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Review on ๐Ÿ’พ SAMSUNG 970 EVO SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology, Black/Red by Andrey Zagorov แ Œ

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best product I have ever reviewed, I recommend it to everyone!

For the first time, I purchased an SSD M2. Prior to that, there were only SATA 860 EVO drives, which are excellent SSDs that are dependable and have never failed. I believe the 970 won't let you down because I use it only for games, and those games load incredibly quickly. Some, like Squad, have the entire load; there is a blackout for 1-2 seconds, and the game immediately loads. For those who are considering purchasing and might be concerned about the weather: - If your case has good airflow, the SSD shouldn't get too hot. I have numerous fans in my case, which is well ventilated, and, in theory, when I checked the performance, the temperature increased to a maximum of 67 ยฐ C, not higher; if you play games, it will be between 55 and 57 ยฐ C, and when you are not using it, it will be between 40 and 42 ยฐ C. The idle temperature was also around 40 ยฐ C after I installed the "SSD Thermalright TR-M.2 2280 gray" radiator, but when I checked performance it dropped to 56 ยฐ C (and this is taking into account that I ran the test with a hot SSD - 50 ยฐ C); without letting it cool down, I played the game and the temperature was around 52 ยฐ C; I then let it cool down to 40 ยฐ C and started the test, and it was 46 ยฐ C. Let me - Those who claim that the SSD performs less than expected during a performance test should be aware of their motherboard's M2 slot placement. Because the top slot I had was SATA and PCIe 3.0 x2, when I moved it back to the one under the video card (but it fit with the heatsink), I have PCIe 3.0 x4, and the speed is the same once more. Perhaps your slot simply does not support high speed, as I did when I installed the heatsink and put the SSD on the top slot (one of the photos, I was afraid it would not fit under the video card). I believe everything will be alright, but we'll have to wait and see in a few years.

Pros
  • Compact (although still more accurately describes the SSD M2 than this type); The SSD's actual performance matches its stated specifications; - Most importantly, very quick and has a vast resource; - It does not become too hot, as other users claim here, however it may simply be that my case is properly ventilated, BUT I still fitted the radiator just in case;
Cons
  • The absence