SAMSUNG 990 PRO w/ Heatsink SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Fastest Speed for Gaming, Heat Control, Direct Storage and Memory Expansion, Compatible Playstation5, MZ-V9P1T0CW

This has to be the best NVME on the market especially at this price point. The speeds are phenomenal, loading apps or browsing occurs in milliseconds. The stability is great too and I love that Samsung has a Magician app to keep the NVME firmware up to date and provide information on the health of your drive. It’s a must for gaming and most motherboards come with a heat sink cover with thermal pads so you shouldn’t experience any performance issues. Highly recommend for anyone that uses a computer desktop or laptop.

Ok, I had a 2TB one in the PC. I filled it up with games and the regular stuff we all do. So I needed a bigger one. I saw there were no 3TB ones, so I had to get a 4TB. I don't do, the thing where you just have the OS on one drive, and install programs on another. I've ran into too many issues with that, and I care not to deal with them anymore. This on, once I cloned it from the 2TB over and increased the C partition to match, fit right in the slot, and fired right up. Just like it was supposed to be there, but with more space. With the heat sink, it adds to things, and I did have to sandwich the thing in between 2 screws to mount to the motherboard, due to the thickness of the heat sink as the regular screw wasn't long enough. But it works fine, and seems pretty speedy.

The Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink SSD 2TB is an excellent upgrade for the PlayStation 5. Its impressive sequential read speeds of up to 7,450MB/s ensure that games load quickly and run smoothly, enhancing your overall gaming experience. The built-in heatsink effectively manages heat, preventing thermal throttling and maintaining consistent performance even during intense gaming sessions. The 2TB capacity provides ample space for a large library of games and content. Overall, the 990 PRO is a high-quality, reliable choice that significantly boosts the storage and performance of your PS5.

Bought this to increase my capacity and speed of storage on a gaming machine. The Samsung 990 Pro does EXACTLY what I want, and the cool black & Red heatsink is a nice touch... I installed the Samsung Magician software to monitor the drive, and it remains nice and cool (under 50-60c) even during heavy writing. - It's not the fastest drive in the world, but has excellent TBW capacity for a prosumer drive and I am very happy with it.

23 June 20241) SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4 MZ-V9P2T0B/AMSold by: Amazon.com Services, Inc $169.992) Thermalright HR09 2280 PROSold by: Thermalright Direct $8.993) Noctua NF-A6x25Sold by: Noctua Cooling Solutions $14.95TLDR: Good M.2I decided to go ahead and put a heatsink on this. Heat has been, is and shall always be the #1 enemy to electronics. Unfortunately, heat dissipation engineering is often underrated, overlooked and badly done, if done at all. With this setup, it never gets above 30c during Samsung Magician performance test. Base mobo temp is 29C.Before attaching the HR09 I removed the sticker form the M.2, the silicone pad from the HR09 and applied Prolimatech PK-3 to the HR09. The picture shows TF-7 but I found that stuff way too thick and didn’t spread well. I used Acetone and q-tips to get the sticker gum off the chip tops. The bottom of the HR09 is steel and really needs to be aluminum but the chips are on top of the M.2 so that is where the most heat can be dissipated. I then attached an NF-A6x25 to the HR09 using some nickel wire. I also needed to augment the foam pad between the M.2 and the mobo. Without doing these mods, it was as if the HR09 wasn't there.My tried and true method of applying heatsink paste that works perfect every single time, no fuss, no worry, and gives visible indication it worked and that the paste isn't old dried out beyond it's shelf life: Every heatsink is always a mm or two wider than the object it is sinking. Simply run tape down the sides a mm or two in from the sides and spread paste on with a single edged razor blade. The narrow thin tape on the edges act like runners for the razor blade to skate on. Hold blade at an angle, it isn't critical, between 10 and 60 degrees doesnt matter. Then peel the tape off. Apparently I didn't take a picture of the HR09 when I did that so I am including a picture of the CPU heatsink done in the exact same manner to give you the idea. They really should include some narrow, thin cellophane tape and a single sided razor blade instead of a uselss spatula.Great drive for a reasonable price. Very fast.