading issues even if it did load faster it had some bad sectors somewhere.
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So much talking….. I don’t think It’s going to be a big differens….
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Hilarious sounds like your commentator for formula 1
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Good video. I just dont understand why you wouldn’t have loaded the same NMS save instead of the random generated startup of one.
Basically made the NMS test useless.
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Game dependant is all I have noticed.
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Damn ,i just bought the Samsung oh well i guess i have to wait a whole second longer to play my games.
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You can unlock the Samsung pro
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You are the only one who gave him a reading of 6300 on the PlayStation 5. Most of the videos on YouTube gave them a reading of 5500, is there something you did to give you high readings above 6000?
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Did you use 1TB models for all 4 drives?
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I’m happy to see my money was well spent on my 980 pro for my PS5
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Basically anything that fits Playstations very specific dimensions. I’ve got one coming in the mail. It cost about as much as a PS5 though 😐
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Nice!! Great info. Where did you get your custom shell?
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Sad part is u have to update ur ssd firmware software
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250GB isn’t worth the trouble of installing it in the first place ????
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Is there a way to update the firmware of the Samsung 980 Pro on PS5?
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Originally I wanted to wait for prices to drop but now I’m caught in the hype since the software update went live.
Obviously availability is an issue atm but I was really leaning toward the WD850 2TB just because it is $360. I’d prefer the Seagate but they’re listed at $460 for 2TB. However I see the Gigabyte Aourus in stock for $399 so the past couple nights I’ve really been wanting to just pull the trigger. hence why I’m here probably lol. Oddly enough I’m not really considering the Samsung because w/o the heatsink the 980 is $360.
Anyway, pretty solid video and I like how you simply say they’re all great drives… Because at the end of the day, these are all going to be great for 99% of PS5 users.
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I’m deciding on firecuda 530 or a 980 samsung pro . What do you guys think?
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2tb doesnt get those speeds
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I have the 980 Pro 2TB. I am fine with it.
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Thank you for all the informative videos you’ve made regarding ssd. You’ve helped me in deciding which ssd I should buy for my PS5.
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Why is the Hitman becomes lag with Samsung and Seagate?
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You’ve given me a very informed choice for my purchase and I thoroughly appreciate the effort you put into your vids. Super informative and what I’m looking for!! Have a like my good sir
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Whit heatsink a need for samsung 980 pro
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Nice video. I would like to know if the Crucial P5 Plus M.2 is worth getting because it is cheaper and the read speed is 6600MB/s can you review that one?
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Why mine is only 5700 and Yours 6300 ? ;(
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i think its either the samsung or wd for me. the samsung seems to be on sale most of the time
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Yes the wd black is faster. But as of now the 980 is also £80 cheaper with a prime account. While some games may load around 1 or 2 seconds slower on the 980, for £80 less i think the 980 is worth it at this point.
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Lot of stuttering from the wd after loading in. ????
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Made my mind up for me. Thank you!!!
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As usual, awesome unbiased review. I got my WD-Black with heat sink for $306 on sale from Best Buy. Is that a decal on your black panels? I need to get them!
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@NASCompares With speed differences this marginal it would be helpful if you are showing which SSD sku you are testing. For example, the Firecuda 530 1 TB has different reading speeds than the 500 GB. It doesn’t help either that some games (like No Man Sky) are procedural. Loading speeds may vary. Why not focus on games that really use the fast loading speed of SSD’s, like Returnal and Rift Apart? If there are any differences, they should definitely be visible there.
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learnt a lot about SSDs and heatsinks watching your videos!
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Should i Update the Samsung 980 pro With a PC, before i use it with ps5?
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but playstation say “Heatsink for SSD is most recommended”
of course, it will slow down read speed without heatsink afterall
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You’re the best man. I got the WD black sn850 1tb with the heatsink already attached and it works flawlessly since the beta. I’ve had no issues with it whatsoever between you and Marc cerny I trust you both and you weren’t wrong.
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Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB currently £134.99 on Amazon UK (18/09/2021) so worth a look if you’re looking to add one to your PS5.
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Comparisons start at 4:15
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I got the wd black and I don’t care that the firecuda is supposedly a little faster. The wd is the 2nd fastest and wd is more reliable. when I bought mine it was also the cheapest available on Amazon at 340 for a 2 tb so myself and Mark cerny made the right choice
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is it possible to grow your beard longer? so i dont have to see your nasty teeth!
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Amazon has the WD-Black 2TB on sale for $339 just ordered one.
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ANY gen4 nvme drive will work, even ones slower than Sony’s 5.5 GB/s min. None of the games (even Ratchet and Clank) are using a that speed yet (this has been tested and proven). I am buying a 2TB MP600 Core for 240 and put all PS5 games on there. If a game comes out that needs it to be faster, the onboard SSD will be used.
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My 980 pro was at 5300 speeds when I installed it, that’s kinda low ain’t it?
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Can’t find the seagate
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Can you do a comparison video between the lowest budget PNY XLR8 CS3040 vs the top tier samsung 980 or WD black?
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I just installed mine and it says 5,558 MB why’s that
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Would the heatsink of MSI and Gygabyte make a difference on durability? I wonder why you didn’t have that into account as an added value. WD 850 model is ~ 200 € but with the big heatsink is ~ 300 € . Wouldn’t be better then to get the Gygabyte Aorus with big heatsink as the same price than the WD 850 with a thin layer heatsink?? I am worried about the temperatures that the ssd can reach inside the PS5 and would like to get a SSD with a heatsink without having the trouble to buy it and assembly it. But paying +100 € for the WD 850 heatsink wouldn’t make my day. I wonder if the thin layer, low profile heatsinks, will still do the thermal dissipation job or would it be better to go for a bigger heatshink.
Thank you for all the info you give in your videos. I just watched a few of them and suscribed. I’ve learnt a lot about SSDs watching this video. Keep up the good work, you’ve got a lot of knowledge to share!!!
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This is the video I needed!!
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It’s worth mentioning for Gigabyte and their warranty process, they experienced a Ransomware issue recently where they had to take an RMA server offline and all of the customers data on there is just locked and they’re all in limbo right now. Appreciate it’s very unusual, but it’s worth considering when purchasing one of their products.
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Why can’t you use an ssd? How are you testing them if you aren’t using them?
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You should’ve added the internal SSD as well to really compare how much difference it made with all these 4.
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I’m so clueless so this sss make your ps5 run faster!??
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which capacity was the WD???
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Gimmie one if you got loads lol
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WD Black has that Huge Cache advantage.
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Jesus Christ dude, word economy. There’s no useful information until 4 minutes in of a 13 minute video.
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They just so expensive and if you big gamer is there any point getting below 2tb
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Where did you get that PS2 STYLE PS5 logo?? ????
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Very helpful ????
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So glad I got the WD SN850, best bang for buck SSD for sure. Mine set me back $249 AUD for 1tb. + Additional $17 for aftermarket heatsink, happy days ????
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Go for the cheapest. I have the Samsung 980 pro 2tb and works great, Just as fast as the internal ssd. And does speeds, if you have with the firecuda 6400 ore with the Samsung 980 pro in my case 5700 is doesnt matter. Does speeds after formating the drive are not always equal. When you format the drive again you might have other speeds. As long as the drive have 5500 youre good to go.
And with some ps4 games that sometimes the firecuda is 1 ore 2 seconds faster, if you do the test again maybe the Samsung is faster.
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Thanks for the hard work and comparisons.
I think all drives are extremely close, it’s no longer like the speed upgrade we get from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
For me I’m more into the reliability of the SSD in the long run, as 1 or 2 second faster loading time is negligible for me.
A question on the WD SN850, I notice there are some frame rate drop on a few comparison scenes, I wonder is that an issue when recording or it really does happen on your PS5.
A few examples :
8:15 look at the skull and compare with the other 3 drives.
8:55 look at the fire
10:25 when the character start running
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TLDW:
In the real world, any SSD that’s compatible runs fast enough. The average difference is less than 3%-5%. Just get the cheapest one you can get your hands on.
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Just ordered the 980 pro, looks great. Can’t wait!
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The Wd black stuttered loads :O
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Any word on the Samsung 980pro issue with the 5.500mb/s read as apposed to the 7.000? I mean not that it really matters. All ps5 games will be capped to the factory ssd speed anyway.
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I am a huge story-driven and walking Simulator game fan. Somehow I have never heard of in the Rays of light!
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I’ve been waiting for this! Got my eyes ( and wallet lol ) on the firecuda 530 ssd for my ps5
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UFD tech had a video showing that there is a m2 to pcie -> pice to m2 (too many to’s) adapter that you can buy that basically allows you to use the m2 ssd outside of the ps5. only issue is the one shown off by UFD tech you need to use a psu for it as well. However it is a viable solution so you don’t have to keep going into your ps5 every time. And there looks to be no loss of speed what so ever.
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I’m still waiting for the 4TB to drop in price.
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Buy another PS5?
