Kingston Fury Renegade Heatsink 2 TB

W1zzard · Dec 7, 2022

The Kingston Fury Renegade has been upgraded with a heatsink. Thanks to its solid metal construction, the heatsink can absorb a lot of heat and reduce temperatures considerably. Thermal testing in our review reveals that there is no thermal throttling, even when the drive is hit with hundreds of GB of incoming writes.

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mechtech · Dec 7, 2022

@W1zzard

out of curiosity how hot do these nvmes get just doing typical desktop stuff like watching or streaming videos or gaming etc?

and what is the worse case heat stress test on these? Random sustained writes?

thanks

TheLostSwede · Dec 7, 2022

mechtech said:
@W1zzard

out of curiosity how hot do these nvmes get just doing typical desktop stuff like watching or streaming videos or gaming etc?

and what is the worse case heat stress test on these? Random sustained writes?

thanks

Looking at my own drives, they all idle around 30-40 degrees C, depending on placement and heatsink.
I got a "gigantic" heatsink for my KC3000, as it was running way too hot with the motherboard supplied heatsink and thus ended up throttling.

GabrielLP14 · Dec 7, 2022

Great job Wizzard, i just wish the MSRP on this drive was cheaper, but the drive's performance is incredible.

Gucky · Dec 7, 2022

I have 2 M.2 and 2 Sata SSDs in my Nr200P.
One old Samsung 960 Pro gets soo hot on the backside of the MB, i needed a Heatsink AND a small Fan on the outside of the Case. Without both of then it was always over 90°C.
With Fan and Heatsink it is now around the same Temp as the WD SN850 M.2 on the front below the CPU: 40-60°C.
The Sata SSDs in the front are between 27-45°C.

The only thing i don't like about current M.2 is the SLC Cache Size... usually my SSDs are between 50-70% full. I can't get the advertised speeds that way...

mechtech · Dec 7, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
Looking at my own drives, they all idle around 30-40 degrees C, depending on placement and heatsink.
I got a "gigantic" heatsink for my KC3000, as it was running way too hot with the motherboard supplied heatsink and thus ended up throttling.

Thanks. Good to know. I ordered a KC3000. Not installed yet but mobo heatsink looks big and finned/ribbed. I will probably add a fan for forced convection and see how it is.

what program you use for temps?

W1zzard · Dec 7, 2022

mechtech said:
@W1zzard

out of curiosity how hot do these nvmes get just doing typical desktop stuff like watching or streaming videos or gaming etc?

and what is the worse case heat stress test on these? Random sustained writes?

thanks

Like @TheLostSwede said .. 30-40°C .. nothing worth mentioning..

The stress test is hammering it with full-speed sequential writes (I tested various load patterns, this is the one with the highest temperatures)

Camm · Dec 7, 2022

Picked up a screamer of a deal of two of these drives (the 4TB version) without heatsinks, in my limited observation the write cache on these seems endless.

TheLostSwede · Dec 7, 2022

mechtech said:
Thanks. Good to know. I ordered a KC3000. Not installed yet but mobo heatsink looks big and finned/ribbed. I will probably add a fan for forced convection and see how it is.

what program you use for temps?

This: https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/

I went a bit crazy and got this heatsink for the KC3000, as the board ones are just flat bits of metal.
It wasn't a prefect fit and it felt like I was going to crush the components on the SSD, but considering there's a themal pad, I guess that would be impossible.
http://www.thermalright.com/product/hr-09-2280/

mechtech · Dec 7, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
This: https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/

I went a bit crazy and got this heatsink for the KC3000, as the board ones are just flat bits of metal.
It wasn't a prefect fit and it felt like I was going to crush the components on the SSD, but considering there's a themal pad, I guess that would be impossible.
http://www.thermalright.com/product/hr-09-2280/

Holy wow. Lol. That’s the biggest ssd heatsink I’ve seen!!

Minus Infinity · Dec 8, 2022

Looks good, but price way too high. I'm still getting a Crucial P5 plus at this stage, prices have plummeted in Australia.

bonehead123 · Dec 8, 2022

mechtech said:
Holy wow. Lol. That’s the biggest ssd heatsink I’ve seen!!

