HP FX900 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD

[W1zzard]

Priced at just $105 for the 1 TB variant, the HP FX900 1 TB is one of the most affordable PCI-Express 4.0 SSDs. It's not only affordable, but also runs very fast, beating every single PCIe 3.0 drive we've ever tested. A preinstalled heatsink is included, too—there's no thermal throttling at all.

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[Selaya]

will 2022 be the year the pcie4.0 tax dies

 

[X71200]

The Inland 4.0 is probably the 4.0 SSD to buy right now with the 196 / Phison. It outperforms this and pretty much anything else out of the gate for the price.

 

[thewan]

Finally something that is well reviewed, cheaper and available in my country compared to the kc3000...by 3 USD. This FX900 ssd is ~162 USD vs the kc3000 which is ~165 USD after conversion for the 1TB. Its as if there is no reason to either get high end pcie 3.0 ssds or mid range pcie 4.0 SSDs here where i live.

 

[bonehead123]

will 2022 be the year the pcie4.0 tax dies

Hopefully yes, seeins how gen 5 is on the horizon, and will be uber-expensive at first, just like DDR5 is now. This should maybe give mfgr's a good reason to lower gen 4 prices somewhat, to grab those dollars from some people who maybe keeping their wallets closed while waiting for the next gen stuff......

 

[Selaya]

i mean there really isnt a reason at all to upgrade if you have something like an mx500 already, but for new builds or something it'd be great if pcie4.0 can finally be had w/o wasting more than like, $3 on it
and it seems like we'll finally approach that point at long last

 

[chrcoluk]

Is it known yet if HMB can substitute onboard dram for longevity by reducing the writes to system area of nand which cant be wear levelled.

 

[W1zzard]

Is it known yet if HMB can substitute onboard dram for longevity by reducing the writes to system area of nand which cant be wear levelled.

Longevity is a non-issue for client workloads?

 

[Palladium]

i mean there really isnt a reason at all to upgrade if you have something like an mx500 already, but for new builds or something it'd be great if pcie4.0 can finally be had w/o wasting more than like, $3 on it
and it seems like we'll finally approach that point at long last

All nvme drives, barring the truly bottom barrel trash, are vastly overkill for consumer workloads.

 

[GabrielLP14]

Amazing job @W1zzard

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

$105 for 1TB, PCIe Gen4 x4 but DRAMless? now that's a deal.

 

[Ferrum Master]

@W1zzard It is Pyrolytic Graphite Sheet, it has been around for decades, especially mobiles, laptops, cameras(exactly covering sensor back, to reduce ISO noise due heat). Not bad, if weight and space matters... works best if mixed on some other metal sheets.

 

[chrcoluk]

Longevity is a non-issue for client workloads?

Absolutely no idea, and client workloads in itself is a bit of a vague term. Because I am unsure of the answer to my question I probably will continue to avoid dramless SSD's, but if it does get confirmed the host buffer provides the same function, then thats great news.

 

[W1zzard]

Absolutely no idea, and client workloads in itself is a bit of a vague term. Because I am unsure of the answer to my question I probably will continue to avoid dramless SSD's, but if it does get confirmed the host buffer provides the same function, then thats great news.

Look at your SSD's SMART report, it should have a "lifetime bytes written" field, you'll be amazed how low the value is, do some math to extrapolate how long it will take you to write 100 TB, 500 TB, 1 PB .. it'll be so far in the future, you'd have replaced the whole PC until then probably