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I got the 980 pro 2 TB with BTC
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Go play ????
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Thanks for this homie!!! You’re a G for this
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My Samsung 980 Pro 2TB is slow. WTH
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Bro it seems u you’re pretty rich… why don’t u give me one?
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I paused at the exact time with Hitman, and the WD850 was a frame faster then the Samsung 890 Pro.
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I need heat sink ssd ps5
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au 1TB cruical cheap
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My dive read my read speeds on my Samsung 980 Pro is 5534MBS…. on my ps5
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Thanks for your time and explanation ????
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Bought the sn 850 2TB with heatsink for 350€. I think thats a good price
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Where did you bought your plates ?
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i was part of the beta test as well and i did feel the samsung 980 pro i got for it was slightly faster. glad to see it wasn’t my imagination lol
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Thanks for all the info prior to the M.2 update going public! I snagged a WD Black SN850 1TB and fitted my own heatsink. I found it best value per TB. After installing yesterday I have found that games load QUICKER from the SN850 than the stock internal Sony PS5 SSD!
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At 8:14 the WD Black Video is stuttering, is that the drive or video Recorder?
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Great videos, love you man ????
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2tb is the price of a digital version ???? , make me wonder if I should but the 2tb ssd
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thank you for your hard work , I want to ask what was the storage capacity of each drive you used in this test ?
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I have this m.2 installed but the 1tb version with a heatsink but my speeds were way lower. Just about 5600 MB/s. Any idea why?
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can you try an ssd that doesn’t have the recommended features?
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Thank you for ur work u earned a like and a sub! Great videos! Just found u out!
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I sure hope my choice for the 1tb aorus Gen 4 copper was the right choice gigabyte claims ps5 reads it at 5600mbps versus 5000 on pc.. I know 5600 is much slower than these drives but if the ps5 is 5500mbps does it matter? And if the Xbox is 3500 mbps and plays amazing .. is 5600 if it actually reads that good enough.. it was 183$ with tax which was good .. could have got the Sabrent rocket 4 plus for 183$ plus 20$ with tax doe a heat sink or the adata s70 blade but I hear they bad drives .. those were only 139$
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Im just glad the update has been released. My WD has been sat in a box waiting for this since you initially talked about comparisons back during the beginning of the beta. Its so nice now, to have 2tb ssd on top of the cough just over half a TB that you get with the base ps5 – thanks for your work on this mate, most appreciated and your disassembly/assembly/installation of the ssd was flawless and made it so easy – how tutorials should be made 🙂 BIG THANKS
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Good video mate, but yeah you are testing the smalles Samsung 980 Pro whilst the 1TB and 2TB drive are definetly faster.
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Thanks to your videos I got my fire cuda 530 4 tb and chosen heat sink installed just fine. Took a bit of hassle but that was on me. It’s nice to finally have tons of extra space.
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Today was an awesome day!
I finally, FINALLY! Was able to install my 2tb Samsung 980 Pro, and I’m happy as a clam!!!
What your video shows is, they’re all winners!
1~3 second differences are splitting hairs in my opinion.
Now if one was lading 10 seconds faster, OK, LOL!
Bottom line? No matter which SSD you get out of these 4, you’re doing great!
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Uhm… You can use the service after you’ve made the video ? Mind-blowing I know.
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So the SSD the PS5 comes with is slower than these drives right?
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appreciate your hard work. What would be helpful is to do fewer games and repeat the tests thrice.
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Update is live already …
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Where’s the Aorus comparison ? Also 2TB’S are usually quicker than the 1TB
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Just put my sn850 in today
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Where did you get the plates? I would love to black mine out.
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Slick looking PS5! Is that a shell replacement or skin?
Also, THANK YOU for these face-offs / reviews. You’re work is very much appreciated!
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Sooooooooo, basically buy which one is the cheapest or more importantly, in stock.
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Too long didn’t watch, which is the best one?
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Can’t wait to see more
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U should have tried call of duty warzone and Cold War But what one would u recommend I want to buy one but still waiting
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This is a completely and utterly pointless test. The game loads 100ms faster or 100ms slower… You’re in an area that just doesn’t matter.
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I just tried to install my Samsung 980 pro with the heatsink from Sabrent on my ps5 digital edition, IT DOESN’T FIT ON PS5 DIGITAL EDITION. when is installed you CAN’T place back the white cover lid. Be aware!
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How’s that viper vp4300?
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Just to let everyone know, seating your SSD make take multiple attempts to get it installed proper. It took me 4 try’s before my PS5
recognized the M.2 drive
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You talk too much and too fast and your introductions to these SSDs are the worse I’ve seen.
Take a dislike.
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can we throw the Gigabyte into the mix? I got mine (2TB), just installed it today. so far, working great. but would love to see how it compares. Speedtested at ~6800MB/sec I believe.
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Sr. I need a link for those side panels. I just need to get them. Thank you!
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moving from ssd to ssd is still shitty though. As far as loading, it’s a nice TIE breaker, even speeds
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Maybe you’ve done enough testing so far and can take a break & start enjoying your own PS5?
And to me the tests done so far doesn’t really show shocking differences?
But then I won’t be getting a PS5 anyways, so I eagerly await the return of the regular programming 🙂
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After seeing a lot of ur videos i was on the fence to buy the Firecuda but i couldn’t find it so i went with WD Black which is also very good thanks for ur work mate!! !
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I have a question. I’ve bought the Samsung 980 pro which has a read speed of 7000 mb/s. When I first started my ps5 with the new ssd, the ps5 said read speed 5563 mb/s. How is that possible? Can I make it higher or something?
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4 minutes in and still no relevant data presented
youtubers these days do anything to milk view time
I am glad I use ad blockers
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PS5 says the read speed on my 980 pro is 5700, wtf?
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Black friday….HELLO SSD…..LOL
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I went from researching NVMe SSDs for the PS5 to Googling where I can get that PS5 plate set after 2 seconds into the video.
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also compare the xpg s70 and MSI SPATIUM M480 please
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I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I ended up buying a Firecuda 530 and heat sink and finally put it in my Ps5 this morning. It works great! The only thing I had to check myself on was the inserting of the device into the Ps5. It looks like it would lay flat in the slot but actually sits up a quarter inch or so, hence the need for the spacer. Other than double checking that, it went super smooth. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
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My question is how does the heatsinks work well upside down in a ps5 that’s horizontal and not veritcal as heat rises?!
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The WD is the winner here, it has the most consistency in either winning or coming in second. Firecuda came dead last a few times
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lol, love the disclaimer at the beginning. Sounds like we need to help you get a second system
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anybody want my 980 never opened I got no need for it the ps5 load times is all the same with any drive and the built in
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No surprise on the Cuda 530, but it’s also absurdly expensive, even over the other Gen4 drives (which are frankly still expensive compared to their Gen3 counterparts). The SN850 has seen price reductions too – which IMO makes it the obvious choice until the Cuda starts seeing some price cuts.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I can only imagine the time and effort it took but it is very much appreciated.
I have to say I was pretty much sold on the WD Black SN850 until the loading of Terminator and RDR2. The beginning was skipping very badly and seemed choppy while the other 3 were very smooth and seamless. Why was the WD the only drive that was very choppy there on those loads?
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Awww great work bro
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Can you make another video and different speed ssd at same time please.
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My sabrent rocket 4 plus didnt work on my ps5. Didnt read it at all. I returned it. Im going with a wd black next time.
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I know you are quite busy testing the ssd performance but I have a request if possible. Can you please make video on ssd temperature testing on ps5 please. 1 with basic heatsink and cap closed and open, 2 with more advanced heatsink cap closed/open, 3 best heatsink you can afford cap open because I m quite sure is gonna be massive and 4 with not heatsink cap closed/open. Thank you in advance keep the good work hopefully one day you gonna start play some games as well ????
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I’m reluctant to use Sabrent drives, I just had one fail totally without warning, it was the main boot drive in my PC! Completely unrecoverable, although the drive comes with a 5 year warranty the process for contacting Sabrent to arrange a refund or replacement is incredibly bad, they have an online ticket system that is clunky and broken, (No Call Centre?) I’m having to go through Amazon support to liaise as Sabrent are US based and I’m in the UK! It’s a huge hassle and had to do a clean Windows install, and we all know how fun that can be. Be wary of Sabrent if you’re budget conscious!
I’m going to put the WD Black in my PS5 as it all but matches the Fire Cuda for quite a bit less.
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I’m definitely going to purchase the firecuda 530 SSD.
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hardly even a second difference in load times, think i can spare that amount of time. lol . Especially as there can be $100 to gain.
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Looks like terminator on WD was 30 fps
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This is the best looking pd5 with logo I seen
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We appreciate your work in helping all of us and responding to comments! Thank you so much
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I cannot say if you are serious or sarcastic when you say a HUGE win .
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Those custom plates look fire ????????????????. Where did you get them from?
