Seagate - FireCuda 520 500GB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: ZP500GM3A002
SKU: 6440211
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Customers frequently mention the effective cooling of the FireCuda 520 500GB Internal SSD, noting that it doesn't necessitate an additional cooler and stays cool under normal operating conditions. The integrated heat shield on some motherboards appears to further enhance its cooling performance. No significant drawbacks were reported by customers.
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Really great product it works really fast I put it into an external hard drive and it still works fast 100% recommend it. I just wish I chose a bigger file size to store more games but overall really great product
Posted by MarklM
This be fast, doesn't require a cooler. This specs out with the Gen4 Sebrent and when it was apples to apples, then it came down to I like the design. And later I find out my room mates Sebrent throttles with out a cooler and mine does not. Even more happy I bought this. Though the cooler he bought does look nice and got his his drive to quit throttling, I like having direct eyeballs to the drive itself.
Posted by Kman
Having never had an M.2 NVMe, it’s nice to boot to windows in less than 10 seconds from turning the power on. That being said, I don’t think it would have been too much of a difference had I gone with a PCIe 3.0 NVMe drive. For the price of this 500GB, I could have bought a 1TB 970 pro with similar performance, and perhaps I should have done so. I don’t notice a huge difference having this as a boot drive coming from a regular 2.5” SSD. Do I regret purchasing it? No. Would it have been more sensible to buy a 1TB 970 Evo Pro for a similar price? Probably, but I’m glad I tried the FireCuda out. The Asus X570 TUF Pro motherboard’s heat shield seems to do a great job keeping it cool, and it seems to idle at around 35C.
Posted by whitewingjek