Because it's NOT a heatsink, it's actually a "thermal inversion regulator", heheheh

Mussels · Dec 8, 2022

Not particular to this drive but i just learned that the PS5 doesnt support HMB

DRAM-less drives wont work properly on NVME supported game consoles, and this might be relevant to NVME drive reviews

W1zzard · Dec 8, 2022

Mussels said:
Not particular to this drive but i just learned that the PS5 doesnt support HMB

DRAM-less drives wont work properly on NVME supported game consoles, and this might be relevant to NVME drive reviews

Have you seen any actual testing that confirms that lack of HMB is an actual issue for the PS5? Sony's own SSD test just tests sequential afaik? Which probably isn't representative of actual gameplay at all?

Mussels · Dec 8, 2022

W1zzard said:
Have you seen any actual testing that confirms that lack of HMB is an actual issue for the PS5? Sony's own SSD test just tests sequential afaik? Which probably isn't representative of actual gameplay at all?

No idea! I dont think anyone can test it easily, but it's worth knowing about

Apparently SSD's cant be officially compatible without it
How to add an M.2 SSD to a PS5 console (Australia) (playstation.com)

I'd never heard of it before today til someone mentioned it to me, and since i was reading this review at the time i commented here before i forgot it

W1zzard · Dec 8, 2022

Mussels said:
No idea! I dont think anyone can test it easily, but it's worth knowing about

Apparently SSD's cant be officially compatible without it
How to add an M.2 SSD to a PS5 console (Australia) (playstation.com)

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I'd never heard of it before today til someone mentioned it to me, and since i was reading this review at the time i commented here before i forgot it

Yeah I saw that .. which really doesn't mean anything

Can the slowest PS5 NVMe upgrade run Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart?

Sony's latest system software update for PlayStation 5 went live last week, bringing with it the ability for all users …

www.eurogamer.net

This testing suggests no noteworthy difference

Mussels · Dec 8, 2022

That link does cover it well, seems like sony have a bunch of requirements for the drives that don't seem to actually be needed

Heck the PCI-E 4.0 requirement is probably artificial going by their testing

Woomack · Dec 8, 2022

I have the same SSD, and it's actually throttling when there is limited airflow, or something covers the SSD. I mean, if the SSD is installed under a graphics card or in a tight SFF PC, then it will pass 72°C+ and will throttle. It's clearly visible in CrystalDiskMark - about a 500-800MB/s drop in sequential read/write and hiccups in random read/write tests. A spot above the graphics card, without additional airflow, is like at the edge of throttling if in use is any higher wattage graphics card.
Another thing is that the backplate of the heatsink causes it won't fit many high-end motherboards, and if you remove it, then the SSD loses its warranty (there is a sticker on the screw). It won't fit any motherboard with dual-side M.2 cooling, so if thermal pads or heatsinks are directly on the motherboard's PCB, then it's not possible to install the SSD with the heatsink. It won't fit ASUS M.2 DIMM (like on higher Maximus/Crosshair motherboards).
I'm not saying it's a bad SSD, as the performance is great, but before the purchase, it's good to check if the motherboard has the right spot for this SSD to run without issues.

TheLostSwede · Dec 8, 2022

mechtech said:
Holy wow. Lol. That’s the biggest ssd heatsink I’ve seen!!

They have an even bigger...

HR-09 2280 PRO – Thermalright

www.thermalright.com

Mussels · Dec 8, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
They have an even bigger...

HR-09 2280 PRO – Thermalright

www.thermalright.com

You can use that to cool an entire PS5

Zareek · Dec 8, 2022

The bang for the buck just isn't worth it. I'm not sure about outside the US, but the holiday deals on storage have been incredible this year! I grabbed a 2TB KC3000 for $169. The very next day, I accidentally found the 2TB Hynix P41 Platinum for $159. My first choice would have been the P41 so I grabbed that one too. I was going to cancel the KC3000 order but just decided to keep it. It seems like such an amazing deal.

bonehead123 · Jan 27, 2023

Mussels said:
You can use that to cool an entire PS5

Nah, I've already installed one of them to cool my entire 5000 sq.ft. house, and it works like a charm, and my frakin-engineer buddy says he wants one for his drilling rig too....hehehe

j/k !

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