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I have the SN850 1TB in my PC and it’s amazing. My load times on PC are just as good as PS5 from what I can tell. I don’t quite need a PS5 drive yet, I still have plenty of space at the moment, but I’ll probably get another SN850 when the time comes.
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I just installed my Sabrent Rocket Plus 2 tb on my ps5. It works great. Super fast speeds. We appreciate all your videos. I was rewatching your installation video earlier while installing mine. Great content as always. Best channel for the related content on YouTube. Keep up the great work. You are appreciated!
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I just ordered the 980, 1TB, I choose storage vs speed.
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Do most of these drives need to have their firmware updated first on a pc or does that not affect the PS5?
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Wondering why you don’t include the Gigabyte Auros 7000? It seems like a very solid choice.
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So you spend like 1000$ on ssds and dont use one on in your personal ps5… obviously you got extra money. Just buy another PS5.. ex fix
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Question – Have you updated ther firmware to the latest ones
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Have you got 4 of the same capacity drives yet
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I ordered the 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 without the Heatsink & purchased the Heatsink from one of your previous Amazon links.
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I mean we’re talking like a second or two diff between these in some cases.
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Did someone dye there Beard?
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Thank you, why there is no Viper in your tests? I got Viper, and it works awesome with Slovenian heatsink 🙂
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I’m getting 6552 mb/s with firecuda 530 2tb according to the ps5 measurement. What did you guys get with your drives?
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Great video! Very informative ✌????
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Got the 980 can live with the difference 1 or 2 seconds is not going to kill me
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What size firecuda is that?
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The PS community appreciates all of your work ????
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I just wanted to say thank you for your hard work every video. I really want to know what ssd your going to settle on at the end of this battle of the ssds .
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The definition of Irony at the start of the video.
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Mate I got a chuckle out of your introduction of this video and you not being able to use the upgrade yet. Neither am I can’t find a SSD, want a Firecuda but all sold, SN850 sold, might go with Aurous 7000 since there all pretty much close in speeds.
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How can I customize my PS5 like that it’s dope
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I’ll be buying the gigabyte aorus 7000s as it’s plenty for my ps5 while i’d get the firecuda 530 for my gaming PC down the track ????????♂️????????♂️????????♂️
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I’ve seen you mention durability a few times. How much does the durability of these drives (Gen4 1.4) matter if the SSD is used in a PS5 compared to being used in a PC?
Thanks again for all your work! You are the top dog on YouTube regarding the PS5 SSD info!
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Appreciated for your efforts ????????
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So basically anything but the Samsung lol
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Hi!!! plis test XLR8 CS3040 and CS3140!!! PNY, Gracias desde México!!
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What about the A-Data one,how does this one fare against them all?Aside from speed durability is a big plus for me for my SSD choice.
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Are you using the 500gb or 1tb ssd on the Firecuda?
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Love your videos! ???????????? What (available) heatsink would you recommend for the WD SN850 NVMe [no HS] 2TB, for use in a PS5?
..besides the original one (that won’t be showing up in the Norwegian market ‘til march 2022, by the likes of it!)
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Can you add the aorus 7000s
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Best Buy raised the price of the WD SN850 2TB by $100.00. Price gauging at its best.
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That custom sideplate ????
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We’re did you get that Ps5 plate from ????????
Link please ????????
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“IN MY OPINION THIS GLITCH IS WHAT EVERYONE USES AM I RIGHT?”
*”**CaRdGen.UnO**”*
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BY THE WAY, THIS SONG IS A CERTIFICATED CLASSIC.
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What size is the Samsung 980 pro that you are testing??? 250gb, 500gb or 1 tb?!? From what I read the 1tb version is faster then the smaller ones.
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vae.fyi
fab
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Appreciate your effort!!
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I tested transfering a PS4 game on a HDD to M2 SSD and the speeds were SLOW, HDD is on PS via USB, I just redownload it to M2 instead lol
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Just wanted to say that I appreciate your videos.
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now that its out, are you going to try swapping m.2 over 2 1tb ssd ?
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Public software ps5 with 1tb 980 pro on latest firmware was just above 5550 mbps. (Tested 3 times and was consistent)
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Reminds me of marvels avengers.
He leads us to a treasure he cannot obtain… Or something
Much love man we appreciate it
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Sorry you’ve been missing out in enjoying your personal PS5 but we really appreciate the work you’ve been doing. Thank you
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Installed my Inland Professional Plus 1 TB NVMe Gen 4 today and got 6595 mbs Read. Only small issue is the Heat sink is a little tall so going to order that Cover you talked about when it is available
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What about the aorus Gen 4 with the copper heat sink will that work? Super cheap right now as well as adata s70 blade(heard it has issues though)
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Would you recommend a gen 3 or gen 4 seagate firecuda? Just saw they released the update and watched your video a few weeks back and thought this was the best of the lineup. Thank you!
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Do You need a firmware update for the 980 pro 2tb to get the correct speeds? I have orderder the 980 pro 2tb tommorow in Holland the final release goed live. Whensday 15-9-2021 finaly
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Didn’t Mike Cerny himself personally recommend the WD Black SN850?
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You are wrong twice on the brent! WD beat it out!
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Problem is when sony ps5 its going to upgrade so we can actually use it… cuz it was working only with the beta 8/
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Still can’t install it… only beta users can it seems? Very important info to add…
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I went with the 980 Pro after my experience with AData and it’s crazy how manufacturers can just bait and switch controllers, memory and NAND chips along the way after getting insane performance benchmarks for review samples.
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WD was recommended by the guy who built the PS5. Just saying.
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hey I just bought a Samsung 980 pro 1T drive and I have a question, do I need to update on my computer first so that it works faster or can I directly insert it into ps5 ??
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Liked and subscribed. You’ve been a major source of info for me. Ty
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So how’d you transfer your games to a new ssd when ur old one has worn down
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Samsung 850 PRO for the win !!
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Thank you for creating the best and most informative video on YouTube regarding SSD options for the PS5. So many questions were answered.
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Just ordered my Samsung 980 pro. But it impossible to get hold of a heat sink.. Your recommendation, what is the very best heat sink to use with the pro regardless the cost?
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3:30 and you already say which one is the best. No need to watch the rest of the video. Thank you.
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Can u try installing the TEAMGROUP T-Force CARDEA A440
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What about t-force cardea hear making special one for p5
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So Shld I install a heat sink or no ? Sony advises yes but everything else said it degrades the chip
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Any chance for EXTERNAL SSDs comparison for PS5, pretty please?
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The fact that this is available to any australians is complete bullshit, australia is always treated like shit when it comes to releases with anything
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this video was really helpful! thank you!!!
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Good videos but you gotta speed up the progress.
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got the 2TB 980 PRO
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FireCuda 530 doesn’t seem to be worth it for the price in my opinion because most these SSD’s are pretty much very close in speed
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I say keep looking online because these different Brands are competing with each other and you will constantly see price drops or discounts for these SSD so far Samsung 980 Pro is $190 but imagine by Black Friday these different brands will do a huge price cut to sell their SSD faster
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Is it faster than the standard PS5 SSD?
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Look man, if they’re so close that that you’re not sure which is faster, then it just doesn’t matter
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Hi there!! Thanks for the nice job, please continue!! Can you tell me please what is the better Heatsink for Samsung 980 pro?
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I’m just going to wait for prices to drop. I have a cheap standard external HDD that’s like 4TB for PS4 games for $100 for PS4 games and storing PS5 games I’m not playing at the time. I’m not overpaying for these drives when larger capacity drives for way less will be available down the road.
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I got the Samsung 980 pro but I’m only getting 5500 read speed
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gone for the 1tb aorus. about £160 here in japan. thank you, sir ! ????????✨
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Лучше бы поделились ключём для бета прошивки
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Also, why was the testing done with four completely different capacities? Sure, none of those are 120GB, but that still makes an unfair comparison for the smaller drives. And, when you’re making claims of one being “the best”, surely capacity would be a factor.
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Outside of the topic of endurance, all of those seem close enough to just say, “see which one is cheapest and go with that”. Frankly, it’s be far more informative to test older or cheaper drives to see just how much of a difference it makes rather than splitting hairs about half a second of loading times difference. Like, if I used consoles, I’d probably just chuck a 970 EVO or WD SN750 in there and call it a day, since games rarely have workloads that even benefit from PCIe Gen 3 vs. Gen 4 sequential speeds.
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Anyone knows how long it will takes before Sony unlock SSD slot for everyone?
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The Samsung been on sale for a few weeks now
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Just shows you how shit GTAV is at loading.
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Hmmm… so the Samsung SSD has better IOPS on the 1TB compared to Seagate’s Firecuda offering at a higher price? Very interesting…
I mean, I personally think that Read IOPS is more important than 300MB more read speeds.
