WD Black SN850X 2TB $119.99 Micro Center

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Feb 12, 2024 12:40 AM

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As usual, shipping not available. I really hate that the nearest MicroCenter is 3+ hours away. But anyway, agreed, given where the market went I wouldn't hesitate to grab this.

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yphanh2002

Feb 12, 2024 1:44 AM

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Damn, that's expensive. Is this much better than the Samsung 970 EVO? I see that the Samsung goes for as low as $75 for 2 TB.

970 evo is PCIe 3.0 and it also the old old version. They had a 970 evo plus for since Feb 2019

SN850X is PCIe 4.0 and it's a good one; it's up there with Samsung

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Techngro

Feb 12, 2024 4:19 AM

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Dammit. I actually drove to Microcenter today to pickup an order. Wish I had known about this before I went.

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sdh

Feb 12, 2024 4:34 AM

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This is the non-heat sink version, but realistically it doesn't matter. Save the $30 and get this, and if you feel you need a heat sink, get a cheap one and stick it on.

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Feb 12, 2024 4:46 AM

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Quote from Techngro

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Dammit. I actually drove to Microcenter today to pickup an order. Wish I had known about this before I went.

$25 off coupon $100 purchase for new customers in-store

https://www.microcenter.com/site/...00rdt.aspx

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CoolAlpaca551

Feb 12, 2024 9:10 AM

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Quote from sdh

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This is the non-heat sink version, but realistically it doesn't matter. Save the $30 and get this, and if you feel you need a heat sink, get a cheap one and stick it on.

How important is a heat sink? I ordered a laptop that may potentially have overheating issues. Would having a heat sink help?

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jaytron

Feb 12, 2024 9:50 AM

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jaytronFeb 12, 2024 9:50 AM

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I added this to mine for the PS5:
M.2 Heatsink Cooler 2280 SSD... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DBDR...b_ap_share

guest2011

Feb 12, 2024 1:32 PM

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Quote from CoolAlpaca551

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How important is a heat sink? I ordered a laptop that may potentially have overheating issues. Would having a heat sink help?

I bought a cheap aluminum heatsink for open/no case desktop. Makes sn850x 5 degrees cooler. Idle or no load 49-50C. When i run a game without the heatsink it goes up to 55C. With heatsink 50C after 30 min. I don't know if 5C makes any difference. The heatsink gets warm when under load.

Last edited by guest2011 February 12, 2024 at 05:39 AM.

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elfenix

Feb 12, 2024 1:58 PM

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Quote from CoolAlpaca551

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How important is a heat sink? I ordered a laptop that may potentially have overheating issues. Would having a heat sink help?

A heat sink almost certainly isn't going to fit into a laptop, so unless you're asking about a heat sink for something other than an nvme drive going into a laptop, no, it's not going to help.

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sdh

Feb 12, 2024 3:12 PM

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Quote from CoolAlpaca551

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How important is a heat sink? I ordered a laptop that may potentially have overheating issues. Would having a heat sink help?

Laptops are typically not designed to use SSD-branded heat sinks. You'll be fine...

A heat sink is only required for a PS5 and honestly it'll do fine without it there too.

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matusrules

Feb 12, 2024 3:39 PM

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Damn, that's expensive. Is this much better than the Samsung 970 EVO? I see that the Samsung goes for as low as $75 for 2 TB.

Not anymore unfortunately. Prices have gone up since 6 months ago

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hoozswup

Feb 12, 2024 7:16 PM

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hoozswupFeb 12, 2024 7:16 PM

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Got this for $20 more just a couple of weeks back.

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CoolAlpaca551

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Quote from matusrules

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Not anymore unfortunately. Prices have gone up since 6 months ago

Is it artificial shortage created by manufacturers? Will prices drop back down if I wait a few more years?

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