GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 M.2 2TB PCI-Express 4.0 Interface High Performance Gaming, 3D TLC NAND, External DDR Cache Buffer $339.99 + FSSS

EatMoreRice

Feb 6, 2021 7:05 AM

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EatMoreRiceFeb 6, 2021 7:05 AM

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Just ordered one. Reviews on Amazon look good.

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stephelton

Feb 6, 2021 5:43 PM

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stepheltonFeb 6, 2021 5:43 PM

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Same price on Newegg with a much smaller advertised discount:

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-2...klink=true

I've been wanting a gen4 2TB nvme, I'm tempted by this...

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PeteyTheStriker

Feb 7, 2021 3:13 AM

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Could not justify the up charge for a 2TB so I just got a 1TB a few weeks ago, and its working well. I am using a 2TB Samsung for my game drive so a okay.

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Quote from PeteyTheStriker

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Could not justify the up charge for a 2TB so I just got a 1TB a few weeks ago, and its working well. I am using a 2TB Samsung for my game drive so a okay.

Rightfully so. There's no reason to keep all your software on this, only the applications/games that would benefit the most.

I'm not sure about every service, but Steam has a very easy to use game transfer feature, so you can download games and archive them to a bigger/slower drive and move them to the fast drive whenever you want.

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Mindcontrol

Feb 7, 2021 5:42 AM

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I'm considering my first mini itx build with a Gigabyte motherboard. It would be nice to stick with the same brand as much as possible. Pretty sure I'll get this. 2tb is perfect.

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PeteyTheStriker

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Quote from wherestheanykey

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Rightfully so. There's no reason to keep all your software on this, only the applications/games that would benefit the most.

I'm not sure about every service, but Steam has a very easy to use game transfer feature, so you can download games and archive them to a bigger/slower drive and move them to the fast drive whenever you want.

The Samsung SSD is my Steam and Epic drive and it never gets saturated enough by any game. I use the M2 as my boot drive since I was building a new AMD rig with the ryzen 9 5900X I got.

houseofkeegan

Feb 7, 2021 7:16 AM

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houseofkeeganFeb 7, 2021 7:16 AM

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Still $40 too expensive, and $150 more expensive than what the average user/gamer would notice

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dslick408

Feb 7, 2021 7:23 AM

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Quote from Mindcontrol

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I'm considering my first mini itx build with a Gigabyte motherboard. It would be nice to stick with the same brand as much as possible. Pretty sure I'll get this. 2tb is perfect.

Dude, I never really liked Gigabyte bios software or its app store. I might look somewhere else for a motherboard.

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Brandon82

Feb 7, 2021 7:36 AM

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Brandon82Feb 7, 2021 7:36 AM

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Significantly cheaper than the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB drive. Is this pretty comparable?

TheZander

Feb 7, 2021 7:43 AM

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Significantly cheaper than the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB drive. Is this pretty comparable?

I was hoping it would be, but NOPE. It is not. Unfortunately, we have got to pay attention to the differences. The first gen 4 drive I bought was on a good sale on Amazon for $120 for a 1TB. It is a fast drive, but it boasts similar 5k reads and 4k-ish writes like this drive.

Both this drive and the XPG I purchased are not in the same league as the newest 980 Pro from Samsung and 850 Black from WD. Those drives boast 7k reads and 5k-ish writes. $160 for a 1TB might not seem bad, but the performance is closer to top tier gen 3 drives than it is to top tier gen 4 drives.

Still a good price, and I fault no one for buying it, but I also don't consider it "slick". Not yet! I think we're getting there though.

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Mindcontrol

Feb 7, 2021 9:29 AM

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Quote from dslick408

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Dude, I never really liked Gigabyte bios software or its app store. I might look somewhere else for a motherboard.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll do more research. I've never had a Gigabyte motherboard.

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qtfsniper

Feb 7, 2021 9:58 AM

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Thanks for the heads up. I'll do more research. I've never had a Gigabyte motherboard.

GIgabyte is fine - they all pretty much look "similar" . Menu layout might be slightly different but they all do the same thing. Although it's a valid criticism, you aren't really messing with the bios day in and day out. Shop for what you want. Personally I go for performance and price, how the BIOS looks is probably the lowest priority.

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MoustafaM6769

Feb 7, 2021 10:56 AM

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MoustafaM6769Feb 7, 2021 10:56 AM

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Too bad it's not the new phison e18 controller

Lifehappensonce111

Feb 7, 2021 12:41 PM

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Lifehappensonce111Feb 7, 2021 12:41 PM

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Any ideas on overheating while stressed? Does it come with any heatsinknpr cooling options or do you have to get a 3rd party one?

thisxguy

Feb 7, 2021 2:04 PM

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thisxguyFeb 7, 2021 2:04 PM

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I wanted this to match my mobo but the performance reviews obviously favor the Samsung 980 pro and Western Digital SN850. I'll be going with a 1tb with those for boot and storage. I currently use a Samsung 860 evo for boot drive so it'll be a nice bump in speed

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