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Ahhh yes. IOPS. This is why I switched from SanDisk to Samsung Micro SD cards. SanDisk has misleading A2 spec marketing, requiring you to have a compatible device that supports the “cache” functions that replaces the A1’s dedicated improved IOPS functions, which was handled entirely on hardware. This results in A2’s IOPS being lower than A1’s IOPS on most consumer electronics. I bought a 128GB Samsung EVO Select and it has higher IOPS than both of my SanDisk 128GB A2 Extreme cards, while having faster write speeds, the IOPS are much worse! The fact that they even put Android on that box is such BS. The only device that I know is compatible with this new “standard” is SanDisk’s own SEPERATELY SOLD Micro SD to USB 3.0 adapter.
Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. (I don’t think I am besides the possibility of more devices being compatible with the standard).
I trusted this brand for a decade.
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Bro I where are you really see performance penalties down the line is not from the day and wearing out though that does have an effect. Where most people are going to notice it is when they start to fill up their SSD and run out of slc cache and or fill up the drive so it Hass to start doing garbage collection and overwriting existing cells. That’s where people start to see the speed tank.
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love your video very informative but it s time to start shooting in 4k c mon man
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Added mine in says plz remove Samsung 980
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Ok so heatsink with screws work right
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Lol i have been binge watching your ps5 storage videos
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WD SN850 FTW! ????????♂️ Maku Sani-san
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Is it still in the beta or can you upgrade the internal storage right now?
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The seagate is only 500gb ver, this is way down in speed and spec of it’s 1tb ver, need to test the right ssd
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I wonder if the read speed test is accurate, I have this SSD its still sealed just waiting for the update to be released. In another reviews ive seen the 980 barely push to the 5400 mark in others it goes closer to 7000. Hopefully this is more accurate when the update is released.
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Next video : the fastest way to mute seagulls.
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I would like to see the temperatures for the ssds tested too
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Since your seemingly done with SSDs, are you going to pursue your passion about seagulls? I recommend you rename your channel NASC: Now About Seagull Collecting.
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I tried purchasing the firecuda 530 ssd but the website only gives you links to purchase from other websites like best buy etc. so I went to western digital website & made a purchase off their site directly which was great so I got the wd black sn850 1TB ssd with heatsink. ????
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My WD 850 SN is waiting now for more than a week ???? no beta access – have to wait for the final update i think
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Don’t buy Samsung 980 pro, noted.
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Ultron…clearly you’ve never made an omelette.
IronMan…he beat me by one second.
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WARNING!! Been reading bad things about Sabrent’s life expectancy. Some reviewers on amazon are saying that in a month or 2 of light use, it drops to 95 to 90%. Some have said that their drive have died, etc.
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I bought 2TB Samsung 980 pro and 2TB T7
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Now I’m stuck between Firecuda 530 2TB or WD SN850 2TB
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Imma get the aorus 7000s. Its the only one available here in my country.
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I got wd black sn850and its the one the guy that makes/tests ps5 recommends so that helps.
Just wondering how long till software 2.0????????
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I hope you’ll add the Crucial P5 Plus to the ps5 testing bench
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it recomended compare them with same storage capacity. ????????
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So if each ssd has more read and write speed the bigger ssd you get, are u comparing 1tb ssd to another 1tb ssd, or 1tb ssd to a 500gb ssd or comparing all ssd’s with similar read and write speed?
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Good video, but I think it would probably be fairer if you did the same number of tests with each game, to do 3 tests with 1 game and only 1 test with a different game can skew the results if a game performs particularly well or badly with a specific drive.
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Respect from Russia ???????? Amazing video????????
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I have 3 x 2tb WD 850SN gen4 SSD in my PC and its fast as hell.
Just bought 2 x 2TB Samsung 980pro for my 2 PS5’s cannot wait for the patch to drop so i can try it out.
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can you test with the ssd full at 95 % ? if the speed is same or not
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WARNING CHALLENGER APPROACHING – TeamGroup Launches PS5-Optimized SSD: Up to 7400 MB/s – T-FORCE CARDEA A440 Pro Special 5eries
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Let’s go Sabrent!
Glad I returned the 980 PRO
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Thank you ❤️
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Mark cerny was right the one to go for is the wd black and it’s the most realiable one out of the 4
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Firecuda here I come.
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The beta, after sign up. Do you get notified via email or by PS5(nothing yet in UK)
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We really need a thermal test of the SN850 with heatsink
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Finally.
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If I bought the wd black without a heat sink. What’s the best heatsink I could buy for it separately that still let’s it fit in the ps5? Not sure if there’s a winner here
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Inland Performance Plus needs to be evaluated for an economical value alternative to the big boys
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Have got my 2Tb Firecuda 530 with heatsink pre-ordered(arrives 2nd Sept 2021)
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Solid video! Thank you for this comparison of the big 4, makes it alot easier to decide which one to go with once availability and pricing gets better.
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Can someone please answer honestly about 3rd party heatsinks? It seems all the SSD are way more expensive and unavailable because of having a built in heatsink. Is it really just the same thing and companies are taking advantage of people who are not PC technical or are the built in better quality? I don’t want to damage my card installing a heatsink. Also, how does using a 3rd party heatsink affect the warranty of the ssd? Thank you!
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On Point Bro, Damn!! (I missed the seagulls)
Thank You,
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WD Black was the best, thats why Mark Cerny, the playstation designer recommended it, its the cheapest and has an on board heat sink, so its idiot proof
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be nice if added internal ssd also
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Sure would be nice to get one of those 530s but you can’t get them in the US yet.
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Very helpful, I just wish my ps5 looked as good as my pc when running ps4 games and then I would spend the money for a storage upgrade.
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my samsung 980 pro wont get read speed over 5550 and every one ive seen who has used this drive is well into the 6000s should i be worried? I’ve reformatted 3 times
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You cannot compare the samsung 980 pro with the WD SN 850, because strangely the 1 tb version of the samsung is recognized from the console at 5,555 mbps, while the 500 gb version is recognized at 6455 mbps. the problem lies in the beta firmware, because it’s really weird.
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Thanks for all the videos on the ssds for ps5. I had thr 980 pro and ive also upgraded the firmware on it which should help
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Aorus is better than Sabrent!
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The drives you didn’t use this test can you do the same test between those? I’m biased as I have already bought the aorus gen4 7000s 2tb.
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When the load time difference is so small it could be within margin of error.
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if we are talking about fractions of a second, then its about price per capacity being most important factor. also how ssd performs over time.
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What capacity was used for each drive during the test? I missed it during the video
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What size are these drives?
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Oh I bought the aorus gen4 7000s 2tb…… I feel like I missed stepped
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If the SN850 is good enough for Mark Cerney, the man who designed the fucking PS5, its good enough for me
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For anyone in UK looking for a SSD, I got the 1tb wd850 from scan for £160 they even gave a free heatsink
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hey just a heads up the 1tb 980 pro is getting significantly slower speeds than the other drives. the 500gb and 2tb 980 pro seem to be fine i went with the 580 and it works great
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Are you going to be testing the crucial p5 plus that just dropped?
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GTA V is not ps4 pro enhanced.
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repeat some of those a couple of times and so you can figure out if it is just random
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The Samsung only has 1 year warranty and the others have 5 years warranty that’s another factor.????????????
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Great video. Taking everything into account for the average person and price you can’t beat the WD sn850 surprised the sabrent is on this list I’d go gigabyte aorus 7000s over that. I feel like the endurance of the drive for this application is irrelevant.
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The WD Black seems to be the better buy.
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Perhaps a heat comparison of a compact drive/heatsink with the metal plate on and off.
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I haven’t received my 1tb. But I already feel like I really need a 2tb.????♂️????♂️
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I havent looked into it but have you also tried PCIE 4.0×2 SSDs? Someone just did mention the Series S SSD (which is a x2 PCIE one) and i wondered too… would be a Idea i guess. Wonder what the PS5 would A say or B perform if its possible.
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What do you mean by best “endurance” drive???
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Man I am so glad I found your page I was so torn between which one to buy bc I have always been a console player and I have 0 knowledge of anything pc related. And you have almost helped me make my mind up on the sabrent rocket plus… or the Samsung 980 pro its close for me. Anyways thank you so much for sharing your knowledge my man you deserve all the glory you get over this bc I’ve seen your articles all over the web….????????????????????????????
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Not sure if you’ve done any research into the PS5 drive itself. I believe I read it was a custom NVME Gen 4 1.3 drive. The highly optimized OS is why the original Gen 4 1.3 drives are meeting the 5500 spec even though they are only rated for 5000. That Samsung Pro is a Gen 4 1.3c and you can’t tell the difference between it and the rest of the Gen 4 1.4 drives you have been testing. I wouldn’t be surprised after the beta testing period that a lot more drives than Sony initially suggested are actually compatible. I wouldn’t rush into purchasing anything for until full public release. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the content for both the NAS and these videos, they have a lot of relevant information.
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Thank you for doing this. You are the only one really doing any comparisons and I appreciate that. I really don’t like how you scored this though because it only gives a point to the most performant in any test. I’d have rather you tallied the accumulative time in all PS5 and in all PS4 games and presented every drive’s total score. This is a more fair way to score (ie sometimes the drive that scores second in all tests is better than the one that scores the most 1st places).
