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expired Posted by Bojjihuntindeals | Staff • Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2023 8:40 AM
2TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe M.2 Gen 4 Internal Solid State Drive SSD w/ Heatsink
+ Free S/H$150
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$20 more for the Samsung, but you probably won't even notice the speed difference in a PS5
Appreciate it! Settled for 6% cb, but also was able to use some Samsung reward points and CC points to make my out of pocket too good to pass up. Perfect timing as I had to choose my favorite child when buying a new game last night.
Plus a bunch of CB has 10% off Samsung so additional 10% off.
Subtotal$134.99
Shipping$0.00
Taxes$12.39
Reward Points-$4.50
Total Savings$135.00
Promotional Discount(s)$120.00
Education Savings$15.00
Total$142.88
I had the same attitude as you and bought a 980 Pro last summer. If I was better educated, I would have bought a cheaper drive for my use case (gaming). It's not as though games in 3-4 years are going to saturate a PCIe Gen4x4 link. A Gen4x4 link is 8 GB/s. Even after accounting for the protocol overheads, you're still getting way faster transfers than a game is ever going to use. In fact, Microsoft, when designing the XBox Series S/X opted for a Gen4x2 link, even though quick load times are a major selling point of that platform.
Plus a bunch of CB has 10% off Samsung so additional 10% off.
Subtotal$134.99
Shipping$0.00
Taxes$12.39
Reward Points-$4.50
Total Savings$135.00
Promotional Discount(s)$120.00
Education Savings$15.00
Total$142.88
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Also, for PC gamers, there's not much reason to shell out for this compared to something like the Intel 670p which has been $80 for 2 TB for close to a month. You're not going to see more than a 5% difference in load times going with a higher end drive. Maybe DirectStorage will change that, but initial DirectStorage games don't seem to really take much advantage of SSD speed.
The 990 isn't justifiable vs the 980 for a PS5 application even for the extra $5. They are both overspeced for what one needs in a PS5.
If the 990 were truly cheaper than the 980, then that would be the way to go.
The 990 isn't justifiable vs the 980 for a PS5 application even for the extra $5. They are both overspeced for what one needs in a PS5.
If the 990 were truly cheaper than the 980, then that would be the way to go.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cruc...6468904.
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I was also looking at the newer ssd 990 and there are a lot of reports of it failing after a few months on Amazon. Not sure if that is corrected by firmware or if there is a manufacturing issue.
Thoughts?
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