WD Black SN770 1 TB

Mussels · Oct 31, 2022

Isn't this one of the drives that uses system DRAM as part of the caching, HMB or whatever it was

Haven't re-read the review, but if so any system with high performance RAM is likely to get fantastic results

I wonder if something like the 5800x3D would get faster results in such a setup,

Space Lynx · Oct 31, 2022

Well considering my build is a budget build... I think I will just spend $49 on the SN770 500gb, and use my 4 year old 2tb ssd as storage. No reason to spend more on something when I really won't notice a difference anyway, just never owned a really nice nvme before, so I was very tempted by the Solidigm P44 Pro

Nopa · Oct 31, 2022

Awesome review and performances!
Can't wait to pair this doing RAID 0 with my current SN850 Black alongside new 7800X3D build. With the extra juices these hardware got, real-time loading speed is gonna be even faster.

W1zzard · Oct 31, 2022

Mussels said:
Haven't re-read the review, but if so any system with high performance RAM is likely to get fantastic results

Nah HMB is ULTRA-slow, because it's so far away from the drive physically .. getting data in and out of it takes forever in computer time durations ..

You are posing an interesting question though .. how much of a SSD performance difference due to different memory speed, if any. Might be worth investigating later this year, after all those launches are done

Mussels · Nov 1, 2022

W1zzard said:
Nah HMB is ULTRA-slow, because it's so far away from the drive physically .. getting data in and out of it takes forever in computer time durations ..

You are posing an interesting question though .. how much of a SSD performance difference due to different memory speed, if any. Might be worth investigating later this year, after all those launches are done

Time to fire up the 5800x, 5800x3D, 12900K and 13900K systems on a whim

DrCR · Nov 1, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
Well considering my build is a budget build... I think I will just spend $49 on the SN770 500gb, and use my 4 year old 2tb ssd as storage. No reason to spend more on something when I really won't notice a difference anyway, just never owned a really nice nvme before, so I was very tempted by the Solidigm P44 Pro

Putting together that potentially swan song build? $49 500GB SN770 plus old 2TB SSD does sound like a good way to go. Chrispy_ laid out some SPCR-spec fan insight just recently if you want to search that up, should you be buying fans for the build.

Space Lynx · Nov 1, 2022

DrCR said:
Putting together that potentially swan song build? $49 500GB SN770 plus old 2TB SSD does sound like a good way to go. Chrispy_ laid out some SPCR-spec fan insight just recently if you want to search that up, should you be buying fans for the build.

I already have plenty of fans laying around that have built up over the years. I take good care of my stuff (i even dust each blade of fans i own with a wet paper towel, gently) and keep in storage for safe keeping. i have a noctua fan, 3x arctic storm fans, and a couple more just doing nothing. so i am good.

still trying to decide if i want the 500gb sn770 and use my 2tb ssd, or just go balls to the walls and get the solidigm p44 pro 1tb and well, i would still use my 2tb storage ssd, just not as often.

hmm... at end of day $80 isn't much money, but it also kind of ruins the whole point of this build, in that its a budget build that kicks ass. lol

ThrashZone · Mar 24, 2023

Hi,
1tb down to 60.us atm
2tb 120.us :cool:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QV5KJHV?ref=emc_p_m_5_i&th=1

chrcoluk · Mar 26, 2023

Was going to post you americans get all the great deals, but to be fair its on a good price in the UK as well, not quite as good of course but good enough to worth mentioning it.

Since WD own their own nand division, and are in house, they are my potential new go to brand as I am abandong samsung for new drives, problem is with this sale dont really need a new SSD right now, so would just be buying it for the sake of it being cheap.

dgianstefani · May 17, 2023

Very cheap right now.

rodneyhchef · Jul 26, 2023

I just picked a 2TB model up, bnib for £80 on ebay. Around £90 on Amazon. Decided to upgrade while they’re cheap!

it’s in my 2nd slot so only running Gen3. No real issue with that except It’s right under my GPU and idle temps are around 50C with no heatsink. I transferred 300Gb of stuff off my 980 Pro which sent the temperature up to 68C. Did some benches which pushed it to 71C. These are all temps from WD Dashboard

When gaming the GPU blows hot air onto it and the temps seem to go up a few extra degrees. My case has good airflow. When gaming CPU and GPU temps are in the mid-60s

Overall the drive is running around 10C warmer than the 980 pro in the Gen4 slot which has a heatsinc over it

I guess none of these temps are worrying but just wanted to share my experience. I may get a heatsinc for it just for peace of mind

Mussels · Jul 27, 2023

hot airflow is better than no airflow over it

remember that a GPU at 100c doesnt output air at 100c, the entire point is that once the heats blown away it mixes with the cooler air immediately

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