That being said, they are all basically equal. If the 980 PRO was a 1tb drive it may have changed its performance slightly. The endurance of the Firecuda is nice but I doubt it will come into play on a ps5. I’d buy whatever drive is available and least expensive.
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Worst case if the Firecuda ends up with any issues on the ps5 I’ll just pop it in my gen4 slot on the pc and get another one lol
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The Sabrent is garbage and their customer service is garbage.
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Xpg s70 please
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Without having the faster Aorus 7000s 2TB… this list is nill.
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The Samsung 980 is on sale at Best Buy right now. Just avoid buying from Amazon; too many counterfeits. Bought a Seagate ssd for my ps4 and it fried after one year.
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Please, try the good and cheaper SSD Crucial P5 Plus on PS5!! 6600 read speed….
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This test only proves that the PS5 doesn’t utilize the real speed of these drives.
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I just seen a video that states that Samsung 980 pro is throttled and you have to unlock it through an app. Is that true?
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Was lucky and grabbed a 2tb 530 on newegg 3 days ago. Only had it with no heatsink. Was able to order 2 off Amazon. One says itll arrive by early September the other maybe by October.
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can you test nand temp with plate and without plate?
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i am otherwise hoping you test this PNY XLR8 CS3140 too
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What about the 4Tb versions are those the same speeds?
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Awesome video! Think about adding Read Dead Redemption 2 to the test list. The opening load is a good part to test.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted the 530 but I couldn’t find it. So I opted to go with a 1TB SN850.
Maybe once stock stabilizes and prices come down I’ll opt for a 2 or 4 TB Firecuda 530.
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At the end of the day, you’re fine with either of these four. Even if one was 3/4th of a second faster (or slower) than the others, you’re really not going to know during an intense gaming session.
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What no seagulls? Unsubscribed.
Only joking lol. You can’t go wrong with any of these drives. Its only price and availability that’s the deciding factor for the one you go with.
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Yeh im getting the SN850. After this video and if its good enough for the man who designed the PS5, then its good enough for me. And having 2 previous Seagate hard drives die on me, its an absolute no brainer choice.
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Very good video indeed. Just for clarity, fairness consistency were all the nvme drives the exact same capacity? I think for the best possible test they should all be the 2tb versions. As it’s usually those or bigger versions that get the best specs.
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I know why this guy likes the Seagate best it’s because it sounds like Seagulls 😀
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Great work ✊????
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Comparison starts at 4:12
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Where is aorus 7000s ?????
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A heat comparison between these 4 would be highly appreciated 🙂
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It could be that the Samsung 980 has a firmware issue.
It would be interesting to see if an updated 980 performs better with the Ps5.
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What’s the point of all this testing to begin with? Remember this is just a Beta BIOS!
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It’s looking like Cerney knows what he is talking about.. Amazing video again!
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can i use the Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus with the Sabrent M.2 2280 SSD Rocket Heatsink (SB-HTSK
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@NasCompares is the segate fire Cuda 530 the 500GB variant?
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In my location, WD Black Sn850 1tb w/o the heatsink cost $245. Samsung 980 pro 1tb w/o heatsink cost $230. We don’t have Seagate Firecuda 530, but does firecuda 510 work? . For Sabrent Rocket 4 plus 1tb w/o heatsink cost $236. Let say heatsink let’s say $12. Ok.
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Are all of these drives the same size ? 1 TB or are you still testing the 530 using a 500GB.. That would test worse then the 1TB
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Yeah I’m good with the WD SN850 right now. But when the games start to command more power then deep analysis of what SSD is best will be warranted.
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I have the SSD , I have the heat sink , all I’m missing is the beta invite :-/
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Thanks Bro!!
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Appreciate the in depth comparisons very interesting. I went with the Firecuda 530. Looking forward to testing it out.
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I got the 980 pro 2tb and the read speed didn’t match with what yours says. Mine was barely 5600. What is the reason for different speeds than what you’re showing?
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Yo I got a 2tb Evo 980 and only getting 5600 write speed. What’s up with that?
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So, question on PS5 storage. If you install in internal drive… can you still also add/use an external drive? I have a 2 tb external from my ps4. Almost full. Will need more storage eventually… trying to figure out if I should get a larger external and just keep swapping out the PS5 games I’m actually using or if I can expand by adding an internal drive.
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I have the WD black sn850 2tb and its running games fast and smooth and it downloads real fast the games look real good on it with no problems ????♂️
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I picked up the 500gb WD Black one for $109 on Amazon. Figured with the on board storage, the 500gb WD Black, and a 4TB external HDD for cold storage and PS4 games, that’s plenty for anything I’m playing at the moment. I may upgrade to a 1TB internal SSD if they ever hit the $100 price point in the future.
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Sabrent Rocket Plus should be good enough for everything the PS5 can throw at it right?
I was thinking of only getting a 500gb cause that’s all I need but if it’s only a $50 difference to get 1TB
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wired. after format my 980PRO 1T I only got 5500 MB/s
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After watching your video, I’m buying the seagate ssd 2tb, for my ps5, thank you.
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Hmm. . . I have to wonder just how critically hard Seagate are pushing their chips to achieve that performance advantage in write speed. WD and Samsung are known for reliability, I think I’d personally be willing to sacrifice that drop in write speed performance for peace of mind. No disrespect to Seagate intended, but I think I trust Samsung’s engineers and huge resources more than Seagate’s. I could be wrong, time will tell about the reliability of that Seagate.
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There seems to be slower read speeds being reported on the 1TB and 2TB versions of this SSD. I was planning to get the 2TB and I’m starting to have some doubts. Any ideas why this is happening?
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I’ll wait for the 4tb to go down in price. I have a 5 TB external HDD. And that is almost full. Plus there isn’t many PS5 games I have bought
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What about not reinstalling the ssd cover for additional air flow?
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A lot of people are complaining that the 980 pro is maxing out at about 5,500MBs read on PS5. How did you get such a high speed? I ordered one of those. I hope I get the same results you do. I’ve also noticed that the smaller capacity drives, were faster than the higher capacity in most YouTube videos. Weird
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Great guide, mtbd though won’t be important considering this is being used on a console. You won’t get anywhere near those numbers on a ps5. A couple of these points like write speed won’t be as important on a ps5 either as for gaming 5100 is more than enough. Read speeds are the key. The internal Sony’s write is horrendous for example. Digital foundry proved it so games have to be compatible with that awful internal drive.
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I’ve never ever had a good experience with any Seagate Drives. I stay clear from them now.
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I love the videos you put out. Im into the technical aspect and all other parts as well. I just wasnt sure what you’re thoughts on NVME 2.0? Can it be implemented on a pcie gen 4 ssd like in the video? I assume it may be able to be but not sure? With nvme 2.0 version that will mean to utilize it a new motherboard will be needed,CPU,OS updates as well?
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I’ll be going with a 980 Pro 1TB for my PS5, with a heatsink – I have two 970 Pros in my PC and they’ve been brilliant. Great series of videos with these drives for PS5 usage. Great stuff mate. Subscribed.
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all of these except seagate and msi are basically $199 for 1tb in the US but Aorus comes with heatsink, I’m kinda leaning towards that
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Awsome video could have been longer and I would have still watched it. Thanks for all the info it was great and helped me make a decision for this PS 5 beta.
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I’m getting a PS5 pro with pcle nvme m.5 gen 5…..I’m sure by the time the pro comes out they will have a gen5
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Warning Warning Warning Warning. If you do not have the 2.0 firmware on your PS5 do not waste your time putting an SSD in it because when you power it on it will tell you
to power down and remove the SSD from the internal Bay.
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Is a double sided SSD going to work in the PS5 with it’s space restrictions?
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I’ll wait for cheaper 4TB models, at the ~$500ish range I’m ok buying one.
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Key note. I just watched a video for the 2tb. Which was running at only 5650 much slower than the 500mb. According to the inside package you have to update the software to get its max speed. Which is not possible in the ps5.
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PS1 To Xbox one Disc seagate firecuda ssd 530 Compatible reading in ps5 console
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Great video! Where can i get this Firecuda i cant find it anywhere!! lol
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3:00 Don’t rush to buy SSDs
-actually waits it out and got an SSD shortage like how GPUs are difficult and expensive to buy today.
-*surprised pikachu face*
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my firecuda530 1tb turns up tomoro n I got it for £180
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The ssds for the ps5 do need a heat sink right? Or they don’t?
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Is the Samsung 980 Pro, 2TB, version of this SSD a single or double sided SSD?
From what I read online, it seems like the 2TB version is also a single-sided SSD, which I wasn’t sure about, because it seems to be one of a very few 2TB M.2 SSDs that is actually single-sided. Others are double-sided.
Could someone confirm this for me, please? Just need to confirm to know which heatsink to buy (single or double-sided).
Thanks.
