Mine came in today !!!
https://ibb.co/Xkfk77q
Tomorrow for me! Very nice.
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Samsung 980 PRO 2TB with heatsink for PS5 $209 Pro Member Exclusive
By Ghaleon, Feb 07 2022 02:32 PM
#36
CAGiversary!
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
Bang, bang... pew...
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
OLD SKOOL CAGER
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
CAGiversary!
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
FakeyBro™, Esq.
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.
#42
Picture was the top google result for my username
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
Likely to be eaten by a grue
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.
#45
The Maple Kind ??
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.
