What the actual f**k?

What is the cheapest M.2 with DRAM nowadays?
Looking for 2TB or bigger if possible for my PS5

Unless you're using a hard tube water cooling system, I don't see much hassle in doing that. It will only take a maximum of one hour to remove and reinstall everything.
During this time, you could also clean the heatsink and fans, and apply a fresh layer of thermal paste to the CPU to improve system cooling performance.

The performance boost from an HDD to a 2.5" SATA SSD would be approximately tenfold.
However, upgrading from an HDD to an M.2 NVMe SSD would yield an even greater performance increase.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jun 18 2024, 04:24 PM

This is the most affordable 2TB Gen 4 SSD on the market right now, especially when combined with multiple vouchers and Lazada coins.

https://s.lazada.com.my/s.P1Flo



This post has been edited by sHawTY: Aug 8 2024, 01:24 PM

Wish there were something cheaper
Even a Gen 3 would be fine as long as it has DRAM

Going to use this in the ROG Ally and several posts in reddit shows using Gen 3 NVMe in the ROG Ally doesn't hurt the performance at all

You're scaring me
The ROG Ally fully supports Gen 4 NVMe. However, I'm considering opting for a Gen 3 NVMe to save some money, based on Reddit posts that indicate the ROG Ally performs well even with Gen 3 drives.

In addition, after reviewing the hardware specifications for most Gen 3 and Gen 4 NVMe SSDs, I noticed that Gen 3 NVMe drives tend to consume less power compared to their Gen 4 counterparts. This could potentially result in longer battery life for the ROG Ally.

Moreover, Gen 3 drives typically run cooler, which means less heat transfer to the APU.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Aug 8 2024, 04:30 PM

Precisely. That's why I prefer a Gen 3 NVMe drive. However, the minimal price difference doesn't justify the downgrade.

I received the SSD on Saturday
Can't wait to install it in my ROG Ally!



This post has been edited by sHawTY: Aug 12 2024, 10:24 AM

I was so caught up playing on my ROG Ally with the 2TB KC3000 that I didn’t even notice it was running at PCI-e 4.0 x1 instead of PCI-e 4.0 x4.

Turns out the 2230 to 2280 adapter was the issue. I swapped it out for a different one and finally got full speed.

Honestly, though, in gaming, I couldn’t even feel the difference between 2GB/s (16Gb/s) and 8GB/s (64Gb/s).

At peak usage, my KC3000 in the ROG Ally reaches 76°C while Steam installs games. Is this temperature safe?

Unfortunately, the M.2 connector is too low to fit any heatsink. I already bought one, but it's unusable because the 0.5mm thermal pad is still too thick, making it impossible to screw down the SSD.

To make matters worse, the 2TB KC3000 has chips on both sides, so I had to install 0.5mm thermal pads on both sides. This is why it’s impossible to screw the SSD into the M.2 connector.

Yeah, I figured that was the issue.

I’m using the adapter in the image below in the ROG ALLY to install a 2280 M.2 SSD. The problem is that the NGFF connector is too low, so I can’t fit any heatsink.

I found a way to raise the height by swapping out the NGFF connector, but I don't know how to solder. Gonna need to find an expert for that.
You guys know anyone?

Not cheap enough. Check below

Link: https://s.lazada.com.my/s.OMxb0

Haha, that's just Lazada’s suggested add-on—definitely not going for that!

I’ve switched my loyalty to the PTM7950. Honestly, I don’t think I’ll be going back to thermal paste anytime soon!

The price decline was only announced recently, so I highly doubt it will take effect that quickly in Malaysia.
You know, I know.
That promo was only valid during 10.10.
We'll have to wait for Singles' Day (11.11) to see if there's another price reduction.

Current price (after vouchers & coins):



This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 18 2024, 11:33 AM

Haha, no lah, it’s not like I must have Kingston!
It’s just that the KC3000 is the most affordable Gen 4 NVMe I’ve found with a DRAM cache and 7GB/s read and write speeds.

If you know of any other brands that offer something similar for a better price, I’m all ears!

The SL Integrated shop didn’t offer a big voucher for 11.11 this time.
Last time, they provided an RM75 voucher, which made the prices even better.

If that RM75 voucher were still available, you could get the 2TB KC3000 for RM375.77!

Unfortunately, I don't have any other spots to install them

No it does not come with a heatspreader
Yes you should, but do not cheap out on the heatsink, buy something good, like this:

https://my.shp.ee/ohg2Z2g

12.12 is coming soon! Getting another 2TB KC3000?

Just found out about the EDSFF form factor for future SSDs. It has two variants:
E1
E3

Doesn’t seem like we’ll see this in home setups anytime soon since it takes up way more space than M.2.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_an...ard_Form_Factor

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 10 2024, 05:30 PM