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4TB WD BLACK AN1500 Gen3 PCIe NVMe Internal Gaming Solid State Drive Add-In-Card

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Amazon has 4TB WD BLACK AN1500 Gen3 PCIe NVMe Internal Gaming Solid State Drive SSD Add-In-Card (WDS400T1X0L) for $243.88. Shipping is free.

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About this item:
  • PCIe Gen3 technology to provide access to insane read/write speeds up to 6500/4100MB/s
  • Up to 4TB capacity to store your games
  • Bootable and easy-to-install RAID0 solution using PCIe slot
  • Downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard software to customize and control your gaming experience
  • Customizable RGB lighting with 13 LED pattern effects programmable with our WD_BLACK Dashboard, or seamlessly integrate with motherboards from major brands (Windows only)

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Amazon has 4TB WD BLACK AN1500 Gen3 PCIe NVMe Internal Gaming Solid State Drive SSD Add-In-Card (WDS400T1X0L) for $243.88. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter PennyFound for posting this deal.

About this item:
  • PCIe Gen3 technology to provide access to insane read/write speeds up to 6500/4100MB/s
  • Up to 4TB capacity to store your games
  • Bootable and easy-to-install RAID0 solution using PCIe slot
  • Downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard software to customize and control your gaming experience
  • Customizable RGB lighting with 13 LED pattern effects programmable with our WD_BLACK Dashboard, or seamlessly integrate with motherboards from major brands (Windows only)

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • 5-Year Limited Warranty
  • About this store:

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woots
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No this is a full sized pcie add-in card for a desktop (not laptops). This is intended for people who need more storage on desktop who ran out (or do not have) m.2 sockets.

For laptops You need m.2 nvme SSDs.

The difference is m.2 drives look like small sticks of gum, this is a full sized add-in card.

Pcie protocol exist on both desktop and laptops (so it's commonly confused), but the socket sizes are different. As a side note most modern desktop motherboards typically have multiple full size pcie e sockets and a few m.2 sockets, so you can add many SSD drives and pcie add in cards (that can do whatever you want)

I should also note, you can't open this up and pull out an m.2 socket drive from the case. This is full size pcie socket format only and it's part of the pcie board itself.
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Apr 4, 2024 9:23 AM
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FlyingHotDog1120Apr 4, 2024 9:23 AM
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Will this work on an Asus x570 plus?
Apr 4, 2024 12:12 PM
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gusk1200Apr 4, 2024 12:12 PM
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Quote from Myron26 View quoted comment :
Will this work on an Asus x570 plus?
As long as a you have an available PCI-e slot, you should be golden.
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Apr 4, 2024 6:09 PM
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cargo555Apr 4, 2024 6:09 PM
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This definitely cant be fitted in a laptop....right?
Apr 4, 2024 6:20 PM
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iGeekerApr 4, 2024 6:20 PM
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Quote from cargo555 View quoted comment :
This definitely cant be fitted in a laptop....right?
Based on the review below, it runs in RAID with 2 * NVME cards. Technically, you could remove the cards and install them in your laptop, but in that case, i would rather just buy 1TB or 2TB nvme cards.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17381082-crucial-t500-1tb-gen4-nvme-m-2-ct1000t500ssd8-72-49?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1

https://www.thessdreview.com/our-...-it-boots/
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Apr 4, 2024 6:52 PM
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racker15Apr 4, 2024 6:52 PM
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A kinda weird product for someone that wants a high-end SSD thats faster than a SATA SSD but doesn't have any available M.2 slots on their board and is not willing to just buy a new motherboard?

I guess if you buy a few of them they can look cool RGB-ing out your PCIE slots?
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Apr 4, 2024 7:02 PM
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muchwowApr 4, 2024 7:02 PM
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Is there something like this without the SSDs that doesn't require pcie bifurcation? I have some nvmes laying around and would be nice to expand internal storage.
Apr 4, 2024 7:04 PM
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wootsApr 4, 2024 7:04 PM
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Quote from cargo555 View quoted comment :
This definitely cant be fitted in a laptop....right?
No this is a full sized pcie add-in card for a desktop (not laptops). This is intended for people who need more storage on desktop who ran out (or do not have) m.2 sockets.

