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TEAMGROUP T-Force CARDEA A440 Graphene & Aluminum Heatsink 2TB with DRAM SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Works with PS5, $134.99, Amazon and Newegg

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0921RKRDH - Expired

Newegg 2TB:
https://www.newegg.com/team-group...6820331727


Comes with a thin 3.7mm graphene heatsink and a thicker 12.9mm aluminum heatsink.

PS5 compatible and exceeds recommended minimum speeds.

Positive review: https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...40-review/

Previous Deal in 2021, $300.70: https://slickdeals.net/f/15316018-2tb-teamgroup-t-force-cardea-a440-2280-nvme-m-2-pcie-gen4-x4-ssd-300-70-more-free-s-h
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Model: TEAMGROUP T-Force CARDEA A440 Graphene & Aluminum Heatsink 2TB with DRAM SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Read/Write 7,000/6,900 MB/s TM8FPZ002T0C327, Works with PS5

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03-12-2023 at 04:10 PM.

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03-12-2023 at 04:10 PM.
Not bad for a higher-performing gen4 drive w/ DRAM cache.

Not a huge 'value add' but: the graphene-imbued 'heat spreading' sticker, really does work. I bought some copper-graphene 'adhesive thermal spreader' and it's absolutely unreal how well that stuff moves heat across its 2D axis.
(I put some on an mSD card for my Steam Deck. The little 'tail' I left on the card gets too warm to comfortably hold; it works. (No wonder the Deck is known as a mSD killer)

Graphene/Pyrolytic Graphite actually meets the 'marketing wank'!

FYI, for those 'nerdily inclined': 'Graphene' usually refers to thin few-sheet layers of allotropic carbon, typically Plasma Vapour Deposited onto a substrate.
'Pyrolytic Graphite' usually refers to many 'roughly/mostly 2D-oriented' allotropic carbon, typically grown on a substrate via tightly-controlled pyrolysis of Natural Gas (or other hydrocarbons).

In marketing, this distinction isn't always followed, but thankfully the 2 materials perform similarly in these consumer-oriented applications.
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03-12-2023 at 04:21 PM.
Quote from LabRat810 :
Not bad for a higher-performing gen4 drive w/ DRAM cache.

Not a huge 'value add' but: the graphene-imbued 'heat spreading' sticker, really does work. I bought some copper-graphene 'adhesive thermal spreader' and it's absolutely unreal how well that stuff moves heat across its 2D axis.
(I put some on an mSD card for my Steam Deck. The little 'tail' I left on the card gets too warm to comfortably hold; it works. (No wonder the Deck is known as a mSD killer)

Graphene/Pyrolytic Graphite actually meets the 'marketing wank'!

FYI, for those 'nerdily inclined': 'Graphene' usually refers to thin few-sheet layers of allotropic carbon, typically Plasma Vapour Deposited onto a substrate.
'Pyrolytic Graphite' usually refers to many 'roughly/mostly 2D-oriented' allotropic carbon, typically grown on a substrate via tightly-controlled pyrolysis of Natural Gas (or other hydrocarbons).

In marketing, this distinction isn't always followed, but thankfully the 2 materials perform similarly in these consumers-oriented applications.
This was tested and verified in the Tom's Hardware review [tomshardware.com]:
Quote from Tom's Hardware :
Without installing either of the included heatsinks, the A440 displayed thermal throttling after writing roughly 260GB of data in a 24 degree Celsius environment. With the graphene label installed, the thermal throttle was delayed quite a bit, occurring after writing 470GB of data. Controller temperatures peaked around 70-80 degrees Celsius as reported by its S.M.A.R.T. data, depending on if you use the graphene label or not. With the aluminum heatsink installed, the drive can still throttle if your transfers exceed 900GB and your system runs fan-less but other than that, it should keep cool under even fairly heavy use.
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03-12-2023 at 06:27 PM.
03-12-2023 at 06:27 PM.
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But it's teamgroup. I have had their SD cards before and they died.

I remember 1 or 2gb SD card died 10-15 yrs ago or so. I never touched this brand again. Now i run their cheap ddr4 ram for 3 months in my new build. Seems ok.
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03-12-2023 at 06:35 PM.
03-12-2023 at 06:35 PM.
Quote from guest2011 :
I remember 1 or 2gb SD card died 10-15 yrs ago or so. I never touched this brand again. Now i run their cheap ddr4 ram for 3 months in my new build. Seems ok.

I had a 128GB micro SD card from them a couple years ago that was not only slow, but completely corrupted all the data I put on it. Yeah I'm not trusting them again. Fool me once.
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03-12-2023 at 06:37 PM.
03-12-2023 at 06:37 PM.
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I had a 128GB micro SD card from them a couple years ago that was not only slow, but completely corrupted all the data I put on it. Yeah I'm not trusting them again. Fool me once.
I wouldn't trust with SD card either. I've had old Adata and more recently 32 and 128gb microcenter cards fail, but those were in security cameras so i don't care much. I've switched to samsung and no problems now.
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03-12-2023 at 07:20 PM.
03-12-2023 at 07:20 PM.
Why does it say both SLC and TLC?
Is this SLC or TLC?
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LabRat810
03-12-2023 at 08:42 PM.
03-12-2023 at 08:42 PM.
Quote from boball :
Why does it say both SLC and TLC?
Is this SLC or TLC?
It is very common for the PCIe<->NAND Controller on NVMe devices to use unused TLC (or QLC) NAND 'as SLC'. SLC being 'faster' than TLC (or QLC), but slower than DRAM, allows it to work as an 'intermediate-level cache'. (also, QLC and TLC operated-as-SLC will have longer r/w lifespans as a side-effect of being operated as SLC.)

tl;dr: TLC NAND SSD w/ DRAMcache, also using some TLC as SLCcache
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03-12-2023 at 10:03 PM.
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Very good deal
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03-12-2023 at 10:29 PM.
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Do you have to use heatsink with this or will it work without??
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MyndFX
03-13-2023 at 12:18 AM.
03-13-2023 at 12:18 AM.
When gaming equipment starts getting this expensive, I think that I'd rather go do the real thing.
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LabRat810
03-13-2023 at 12:37 AM.
03-13-2023 at 12:37 AM.
Quote from ZeldaBoy :
Do you have to use heatsink with this or will it work without??
The thermal-spreading 'graphene' sticker/label, is all that is "needed".
-Adding in active airflow around/over the drive and/or the thermal mass of the Heat Sink, will extend full-load endurance considerably. (<- as referenced in the OP's linked Tomshardware review, second post in thread has an excerpt from it, directly addressing your query)
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03-13-2023 at 12:43 AM.
03-13-2023 at 12:43 AM.
Their Z440 2TB is $120 on Amazon and has much higher TBW (3600 vs 1400) but no included heatsink.
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03-13-2023 at 06:07 AM.
03-13-2023 at 06:07 AM.
Quote from FierceDeityLink :
Their Z440 2TB is $120 on Amazon and has much higher TBW (3600 vs 1400) but no included heatsink.
For PC use this is better despite less lower speeds the endurance is much better but its not PS5 compatible
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