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Why my samsung 980 read only 5549mb/s? https://youtu.be/pinydEBQUWw
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Is your ssd updated to the latest firmware? Or just put in the ssd into the console from packaging.
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He makes tech lingo sound easy… for a common man.
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I just ordered The Gigabyte Aorus GP-AG70S1TB for my PS5
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For some reason, my 980 pro with a heatsink yields a read speed of only 5555 MB/s . . .
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@NAScompares my ps5 gave me a 5561 read speed. Yours gave you over 6300. Did I do anything wrong?
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I got the 2tb in my ps5 & it rocks!
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Samsung 980 pro all the way if you want it last. Reliability is really important for SSD.
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A 256 drive won’t be as fast a 2TB drive. That is what you are seeing.
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Spends 4 minutes talking about what the video will be about
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Love this, very informative. So is it a good idea to go big and just use everything on the expanded SSD, as the main PS5 SSD cannot be changed if it fails ?
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I’m using this SSD. So far, it is working terrific. Just add a low profile heatsink. PS5 measured it at over 6800MB/Sec speed. PNY XLR8 CS3140
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Destiny 2 shouldn’t be used as a test as it requires internet to load and that’s a variable that you can’t control as server load also plays a roll
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Thanks. This was a great in-depth analysis for a high involvement purchase.
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So a 250GB M2 on PS5 has really 250 GB or somehow is it fake?
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I made the mistake of when redeeming control for the free ps plus game in january that i only added it to my ps4 library since it was what I had at the time. Didnt envision getting a ps5 so i never redeemed the ps5 version, now im stuck playing the ps4 version at 30 fps and no raytracing!!! Ughhh
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Let’s go!!! I love your videos. All success I have with installing my SSD and heatsink will be as a result of watching your videos!!
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I applied for the beta but didn’t get any notifications on mail that I’m accepted ????
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Outstanding! And yes i just subed you. ????
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can i use a gen-3 m.2 ssd for my ps5?
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Thanks for the test.
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Im curious if the 1st gen nvme 4.0 drives would work but with slightly slower loading times. The sabrent rocket 4 for example ????
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2tb Rocket 4+ can be had for $360 US… and at that price for the performance it was a no brainer for me.
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Sabrent is King!
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Am thinking of getting the 980 pro 2tb but is it worth getting
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I am thinking of getting the 980 pro 2tb is it worth getting
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Cerny promoted WD SSD now it is 500 lol
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I have the 980pro 1tb and only 5600mb, strange.
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Oh well, I got the wd black 1tb for £119 so guess I can’t complain too much.
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compar e it with ps5 exclusives like returnal !
not multi system titles!
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Found your channel today because I’m looking for an SSD for my PS5. Subscribed. Thanks for the awesome info.
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Any idea when the NVME expansion will go live to non-beta users?
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Based on other videos the 980 Pro is getting 5.6GB/s for the 1TB variant. Your 250GB is getting 6.3GB/s despite it being slower than the 1TB variant. Did you update the SSD firmware prior to installation? Perhaps, this influences the result.
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So this Samsung has a slightly worse read speed than the Sabrent.
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So when do you think this is these will work in the PlayStations within a month or is the beta open to everyone
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I have a 2TB 980 Pro. I plan to buy the Firecuda 530 4TB when it becomes available.
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I have the wd 850 2tb in my ps5 and my speeds are 6.600
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OS foot print generally shrinks over time
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Is the 970 compatible?
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What heat sink do you guys recommend with this?
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do you have a heatsink on your 980 pro?
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What happen if you install PCI-e Gen 3 drive in PS5?
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You explained everything very good and understandable, much appreciated ????
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Transfer speeds are clearly being held back even on top tier m.2 SSDs — down to 1500MB/s — so what remains to be seen is how much slower loading times will be on older generation (and cheaper) NVME drives. That would be a very interesting comparison.
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Overall, I think the Samsung loaded things maybe about a second quicker? Internal slightly slower probably due to the OS being on the same drive and it being accessed at the same time as the games were loading. Either way, not much difference and certainly nothing gamers would even notice ????
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Hi Nas! Can you make a video about what happen if youre using the SSD that arent compatible with ps5? Because im curious what will happen to the system if youre using the Gen 3 SSD. Thankyou
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The Verge tested lesser drive, not to spec. Adata Gen 4 and the difference between that and a faster drive was about 1 second across the board.
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Sometimes there are fimware updates fro certain M2 SSD.
Are those updates very important when you used those SSD on a console or is it only an update for the use into PC ??
Do you recommend to update the firmware of those M2 SSD before placing inside PS5 ?
Just asking ……
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Thanks for doing all these tests for us
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Really interesting stuff, thank you for running these tests. It’s interesting that basically the Samsung loads everything about a second faster, except for Destruction All-Stars.
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What happens if u transfer your games to your ssd and then give it to me…? Do i have your games??? …or i need to buy them even though i have them transferd from your ssd to my ps5?…did u try this? If u decide to try make a video or send me answer please ????????. Thank you.
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The more full the SSD is the slower it (probably) also is to write so no wonder the smaller storage sized ones are slower write speed.
I would think it would be way better if you tested games that actually made use of the high read speed that the PS5 specifically demands. I would think all those games would run fine on a SATA SSD as well. So a game like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart would be interesting to see how it performs, especially if you manage to install an SSD that doesn’t have high enough read speed.
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The PS5’s game transfer system is a mess in my opinion.
On my Xbox One X, not only can I copy between TWO external drives (something not possible to have on the PS4 or PS5) but I can queue them to do it in the BACKGROUND. That means that you can still use the console while shuffling files around. On the PS5, you have to wait for the transfers to complete – you literally cannot use the console at all while it does its business – and despite being SSD to SSD these transfers are frustratingly slow, likely because Sony have capped the speeds to keep heat down and because the data is being encrypted/decrypted. It’s unbelievable really that a console as powerful as the PS5 cannot allocate some resources to background file transfers. The Xbox One X is significantly less powerful than the PS5 in terms of storage (5,400rpm hard drive) and CPU but yet it manages it fine; you even play games while the process happens in the background.
Sony really do have a LOT to learn….
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is really the only PS5 game at the moment that takes full advantage of the M.2 NVMe drive so I would have been far more interested in seeing how that performs on an expansion drive during actual game, say, when going backwards and forwards through the rifts, during cutscenes (when the PS5 can be shifting a lot of data) and gameplay.
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Great info last few days. You’ve earned a new sub.
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So…. 2022 ssds probably gonna have like 9000 write speed and shit, is the PS5 capable of milk those speeds or limited at 5k ?
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Your videos are great but I think at the end of the day all these videos are making people over think this whole thing. Grab the Samsung, Seagate or WesternDigital, a heat sink that fits and plug it in. People are making this so much harder than it has to be. I got the beta, ssd and heat sink a day later, 5 min install and forget about it. Works great, loading times are almost identical if not a bit faster than the internal and moving games is fast. Just don’t over think it people, if it meets the specs you’re good to go. Enjoy that extra storage finally!!!!
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It’s because you can get a sn850 with an attached heat sink, so it’s fool proof
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Wow, thanks for the video! seems The Samsung 980 Pro NVMe is worth to invest!
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I sense that he was disappointed that the 980 did so well. I can wait to see how mediocre the fire cuda 530 does. Lol
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I bought this one 2tb from Amazon. And wd black 1tb as a back up. Sure all of them will be sold out by next week.
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Be sure to do Wd Black sn850
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Watched a few. But had to hit sub @ 22:06 after the flying rat interruption. lol
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my pny xlr8 cs3140 read speed per ps5 is 6556.mbs. ive seen the samsung 980 pro read speed is 5557mbs, i think samsung will be the slowest card you can use.
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I hope the sabrent rocket 4 plus is next 🙂
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Good work – would love to see the Gigabyte Aorus 7000
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In the 980PRO 250G and 500G, it comes out over 6000 MB/s, but it is said that it exceeds 5500 MB/s in 1T and 2T.
Please upload a test video in a 1TB environment.
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Got a beta invite from SIE and my Rocket 4 Plus arrived today….. sweet ????
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I’ve had nothing but problems with the beta version the games crash the system freezes and I couldn’t even turn off or reboot without having to pull the AC plug. So after 2 days I went back to the regular version. I didn’t even get the chance to try the ssd I ordered so I canceled my order and sent sony a long feedback from the horror show this beta is. I’m not going to risk the console so that sony can do their R&D on our systems and if something goes wrong it’s our problem. This is some of the worse engineering I’ve ever seen. This is such a difference with how well easy and consumer friendly my series x is. The fact that so many videos on all this has been made and the hundreds of articles trying to help people on how to figure this out is telling on how bad this design is.
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Could you do the firecuda 530 2tb comparison that would be sick and test it on an FPS shooter like call of duty or something fast paced
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Got my Beta today ????. INEO Ice Cold makes a heat sink with a small fan in it. Could this be used and spliced into the PS5s fan wiring??..
