Great, thanks so much for the help everyone.
Since it also arrived today, I'll be christening the drive with GotG.
….Along with 43 items I'm currently moving. Hopefully it all finishes when I'm done with work.
I picked up this one during Cyber Week for a 2TB Samsung 980 Pro. It's still on sale for $9, and you can't do much better at that price.
Any M.2 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD is supported... However it's not recommended to use one that has read speeds below 5500MB/s even though they'd work. The maximum supported capacity at the moment is 4TB.I didn't t realize we are allowed to do this now!
Does any NVMe work? Is there a size limit? I'm getting tired of deleting games lol.
What? How?The spacer and screw already placed in the PS5 was ruined and was not able to remove them
It's one the easiest to do.Bought a 2tb firecuda 530 with heatsink. The spacer and screw already placed in the PS5 was ruined and was not able to remove them so bought also a M3-0,5 x10mm and use it to fix the M2. ssd. I do not know why Sony decided to make such orrible job with that element in a €499,00 console... I'm speechless. Installation is easy not conisidering the time lost trying to remove that screw... No problem when adding the SEAGATE EXPANSION 1TB for XBOX (is a card, practically)... I'm sorry Playstation experience for the players had to be such tricky...
As long as it can fit with the m.2 cover on, you'll be fine. Ones that come with heat sinks, have to make sure the m.2 cover will still fit.I'm a little terrified of doing any surgery on my ps5 as is, never mind talk about installing separate heatsinks, using thermal paste, etc.
For an ultra layman like me, if I buy an 850 or one of others that has a heat sink included, does that mean I can essentially plug and play using the instructions on Sony's site?: https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/
I really don't wanna fuck around too much with any manual extra steps, b/c I know somehow I'll screw it up.
I would be very nervous using that thing even if it's "purpose built for PS5" and all that marketing BS. One sided heatsinks tend to push on SSD from one side without any support on the other side. It's the same exact problem with one sided heatsinks on PC motherboards, but at least on PC motherboards there are rubber standoffs underneath SSD to prevent excessive bending, there are no such things in PS5. I'm attaching the image of the problem and I am 100% positive that SSD is bending like crazy underneath that Sabrent heatsink (because you need decent pressure for thermal pads to be effective).Installed the 2TB SN850 last night with the Sabrent heat sink that replaces the existing SSD bay cover.
In this official guide, if you check the installation steps section, you'll find the relevant comment (a heat dissipation mechanism is required such as heatsink or heat transfer sheet)I see a lot of place saying the PS5 needs a heatsink, is there an official word from Sony? They are not pricey compare to the drive but I'm just curious if they really do a difference in a console.
There is no need to replace. S70 Blade is good enough.Just bought a 2TB Adata PGX Gammix S70 Blade SSD with the latest deal. I think I'll wait on replacing the heat sink with a Sabrent since people report the default one works fine for now.
…But let me know if that's a bad idea. Last thing I want is a failed part or a fire hazard.
The m.2 slot in the PS5 is recessed tho. I would be more worried about the Sabrent cover or similar covers actually making contact vs bending the m.2 drive. But I agree with your post. That doesnt look good.I would be very nervous using that thing even if it's "purpose built for PS5" and all that marketing BS. One sided heatsinks tend to push on SSD from one side without any support on the other side. It's the same exact problem with one sided heatsinks on PC motherboards, but at least on PC motherboards there are rubber standoffs underneath SSD to prevent excessive bending, there are no such things in PS5. I'm attaching the image of the problem and I am 100% positive that SSD is bending like crazy underneath that Sabrent heatsink (because you need decent pressure for thermal pads to be effective).
Just a heads up for people that have the 980 pro 1tb or 2tb model. Samsung released a new FW update that fixes the bug that it caps off at 5700mbps. Just updated my drive in my pc and voila, i now get 6500 across the board (tried it 3 times and all 3 was around 6500)
Not as far as i know but the instal process of samsung magician is pretty quick tbh. Updating the drives takes maybe a minute. So max 5m if you have a slotIs there an easier way to update firmware on a PC with a single nvme slot other than having to install an OS on it really quick?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MTTCC4H/?coliid=I3GRQQQ5X6D2JQIs there an easier way to update firmware on a PC with a single nvme slot other than having to install an OS on it really quick?
I purchased and installed the 2TB Sabrent Rocket 4 plus and despite the fact that it runs great the benchmarks when I first installed are all over the place. I tried the first time and it was 4800 MBps and then I reformatted and it was 5800 MBps despite being rated for 7000 MBps. Does anyone know what the deal is? Is my drive defective? Should I return it?
For mine, I suspect the same for you, instruction was thinner one at bottom so touching the bottom of the heatsink part (the metal enclosure) and thicker one top so touching the top of the drive and bottom of the actual heatsinkI've just realized that my heatsink came with two thermal pads. One is noticeably thicker than the other. I'd say one is 0.5mm, and one is 1mm thick. I suspect one is supposed to be placed at the bottom of the heatsink tray, and one should go on the drive so that the larger heatsink part can be placed on top. But which pad should go where? Should I put a thicker one at the bottom of the tray, and a thinner one between the drive and the heatsink block?
Thanks. I received no written instructions, and the two instruction images I can find on Amazon for this heatsink show what seems like the exact opposite arrangement one one image to the other: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07XZDZMSW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1For mine, I suspect the same for you, instruction was thinner one at bottom so touching the bottom of the heatsink part (the metal enclosure) and thicker one top so touching the top of the drive and bottom of the actual heatsink
Which heatsink are you using?I purchased and installed the 2TB Sabrent Rocket 4 plus and despite the fact that it runs great the benchmarks when I first installed are all over the place. I tried the first time and it was 4800 MBps and then I reformatted and it was 5800 MBps despite being rated for 7000 MBps. Does anyone know what the deal is? Is my drive defective? Should I return it?
Which heatsink are you using?
It could be the heatsink, or the drive's firmware.
Having the same issue. I hit as low as 3400MBps but got 4100MBps. Shrugged it off. But looking videos online i see people transferring files in seconds but took me few minutes.
Transferring to the drive takes seconds for me, transferring from onto the PS5 drive takes a while unfortunately.
Make sure the thermal pad is applied correctly... Though this would be much easier to diagnose if you could test it on a PC, unfortunately.I am using the Sabrent PS5 heatsink. I followed the instructions as listed in the provided materials and it is generally well reviewed.
Don't worry about transfer speeds from the NVMe drive to the PS5's internal drive, the limit is the PS5 SSD writing speeds in that test.Transferring to the drive takes seconds for me, transferring from onto the PS5 drive takes a while unfortunately.