Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 970 EVO Plus SSD's NVMe interface (PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency ideal for tech enthusiasts, high end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers
Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 620,000 IOPS Random Read
Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
Samsung's Nickel-coated controller and Dynamic Thermal Guard automatically monitors and maintains optimal operating temperatures to minimize performance drops
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Powered by Samsung V-NAND Technology, the 970 EVO Plus SSD's NVMe interface (PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3) offers enhanced bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency ideal for tech enthusiasts, high end gamers, and 4K & 3D content designers
Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 MB/s and 3,300 MB/s, respectively; Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 620,000 IOPS Random Read
Seamless cloning and file transfers with Samsung Magician Software, the ideal SSD management solution for performance optimization and data security with automatic firmware updates
Samsung's Nickel-coated controller and Dynamic Thermal Guard automatically monitors and maintains optimal operating temperatures to minimize performance drops
The pricing keep falling, and I doubt this is the bottom just yet. We've seen it before, folks. What we're witnessing right now is called a deflationary spiral, which means that manufacturers, being under the pressure of not being able to meet their sales expectation, keep cutting their prices more and more. This often happens post inflation and causes a lot of distress to the markets. Financial markets usually get hit the most.
The only solution to drive this market even further down is to hold the mf line. I refuse to buy the garbage rtx 4080 for $1200 + tax, but I will gladly accept the offer for $500.
Embrace your current system for a bit longer and you will see how these companies will bend over backwards to sell you their stuff for pennies.
This isn't even all that good a deal too. The 980 Pro was just on sale for 10 dollars more for the same capacity than this and it's a leaps and bounds better drive
980 Pro fro $90 was short-lived and hard to replicate, even harder now for anyone without a time machine.
I can play pretty much any game on my 10700 + 3080ti … so I'd say just build it and enjoy rather than constantly be chasing the latest/greatest.
I go many years not upgrading, though, so I just hate to build 2 generations behind in cpu. Then for gpu I have 4070 ti. probably should have just kept and built with the 3080 12g, but the 4070 ti is supposedly quieter. i didn't know in some ways the 3080 is better, though...
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I have this drive and it is wonderful. I would recommend it highly.
Remember if your computer/laptop does not support 4.0 then you won't be able to get the 4.0 speeds which are must faster, even if you have a 4.0 drive (for example a Samsung 980).
You can STILL USE a 4.0 device (in a laptop/computer) in devices that don't support 4.0, but the speeds will bottleneck and max out at the limit set buy 3.0 devices.
If you are unsure whether or not your computer or laptop supports 3.0 or 4.0 devices his is a handy free tool to tell you.
Just download the device for free and then when you run it, in the bottom left you select your graphic card (if you have more than one) and then check the "bus interface" which is located on the right, kind of in the middle of the display. If it says 3.0 your computer/laptop is only capable of handling speeds up to that.
As I said to reiterate, you CAN USE SSDs that are higher but you'll likely pay more and won't get the benefit of higher speeds.
ETA: The link I posted will NOT download anything to your computer, it goes to a link showing you what the tool is and how to use it, from that page you can choose whether or not to use the tool and download it.
Last edited by EricPost August 7, 2023 at 04:45 PM.
Do these work in an external case? I tried a Samsung drive in my case and it didn't work but mTy old micron SSD works fine.
I have used it in an external case and it worked. When I first cloned the drive I used a USB adapter and enclose it in an external case to clone the computer drive to it.
Short lived? It was available on Samsung for days and I believe Best Buy matched it.
It was on Samsung for education employees, which doesn't even work for all education employees and you're only allowed to use the discount twice every 365 days. Best Buy did not match.
Check the three c's site. Lowest historical price is $99.99.
It was on Samsung for education employees, which doesn't even work for all education employees and you're only allowed to use the discount twice every 365 days. Best Buy did not match.
Check the three c's site. Lowest historical price is $99.99.
The PS5 SSD Speeds actually make sense to require Gen 4. Sony doesn't want these add on drives hurting performance of their consoles.
No they don't make sense at all. The "speeds" are not noticeable and will not "hurt" the performance of their consoles. This is just bad product marketing from ill-informed people. I test NVMe drives for a living. They're not that bright since Gen3 is automatically backwards compatible until you lock it out by choice. There is no benefit in doing so.
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The only solution to drive this market even further down is to hold the mf line. I refuse to buy the garbage rtx 4080 for $1200 + tax, but I will gladly accept the offer for $500.
Embrace your current system for a bit longer and you will see how these companies will bend over backwards to sell you their stuff for pennies.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank EricPost
Remember if your computer/laptop does not support 4.0 then you won't be able to get the 4.0 speeds which are must faster, even if you have a 4.0 drive (for example a Samsung 980).
You can STILL USE a 4.0 device (in a laptop/computer) in devices that don't support 4.0, but the speeds will bottleneck and max out at the limit set buy 3.0 devices.
If you are unsure whether or not your computer or laptop supports 3.0 or 4.0 devices his is a handy free tool to tell you.
https://www.techpowerup
Just download the device for free and then when you run it, in the bottom left you select your graphic card (if you have more than one) and then check the "bus interface" which is located on the right, kind of in the middle of the display. If it says 3.0 your computer/laptop is only capable of handling speeds up to that.
As I said to reiterate, you CAN USE SSDs that are higher but you'll likely pay more and won't get the benefit of higher speeds.
ETA: The link I posted will NOT download anything to your computer, it goes to a link showing you what the tool is and how to use it, from that page you can choose whether or not to use the tool and download it.
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Check the three c's site. Lowest historical price is $99.99.
Check the three c's site. Lowest historical price is $99.99.
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