Samsung - 980 PRO 2TB Internal Gaming SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe

Samsung 980 PRO 2TB SSD Review: Speed, Reliability, and Excellence The Samsung 980 PRO 2TB Internal Gaming SSD is a game-changer for anyone looking for cutting-edge performance. Whether you're a gamer, content creator, or power user, this SSD checks all the boxes for speed, capacity, and reliability. What I Love About the 980 PRO: Incredible Speed: The blazing-fast read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s and write speeds of up to 5,100 MB/s make a noticeable difference. Games load in a flash, large files transfer effortlessly, and multitasking feels seamless. Consistent Performance: Even during demanding tasks, the drive maintains top-notch performance without any signs of lag or throttling. The built-in thermal management system ensures it stays cool under pressure. Easy Installation and Setup: Installing the 980 PRO was straightforward, and Samsung’s Magician software made optimization and updates a breeze. Reliable and Durable: Samsung’s reputation for quality shines here. I love knowing this drive will last for years

This 2TB 980 Pro is working well with my PS5. I have played games, transferred, and downloaded many content on this SSD. So far I have used the 980 Pro for around 10 hours on my PS5 and I did not experience any errors or abnormal behaviors. Read and write is fast. I do not have a heat sink attached to it. Sony recommend having a heat sink and I would do just that. It will help with heat. One of the features this 980 Pro has is heat management. It is nickel coated to keep the heat down on the controller. For me, I am temporarily using two small desk top fan to cool the PS5. I can feel the air where my chair is. The fan is powerful but small and quite. The console itself is cool to the touch and never feel warm. I keep the console on top of my desk in a well ventilated area. I will order a heat sink and attached it to the 980 Pro in the future. I am not worried about thermal because the PS5 is cool to the touch, the read and write speed is still fast after long period of use, and I have not experience any lag or longer loading time after long hours of runtime. Working flawless and I am happy with the speed and storage capacity. Only thing I could think of that I am not happy right away is the price but SSD around this performance at the time of doing this review, is similar cost. You get what you paid for. Higher cost, should yield higher quality and performance and this 980 Pro is worth the price after you get over yourself for spending the same amount on this SSD compared to a digital PS5 lol.

Easy to install for blistering speeds. I have two of these drives, one for the PC & one waiting for Playstation to unlock the NVME slot interally for expanddd storage. My PC has this 980 2TB drive as well as a 970 Plus 1TB drive, along side two EVO sata ssd drives from Samsung, a 2TB & a 4TB QVO. Samsung's drive software is simple to use and read/write speeds are amazingly fast. Just remember to check your motherboard if you install mkre than one NVME drive in your multiple slots or if you use a PCI Adapter for a second as you will normally lose a few sata lanes and need to make sure you are using the correcg ones so that you get the full potential of all of your drives. If you want or need super fast storage, this drive and the 970 models are both great choices. If you are waiting for Playstation to open up your option to add a NVME drive, this 980 should meet all gen 4 specs.

This Gen 4 NVME drive is very fast at a good price. It came with the latest firmware update. It does not run hot in my compact NUC

Fast from a reliable company. Firmware was updated from the problematic version before I got it. 3rd drive to fit my games on PC. Fit in my pcie expansion card.

I installed this SSD into my PS5 along with a cheap heat sync I found online. This is a cheaper way to get your PS5 SSD than buying one with a factory installed heat sync. Save yourself the money and do it yourself. Speeds exceed that of the internal SSD in the PS5. I have had zero issue's with the drive after installing over 1.2TB of games onto it. I keep PS5 exclusive games on the internal while everything else goes on this drive. Great product and if/when 4TB versions come down in price substantially I will be looking to upgrade.

Replaced my 11 year old 2 TB spinning hard drive. The performance difference is night and day. Should last me at least the next 5 years. I've combined this nvme ssd with an AMD Ryzen 5900X. Probably overkill for day to day tasks, but if you want the best, this SSD is for you. Games I play on this: 1. Call of Duty : cold war, warzone and vanguard. 2. Battlefield 3. Overwatch

Pretty fast card, and very very easy to update the PS5. Was surprised how easy it was. Its a MUCH needed upgrade, especially now with cards being less expensive.