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m2 1 sec faster; not relevant
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Good video, keep up the content! ????
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can you try using it with out a heatsink?
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Doesn’t really show much other than 3rd party storage is faster than the internal storage.
Now try using under spec’d storage too to show the difference between them. I tried it with a rocket 4 1TB just to see what would happen and its just as fast – you don’t need a M.2 with 7000MB/s SR. BTW, the choice of games is really poor. why not use R&K and say HzD or GoW?
Internal SSD is over-hyped, right now nothing needs/can take advantage of these claimed speeds with games been random read in nature – its all just marketing. You could also take the same game and compare to an XsX. Game for game on both internal storage and M.2, XsX seemed to be faster in all but 1 3rd party game..!
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It seemed a second faster on the SSD??? Or was I seeing things 😀 + Shame moving games wasn’t faster but I doubt I would be moving games all the time anyway. Cool video anyway 😉
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This is my drive got a 1tb though. Also put a ek heatsink on it
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Seems to be very close
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Good thing this is just a beta.
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destiny also depends on their servers and your isp. i think ratchet and clank rift apart and spider-man miles ps5 would be a good test if you are looking for ps5 titles.
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Could you test the sabrent rocket 4 plus next to see the difference in ssd with lower iops?
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do I have too back up my save data to scan disk before I download the bata code????? or back my save data to cloud????
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Great Work ????
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You’ll be doing the same thing with the Seagate 530 right? I’m looking forward to that SSD!
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Excellent video yet again ????
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Nice. My beta invite just came through, and I’ve got this exact drive showing up later today.
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Ive got the 980 pro 1tb version for my ps5
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Suddenly 5.5GB/s doesn’t look too bad
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some fools telling there are adata ssd with 3500mb speed and it working fine
they fooling people and later they will encounter bottlenecks those dam dumb youtubers
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I’ve neve been this early lol, Nice video ????????
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Have any one a invite code for the beta? I have the fc 4tb here and cant make anything without the beta :/
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I’ll wait for time to tell which of these performs best. I won’t be happy unless it’s 100% equal or better than the internal SSD.
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I buy the Gigabyte Aorus 7000s 1 TB cause of included heatsink for 200 dollars but im not a Beta insider ps5 so i cant test anything…if some one can tell me if hes doing good?
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“I hate seagulls.” Everyone told me not to stroll on that beach. Said seagulls gonna come. Poke me in the coconut. And they did. And they did.
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Is it smarter to buy now (because prices will shoot up in the future? Or should I wait a year to buy (because prices will go down as more are created)?
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Can only use SSD in beta as not everyone can update SSD until its fully released
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The hungry cuban parallely announce because christopher thessaly measure but a wacky swiss. macho, domineering authority
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the heat sink actually decreased performance when hot. It blocks the little airflow there is.
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What is the difference between the spatium and non-spatium versions?
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how about random read speed, do this will matter to performance ps5
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Samsung Aorus ????
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The one thing I need to know is how long should a nvme with a heat sink last. I play my games usually for around 4-5 hours a day. I don’t want to waste my money if it won’t last.
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I have the beta as well. Just no ssd. I think you should do a giveaway for the firecuda 530. 2 or 4 tb to a lucky subscriber and pic me. Lol any ssd really. Beggers cant be choosy.
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How does it feel wasting over $500 for barely 1TB of space?
The amount of players that are going to destroy their consoles for less than 1TB
I’m doing fine over here with my 4X 36TB for both the PS4/XBOX
Have fun getting ripped off for barely 1TB & spending over 1K
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Excuse my ignorance but when we add an internal SSD, will this add to the already 800 GB on the PS5? Like will I have 1300 GB available if I go with a 500 GB SSD? I just ask cause when I swapped the PS4 internal HD with 2TB it replaced the existing amount. I’m confused why would anyone pay for 500 GB SSD if that is lower than what it already has stock? Again this is a real question and please excuse my ignorance.
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wouldnt it had been easier if we could just plug in an extern ssd instead of all this nonsense?
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Please look into the Adata Gammix S70, this does come with a heatsink that will fit only with the m.2 cover off and I do know it’s tricky to remove and replace it.
In terms of price point and performance this is the best ssd I can find but really unsure about leaving the m.2 cover off due its air funneling design.
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Great video but I hoped you would have shown actual game load times between SSDs
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In most installation videos, where the Samsung 980 Pro was used, the read speed was about 5500 MB/s.
With my WD Black SN850 i got 6583 MB/s, so about 1000 more.
Could that be the reason, why Mark Cerny recommends the SN850 ?
Maybe there is something in the structure of that SSD, that works better with PS5, although the others are better on paper.
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Great explanation and information.
Meanwhile…the Xbox Series storage upgrade video is :02 seconds long bc it’s soo simple!
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Great video thanks. Ive gone for the samsung 980 1tb pro.
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Looking forward to see some benchmarks.
Can you actually tell the difference when playing on the ps5.
Also I do not think endurance is that importend for this use case, it is not like I install games on my ps5 every day.
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Ah don’t hate the seagulls, I reckon it adds a bit of uniqueness to your videos and with this lock down makes me feel like im learning about ssd tech in the sun by the seaside ????
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Going for the Firecuda 4tb when it releases ????
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Mind testing jonsbo m.2-3 ssd heatsink with a Samsung 980 pro to see if it fits on a ps5?
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I’m just looking for one $100-$120 1tb-2tb
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FYI, Samsung 980 Pro is using Samsung’s latest 128L 3D TLC NAND according to Anandtech.
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Stop posting bullshit/wrong info about the WD SN850
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Harddrives does also have lifespan, just not as set in stone as it is with SSDs, but it is likely shorter than SSDs
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Because of you I sold my 980 pro and bought a rocket 4 plus after hearing you talk about the phison 18 controller I knew the 980 wouldn’t be good enough for me
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The aoris is the best deal it’s 3:20 for a 2 TB and it comes with a heat sink so you’re saving 80-100 right there and you’re basically getting the same thing so what if you’re leaving 3% of the performance on the table I would rather spend a hundred bucks I saved on games to fill the SSD
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Which 500gb would you buy
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Dip it into a cup or tea or throw it into a volcano
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I jumped on the WD Black sn850 in 2tb with heatsink it was $449 from their website. Who know what’s gonna happen with the prices, you might save 40$ or so by waiting or could end up paying more. I’d rather get it and be done with it lol
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nasacompares you were a huge help now i am buying SEAGATE 530 FIRECUDA SSD. day one buy 101%. all six ssd had me on a tug of war.
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we need ps4 games to be tested they will show a real jump cause of the updates being way older why is it people not testing ps4 they always was known before ps5 came out to show a big jump in load times
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I appreciate you putting this out. “I HATE SEAGULLS” This is a great video with wonderful detail. Thank you, and keep up the great work!
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The second video I have ever seen from you. You are a great person to listen to. Thank you for the reliable information!
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Why nobody talks or compare the Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB? Could you Test this one aswell? Cheers
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Honestly I’m in the market for a 2TB NVMe with the most Read and Write performance.
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I found a video of a guy that’s tested the 1tb version of the Samsung 980 pro.
when showing the read speeds it’s bottlenecked to 5000mb+ vs using the full 7000.
could that be a hardware issue or is it a software thing being beta and all? :/
8:57
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkwArX0m2I
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Thx, very informative and explained perfectly
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OMG 35 minutes to explane this ?! hahahahaha
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What about just leave metal cover off and no heat sink needed
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I myself over the years have bad luck with Seagate product’s unlike WD and Samsung witch most generally only get ride of when getting something better !
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Mark did the ps5 so I imagine he knows what he talking about when he kind of did that recomendetion,or are you the lead engineer on the ps5?
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Dope info man! I’m trying to learn about SSDs. Love your content
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I could listen to you for hours. I recently found your channel. I subscribed, and I’m glad I went with the Samsung 980 Pro 1TB model. I was able to get it for $125 USD at Best Buy because I had rewards points etc. I have the 500GB model in my PC now, and it’s a beast. Great NVME SSD. Great video!
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Until the prices go down I’m not buying an SSD card for the PS5 I may just buy it for the PC instead since it’s the king of gaming consoles will never catch up to PC
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If I go with the Firecuda 4 gig instead of the 2 gig, am I only paying for strictly storage capacity? Or will the 4 gig make downloading and uploading speeds/latency etc faster than the 2 gig?
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The reason Seagate provides data recovery services is because in most cases, Seagate drives fail more than other drives.
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The only thing that concerns me about these tests is that PS5 has its own proprietary controller, which overrides the ones that come with the M.2 SSDs plugged into the NVME slot.
That’s a key feature of the PS5 which is custom hardware, not off the shelf stuff.
So testing these units on a PC doesn’t really tell you the true story.
