If u dun wanna take my words, thats fine. But 2 other persons also told you the same, and if you think we are trolling you then...

Upgrade to Win11 once Win10 support is over on Oct 2025. At least it will be stablier than today

Never be early beta or Preview user for Windows. These are just for daring bug testers. Always go for stable builds.

Regular users would just want it to work tho, without crashes, BSODS, or acting weirdly. Whatever perks arent such a gamechanger that later birds will get to enjoy at a later time anyways.

No point to warn. Some will get upset when we point it out.

IF you play AAA titles, more soon will come with DirectStorage which will use SSD speeds so its better to use any type of SSD for game storage
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ratchet-a...storage-support

This particular model has a bad rep deswai its cheaply sold
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pny-xlr8-...most-80-percent

PNY, ADATA and even Kingston(unless its cheapo media) are brands I would keep away for their tendency to steeply downgrade memory parts with drastic performance hits.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Aug 20 2023, 02:59 PM

Its like getting a Rolex (of SSD) you pay more just to be sure ur not getting a fake!

WD SSD is basically Sandisk and Seagate SSD is basically OCZ.

Toshiba still exist as Kioxia which is why I didnt say they are Seagate. I think Firecuda more direct ancestor was OCZ. CMIIW

EDIT: Correction, after checking Firecudas direct ancestor was Sandforce LSI. OCZ were one of the big users of Sandforce back then, hence the indirect correlation.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Aug 22 2023, 09:23 AM

Brands matters less that what it actually sells. Kingston that you mentioned, sells pisspoor NV2 SSD to the bang for buck KC3000. There is a difference why the better one cost nearly 30% more but most people will likely go for the cheaper option without knowing better.

Sauce pricing from same shop
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/kingston...0990918584.html?
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/kingston...0990968266.html?

Lower RW speeds dont really matter in daily usage, unless transferring/using lotsa data between. Not only that KC3000 is clocked higher but has DRAM and TLC vs NV2 QLC which affects SSD durability. Close eyes get MX500 its the go to for SATA3 SSD these days when many good ones are gone.

870 EVO eh? Do give this a read
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/...failure.291504/

Perhaps they have been one but even so maybe that drive bought still havent been updated and most regular users arent so aware of this issue nor they have to update firmwares on SSD (back when people using HDD it is so rare to need a firmware update). To be cautious better just get MX500

Promo apa? SSD prices going up now, i was tracking a model that was rm 46x ish, then just after 25Oct sales went up to rm499, now its 51x something.

For those who are holding on waiting if SSD prices will drop somemore. Now is the time to start buying
https://www.techspot.com/news/100728-time-b...nand-flash.html

If ur looking for a non-Phison type MVME that will perform comparably well, can try for Adata Gammix S70 /Blade which uses Innogrit's IG5236 controller


Another non-Phison contender is also from Adata, the Legend 960 powered by Silicon Motion SM2264


Phison based are too overhyped and overpriced these days.
The S70 Blade which the only version sold here, is equipped similarly to KC3000 with a thin metal heatsink plate. Meanwhile the Legend 960 sold here is Max version with a compact PS5 compatible heatsink block.

Pricing wise, I tracked that S70 Blade being cheaper to KC3000 while 960 Max is price comparable but with a good sized heatsink included so both can give you better value than KC3000.

Others less known are:

Acer Predator GM7000 is also an IG5236 based NVME and performance is comparable to above, but Acer is known to use Chinese YMTC NAND in their other SSDs so ur mileage may vary.


SK Hynix Platinum P41 / Solidigm P44 Pro (both are brothers) using all SK Hynix controller & NAND


Due to their less popularity, the above are cost a bit more locally but they are better known elsewhere and can be found at a good price on US based sites ie Amazon & Newegg

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Nov 9 2023, 09:45 AM

Apple & the entire world dodged a bullet there. Imagine if millions of new iphones had originally used YMTC NANDS as was intended before the tech embargo happen.

I don't trust Chinese tech, they had advanced way too quickly without working out the bugs and intrinsic issues with their processes leading to these kind of durability problems.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Nov 10 2023, 10:57 PM

Bought from Amazon MY, Amazon SG, or Amazon USA?

Except Aigo which I never heard about, the rest are consumer SSD which you can search for their reviews. Typically those 2TB ones are closer in configuration & parts to 4TB drives than 1TB search for those reviews/Utube.

There is a seller in ur link which I can see an obvious problem, as any Tom Dick & <racial reference removed> can be a seller in Shopee. Watch for scams when the price is too good to be true. Even tho the one he is selling is DRAMless (thats another issue altogether) so thus will be cheaper, it should not be this cheap.

Some of the SSD in ur list also has YMTC NAND which is reported to prematurely fail, then subsequent replacement drives also fail after shortwhile. While some brands might not tell you which NAND they use, a good giveaway is that YMTC chips are nearly always paired with a Maxio controller (and vice versa). The Aigo is one. On paper, Acer Predator is not it, but many other Acer SSD line are using the MAP+YMTC pairing so parts swapping have high possibility.

The TBW on SSD dont really mean much. Its just an indicator for warranty legal clause. I have a MLC SSD that kongs after just 3 years and supposedly MLC has far higher endurance than TLC so make it what you will.

And as I saw from ur links The FuryR SSD is pricier than KC3000 so how you calculate it cheaper? Anyhow both are actually the same drive, same exact components, but FuryR has a pricier heatsinked option and different OP firmware. That leaves Adata being the cheapest of the bunch.

But the question is why 4TB? Past 2TB the prices dont make much sense. Costwise its more than 2X the cost of a 2TB drive so you buy 2 and its still cheaper than a 4TB unit.