For laptops You need m.2 nvme SSDs.

The difference is m.2 drives look like small sticks of gum, this is a full sized add-in card.

Pcie protocol exist on both desktop and laptops (so it's commonly confused), but the socket sizes are different. As a side note most modern desktop motherboards typically have multiple full size pcie e sockets and a few m.2 sockets, so you can add many SSD drives and pcie add in cards (that can do whatever you want)

I should also note, you can't open this up and pull out an m.2 socket drive from the case. This is full size pcie socket format only and it's part of the pcie board itself.
Last edited by woots April 4, 2024 at 12:08 PM.

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Apr 4, 2024 7:06 PM
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luckygeckoApr 4, 2024 7:06 PM
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Quote from muchwow View quoted comment :
Is there something like this without the SSDs that doesn't require pcie bifurcation? I have some nvmes laying around and would be nice to expand internal storage.

Yeah. Amazon.com : x4 Lane to M.2 NGFF M-Key SSD Nvme AHCI PCI Express Adapter Card [amazon.com]
Apr 4, 2024 7:26 PM
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ruderthanyouApr 4, 2024 7:26 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

If anyone cares TBW is 1200 per internal SSD.

https://support-in.wd.com/app/ans...nty-period
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Apr 4, 2024 7:32 PM
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amaxApr 4, 2024 7:32 PM
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Quote from gusk1200 View quoted comment :
As long as a you have an available PCI-e slot, you should be golden.
Don't dumb this down; it's complicated. Consumes 8 PCIe lanes, in conflict with an installed GPU.
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Apr 4, 2024 7:35 PM
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FlyingHotDog1120Apr 4, 2024 7:35 PM
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Quote from amax View quoted comment :
Don't dumb this down; it's complicated. Consumes 8 PCIe lanes, in conflict with an installed GPU.
@amax Yeah that's what I heard I have an Asus x570 plus and the pcie lane is x4 for the second slot so I wonder if there's a drastic performance difference
Apr 4, 2024 7:35 PM
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CiderguyApr 4, 2024 7:35 PM
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Quote from racker15 View quoted comment :
A kinda weird product for someone that wants a high-end SSD thats faster than a SATA SSD but doesn't have any available M.2 slots on their board and is not willing to just buy a new motherboard?

I guess if you buy a few of them they can look cool RGB-ing out your PCIE slots?
That might look cool, but considering each one of these wants 8 PCIe lanes to run at full speed it would generally be impactable outside of workstation or server builds if one wanted it actually work at full speed.
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amaxApr 4, 2024 7:40 PM
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Quote from Myron26 View quoted comment :
@amax Yeah that's what I heard I have an Asus x570 plus and the pcie lane is x4 for the second slot so I wonder if there's a drastic performance difference
Sadly, with rare exceptions, the cardinal rule is that if you've run out of M.2 slots, you've really run out. This is my #1 wish list item for motherboard development. It's embarrassing how the fastest SSDs for many years have been bottlenecked by motherboards demanding tiny little screws and surface installations, compared to SATA history of dockable media and cables.
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Apr 4, 2024 7:42 PM
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ultimatinternetApr 4, 2024 7:42 PM
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Quote from muchwow View quoted comment :
Is there something like this without the SSDs that doesn't require pcie bifurcation? I have some nvmes laying around and would be nice to expand internal storage.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBRCFY69
there's a bunch of them out there -- just have a look! Smilie

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Apr 4, 2024 7:43 PM
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ultimatinternetApr 4, 2024 7:43 PM
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Quote from amax View quoted comment :
Sadly, with rare exceptions, the cardinal rule is that if you've run out of M.2 slots, you've really run out. This is my #1 wish list item for motherboard development. It's embarrassing how the fastest SSDs for many years have been bottlenecked by motherboards demanding tiny little screws and surface installations, compared to SATA history of dockable media and cables.
thats why you expand into server style motherboards or threadripper desktops -- intel has been slacking in the pci lanes for a while now -- unless its on their server platforms. Frown

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