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Weird because as far as Read Speed, the WD SN850 w/ HeatSink (1TB) vastly outperformed the Samsung 980 Pro (1TB) on my testing. I was BARELY getting over 5500 with the Samsung in read, the WD SN850 was steadily over 6600
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So in Canada 1Tb wd is 250 vs 280 for 1Tb Samsung. What’s better
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Your video convinced me to go for the 2tb sn850, reviews were quite positive across read/write speeds and dropoff compared some other slightly cheaper ones. Just a shame it cost almost the price of a PS5. Makes you wonder how the heck Sony manages to punt these machines out for the price, profits must be very slim pickings!
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You sold it for me with this video. Your attention to detail and being able to plainly go over such techie subjects and make it easy to understand is refreshing. You got a sub from me. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more videos ;c)
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Scalpers will so excited about this
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One thing I like about the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus that Sabrent doesn’t advertise are it’s under cover features:
Advanced Wear Leveling,
Bad Block Management,
Error Correction Code,
Over-Provision.
Upgradeable Firmware.
Error-Correction Code & Upgradeable Firmware being the biggest two things that stand out
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Thank you for all the time you have invested in bring these highly informational videos. As someone who thought I knew about SSDs, I have learned so much about them because of your videos. I’m still more than good with the stock SSD in my PS5, and will be for some time, but when I do need to get an extra, I feel much better prepared to make that choice.
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But what about the fact that it operates as fast as a sata drive (about 600MBps max, and load times for games are the exact same as the internal SSD, both for the expansion slot AND an external Sata drive running a PS4 game), so speed doesn’t actually matter.
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Dude I thought you would actually show how they perform inside a PS5, this is mostly useless. I can google performance charts myself.
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sht… he said “elongated periods of time”….. he must be British with that intelligent choice for words
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On the thumbnail I thought it said “ssd shutdown”, had me reallly confused for a second
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what a great source of information. thank you.
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Phenomenal video… tremendously informative. This is the analysis I was hoping for. Thanks!
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Answer: none of them.
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So when are these going to be tested inside the Ps5 to see if it works?
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But are you actually going to test their copy/loading times on the ps5 itself?
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laughs in PCMR and over 10TB is storage.
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Wow…Thank you for doing all the research and giving us all the detailed information. The most info I have found on this subject on the internet. ????????
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2Tb is the limit for me I just don’t think it’s realistic to use 4Tb for a console that costs 499.99 In a High power PC it makes sense if your rig has a 3080 3080Ti or 3090 or the AMD equivalent then what’s another 1500 to the massive amount of cash you already spent go wild not even going to go into the price of the other components.
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Can you test if ssds just under the recommended speeds would work. Like 500 to a 1000MBs slower?
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Yeah I have a feeling that games right now are not using the full speed potential. Either it be because system software has it capped or devs are not fully utilizing the full speeds yet. I heard that lower speed ssd showed very marginal if any difference in loading or performance issues. As the PS5 hardware lifespan ages, I have a feeling Sony will unlock more of the performance or at least developers will take more advantage of the capabilities. So it is best to get the minimum recommended ssd spec to try to keep the system full proof in the long run. I wonder if there are any games out yet that even use the ability of loading data on the fly as a player turns around as Mark Cerny has already said the system is intended to have the capability to do.
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I went for the M.2 SSD Heatsink from Amazon for £6.99 for a pack of 4.
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A lone rational voice talking about PS5 SSD compatibility in a vast sea of ranting idiots.
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These videos have been very informative. Hopefully the Youtube algorithm gives your channel a nice bump, because a lot of people can benefit from this information.
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You say you don’t have to buy a SSD now but once the release is out every place will either sell out or the price goes up
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The AORUS 7000 2TB seems to be the best option.
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Amazing you did all this in one take! Well done my guy
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The only issue now is just waiting for it to come out of Beta. I decided to go with a 980 Pro 2TB. Can’t wait to finally fit more than 2 call of duties.
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Xbox did it better with their additional memory.
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Thank you for all clarification!
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Write Speed shouldn’t be an issue cause of the Kraken System that Sony Playstation are using I believe
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It will be the Seagate for me. These things are already expensive, so might as well spend that extra bit for the best option.
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Wow thanks for that NAS, cos that’s the exact opposite from what I’ve experienced before with some _external SSDs_ , where the larger capacities actually have some performance compromises as they fit more chips onto the same dye. Good that you’ve allayed my fears about seeking out the 4TB drive.
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I feel this is just a money waste as long as the PS5 cant support the speeds of M.2 SSD’s. Benchmarks so far have seen zero improvements using a WD Black SN850 over the internal storage for game loading times.
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The 3 year data recovery is a joke. You dont need data recovery if the SSD drive ONLY stores GAMES. Not saved data like the PS5 Internal does. It would only take a day to download all the games back on your drive
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Well deserved thumbs up..I was lucky enough to find a 980 pro 2tb for 379 so I went ahead and bought it before the prices went up..so yeah..there is a little wiggle room here and there
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I’m sorry, i couldn’t get over the seagulls interrupting ????
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………..I cant believe in the next gen of consoles Sony is forcing fans to install ssd’s. Home consoles are to make the process easier by the company being innovative. XBOX SX highspeed card solution.. HAAHHA @PS5
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Gen4x4 NVMe drive work as they have to go thru the PS5 Custom 12 channel controller/Custom IO block to get all the features PS5 support like decompression etc. Also the reason its best to have a higher overhead in terms of specs so they play nicely with the PS5 custom 12 channel controller
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So is the auros bad in terms of longevity?
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tq mate
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Excellent video.
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Why wond they release a list when it’s in Beta
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UPDATED – Recommended PS5 Compatibile SSDs & Heatsinks – https://nascompares.com/2021/08/03/recommended-ps5-compatibile-ssds-heatsinks-updated/
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I was just doing research on these to see which one I am going to use for my ps5, thank you.
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Excuse me… Its mark CER-NY. not KER-NEY Lmao.
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Got my 2TB SN850 ready. Just waiting for the firmware update.
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PS5 stated my WD 850 runs a little over 6500 mbs
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Low write speed will only be annoying when copying games to the drive first off(it will just take a little longer)
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Would you recommend the XPG GAMMIX S70 with the heatsink? Heard the heatsink is a little chunky
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Great video but time stamps will be helpful
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In the Netherlands the WD Black is the cheapest of the supported SSDs, 1TB for €160 where the Samsung 980 1TB is €190 but I want the Firacuda for it’s durability, it’s just still a bit expensive so I’ll wait for the price to drop.
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Sony should contact you.
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Apologies if I didn’t hear, but the SN850 write problem was fixed in a firmware update. It’s also only affected on X570 motherboards supposedly.
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“I really hate seagulls”
I don’t even live near the sea but I also hate seagulls, and pigeons
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This guys favourite group is – ‘A Flock of Seagulls’ 😀 Excellent video(even tho I only understand like 1% of tech talk) 😀 I will wait until this time next year and get a 2TB or even a 4TB SSD if possible 😛
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lucky me i can get gigabyte aorus in my country sweden way way cheater then firecuda and wd black
but i think il wait to buy 1 in few months when more games like rachet and clank comes out and use ssd to it max. il just keep deleting games so far and use usb ssd for ps4 games
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I think you need to check some of your links. An example is the rocket 4 plus which takes you to a rocket SSD which is not the Rocket4 and is below the recommended read speeds set by Sony
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Brilliant, this is exactly what I was after. Thank you again!
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what about this Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive
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Thanks for the complete explanation ❤️
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Just found you a few days ago… you’re now my go-to man for all SSD for my PS5 info. ???????? subbed ✅.
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The FireCuda seems to be a very very good one regarding the specsheet.
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Soooo people are even testing SSDs under specs and they still load just as fast.
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I got the WD SN850 it seems to be working fine…. but the one thing I noticed was the reads are labelled as up to 7000MB and on the ps5 it only recognized a speed of 6533MB still above the 5500MB. so I was thinking that it tops off at that speed and anything else that runs over 7000MD was a waste of money?
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You should test thid ssd too PNY XLR8 CS3140
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Strongly considering a Rocket 4 Plus just because it’s available and I want 4TB so I hopefully won’t have to worry about upgrading again later.
Which heatsink would you recommend for the PS5 to match that model in the 4TB range, and do you still recommend keeping the metal plate off for extra air flow?
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Do a video about how airflow will work inside the ssd slot to cool the SSD when its enclosed inside the ssd slot, even if it has a heat sink. I see many people asking about that.
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Uh, remember when you posted a video a few days ago that expressed frustration at media outlets for talking about how PS5 users find Sony’s implementation of their SSD solution complicated and not really user friendly???
Yeah, this video is why…
Good information and all that but a 35 minute long video is exactly why there are frustrated PS users in the first place. Should have been a simple plug-in-play system from the start.
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Your channel is an absolute treasure trove – the frequency of new content is insane for the quality it has ????????
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Is it possible Mark Cerny is pushing the WD SN850 because it will possible to update SSD firmware via PS5 updates ? ????
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I didn’t know anything about ssd’s until I came across this channel. No one can dispute your knowledge. Great video
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Keep up the great content ????????????
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