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Samsung 980 PRO 2TB with heatsink for PS5 $209 Pro Member Exclusive


#31 TheKbob   FakeyBro™, Esq. CAGiversary!   2250 Posts   Joined 14.1 Years Ago  

Posted 09 February 2022 - 05:42 PM

Mine came in today !!!

https://ibb.co/Xkfk77q

Tomorrow for me! Very nice.



#32 simmias   Likely to be eaten by a grue CAGiversary!   4950 Posts   Joined 14.3 Years Ago  

Posted 10 February 2022 - 12:35 PM

I'm jealous. Mine's been "Awaiting Carrier Pickup" since Monday. Hope that's not the kiss of death.



#33 bballplaya210   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   546 Posts   Joined 19.7 Years Ago  

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Posted 10 February 2022 - 06:23 PM

Mine arrived today. It was manufactured 11/8 so it was before the latest firmware, but my pc has an nvme slot so I went ahead and updated before installing in my ps5.

#34 humbug43  

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Posted 10 February 2022 - 07:48 PM

Mine arrived today. It was manufactured 11/8 so it was before the latest firmware, but my pc has an nvme slot so I went ahead and updated before installing in my ps5.



I almost forgot the firmware needs updated.

#35 Vinny   Bang, bang... pew... CAGiversary!   25152 Posts   Joined 18.6 Years Ago  

Posted 10 February 2022 - 08:03 PM

Mine arrived yesterday and I realized that this prob won't fit my laptop because of the heatsink... Ugh.

Now I gotta see if removing the heatsink will void the warranty.

#36 bballplaya210   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   546 Posts   Joined 19.7 Years Ago  

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Posted 10 February 2022 - 08:21 PM

Mine arrived yesterday and I realized that this prob won't fit my laptop because of the heatsink... Ugh.
Now I gotta see if removing the heatsink will void the warranty.


It's still fast enough for full ps5 capability without the firmware upgrade so I probably wouldn't risk voiding the warranty.

#37 Vinny   Bang, bang... pew... CAGiversary!   25152 Posts   Joined 18.6 Years Ago  

Posted 11 February 2022 - 02:35 AM

It's still fast enough for full ps5 capability without the firmware upgrade so I probably wouldn't risk voiding the warranty.

Oh, that's not the issue... I don't have a PS5. I actually bought this to use as my laptop's secondary drive for game storage. 



#38 postaboy   OLD SKOOL CAGER CAGiversary!   2201 Posts   Joined 18.2 Years Ago  

Posted 11 February 2022 - 02:59 AM

It's still fast enough for full ps5 capability without the firmware upgrade so I probably wouldn't risk voiding the warranty.

Mine arrived yesterday and I didn't update the firmware cause I have no M.2 slot. I installed it this evening on my PS5 and I got a read speed of 5800 mbps. I take that. I don't think you see much a difference with the firmware update.



#39 soonerdoc   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1020 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

Posted 11 February 2022 - 04:51 AM

Got mine today. I have a spare old sata SSD that I cloned windows to that is on my pc that I always have for this kind of stuff.  I just popped out my current nvme drive. Popped in the new Samsung. Booted using the clone drive. Did the update. Put my Standard windows nvme back in and booted to that. Took less than 15 min. 
 

Installed updated drive into PS5. Formatted and reported a speed of 6600 mbps



#40 TheKbob   FakeyBro™, Esq. CAGiversary!   2250 Posts   Joined 14.1 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2022 - 06:24 PM

Got mine yesterday.

My old ass mobo is finicky (i.e., disabled SATA ports when m.2 drive is put in one of the two slows) because m.2 was still new when it came out.  Oh well, 3.0 speeds are still way faster than what I had (6x faster per Samsung Magician).

So 2TB is getting setup in my PC as I post, while the firmware updated 1TB is in my PS5 and reading at 6500~, similar to others.

Pretty happy with my purchase.  Excited to see what gaming is like on my PC with games on a big 'ol m.2 drive.



#41 simmias   Likely to be eaten by a grue CAGiversary!   4950 Posts   Joined 14.3 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2022 - 02:11 AM

I don't have a spare M.2 slot, but I did have a spare PCle X4 slot in an oldish desktop I use for Plex. I bought a $10 M.2/PCle adapter off Amazon and it updated my 980's firmware like a champ.



#42 Davem   Picture was the top google result for my username CAGiversary!   1351 Posts   Joined 3.6 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2022 - 02:14 AM

Plex. 

And here I am with my cheap 8+TB non-SSD drives, because I (oddly?) prefer 720p 2D pron but max-res 3D VR pron that takes up a lot of space on my media server. SSDs really that much better for yalls? 



#43 simmias   Likely to be eaten by a grue CAGiversary!   4950 Posts   Joined 14.3 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2022 - 10:36 AM

And here I am with my cheap 8+TB non-SSD drives, because I (oddly?) prefer 720p 2D pron but max-res 3D VR pron that takes up a lot of space on my media server. SSDs really that much better for yalls? 

Oh, lol, I use spinners for Plex, too. I just used the desktop to update the firmware for the M.2 before sticking it in my PS5, but since it didn't have an M.2 slot I used a PCle/M.2 converter.



#44 KevinMassacre   OK USA! CAGiversary!   313 Posts   Joined 15.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 17 February 2022 - 08:37 PM

Great Deal. Too bad I recently got the Corsair 1tb w/ Heatsink for $115 from Best Buy for my PS5



#45 Untamed Sorrow   The Maple Kind ?? CAGiversary!   1163 Posts   Joined 16.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 03 May 2022 - 02:57 PM

I don't have a spare M.2 slot, but I did have a spare PCle X4 slot in an oldish desktop I use for Plex. I bought a $10 M.2/PCle adapter off Amazon and it updated my 980's firmware like a champ.


Does it make a difference for the performance of the PS5 tho ? Debating whether this is worth the effort, thanks.

#46 Hypebeast69  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:33 AM

Chances of 2tb internal ssds for ps5 to be at $200 or less any time soon?

#47 SackAttack   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1252 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

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Posted 04 May 2022 - 01:53 AM

Chances of 2tb internal ssds for ps5 to be at $200 or less any time soon?


Probably depends on brand and whether you want to DIY the heatsink.

#48 Vinny   Bang, bang... pew... CAGiversary!   25152 Posts   Joined 18.6 Years Ago  

Posted 04 May 2022 - 04:34 PM

Chances of 2tb internal ssds for ps5 to be at $200 or less any time soon?

There are already 2TB drives hitting near $200, I'd wager we'll see them by Black Friday.