ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 1TB M.2 NVMe Internal SSD

Man, I dunno what I was expecting, but the S70 Blade is quick! I had it doing a simple test to make sure everything was working as it should and on PCIE 3 (yes, yes... it's a crime to be running it on 3 when it could be on 4) and it was at 90% and 2.7GB/s read speed consistently the whole time while being 40°C or so (I do have the heat sink on), but it isn't all good news. When it comes to writing I had it going at upwards of 3GB/s writing when moving some 70GB over to it over the period of about 5 mins (it was moving from a hard drive) and it got to 51°C which is concerning especially with summer coming (at the time of writing this), but...view more Man, I dunno what I was expecting, but the S70 Blade is quick! I had it doing a simple test to make sure everything was working as it should and on PCIE 3 (yes, yes... it's a crime to be running it on 3 when it could be on 4) and it was at 90% and 2.7GB/s read speed consistently the whole time while being 40°C or so (I do have the heat sink on), but it isn't all good news. When it comes to writing I had it going at upwards of 3GB/s writing when moving some 70GB over to it over the period of about 5 mins (it was moving from a hard drive) and it got to 51°C which is concerning especially with summer coming (at the time of writing this), but with the heat sink (speaking of which, where on earth is the guide on applying the heat sink ADATA? Hint: it doesn't exist, which is very disappointing and will/has confused many) it should hopefully stop it from getting into that top 70°C it's rated for.
Certainly when you think about it's price compared to say, Samsung's two nearest priced equivalents, it really is a no-brainer to go with the S70 Blade. I mean the S70 Blade can maintain almost 2GB/s even when the cache is exhausted that even competes with the much more expensive higher end of Samsung's! Combined with the fact that you get a 740 TBW and a MTBF of 2 Million Hours makes the Blade a monster in comparison to others.

In terms of aesthetics, there's nothing impressive. Nobody is going to look at the Blade in your PC and be impressed by it's looks or anything. There isn't even a sparkly XPG logo... which gives me much sadness.
I'll be honest though, I don't buy things based on how they look, so it matters not to me.

One small irritation I would like to put down is that the ADATA Toolbox tells you that there is a firmware update and gets you to download the firmware and then the firmware updater tells you there is no need to update (why ADATA? Just why?), which I have to say annoys me a lot, but doesn't really affect anything.

Got this on sale and reinstalled windows - stupid fast Got this on sale and reinstalled windows - stupid fast

pros:
great value for my ps5 without breaking the bank - games are getting so much bigger these days so 2tb was a good size without spending $700+ for a 4tb.
general:
if you are unsure about compatibility best to do proper research. i would recommend to not overspend because tech specs change so quickly, sony will prob release another ps5 console next fall anyway with better storage specs so best to save your money and go with what is enough for your needs pros:
great value for my ps5 without breaking the bank - games are getting so much bigger these days so 2tb was a good size without spending $700+ for a 4tb.
general:
if you are unsure about compatibility best to do proper research. i would recommend to not overspend because tech specs change so quickly, sony will prob release another ps5 console next fall anyway with better storage specs so best to save your money and go with what is enough for your needs

Used this for my first build and is a pleasantly snappy game drive perfect for a mid range build with amazing read and write speeds for such a low price. Would definitely recommend. Used this for my first build and is a pleasantly snappy game drive perfect for a mid range build with amazing read and write speeds for such a low price. Would definitely recommend.

Great product cost effective comparing with Samsung yet very fast, the speed as specified in the product spec, yes I would recommend this product, Great product cost effective comparing with Samsung yet very fast, the speed as specified in the product spec, yes I would recommend this product,

As described - a fast and efficient M.2 that is still within reasonable pricing range for budget builds.

Easy install and formatting.
Have had the product for approx 2 - 3 months. As described - a fast and efficient M.2 that is still within reasonable pricing range for budget builds.

Easy install and formatting.
Have had the product for approx 2 - 3 months.

I am happy so far, it seems to run just fine on my PCIe 3 M.2 slot, though I am aware this is the bottleneck for speeds, I am happy with my purchase and can confirm that I have been running two different distro's of Linux on it with no hassles. I am happy so far, it seems to run just fine on my PCIe 3 M.2 slot, though I am aware this is the bottleneck for speeds, I am happy with my purchase and can confirm that I have been running two different distro's of Linux on it with no hassles.

Excellent all round. Fast and reliable. Excellent all round. Fast and reliable.

Bought to use to expand PS5 memory, and works perfectly. Bought to use to expand PS5 memory, and works perfectly.

Easy to follow instructions to install into PS5. The only additional equipment needed for installation was, of course, a couple of screwdrivers, which I had already. a size 01 Phillips screwdriver. Might be also useful to note that a standard screwdriver needed for the base plate if you have the PS5 set up that way. Easy to follow instructions to install into PS5. The only additional equipment needed for installation was, of course, a couple of screwdrivers, which I had already. a size 01 Phillips screwdriver. Might be also useful to note that a standard screwdriver needed for the base plate if you have the PS5 set up that way.

Nice & affordable storage upgrade for PlayStation 5. Easy install in 5 mins. Reads & writes extremely fast. Nice & affordable storage upgrade for PlayStation 5. Easy install in 5 mins. Reads & writes extremely fast.

Since I got it about 1 and a half years ago it has been disconnecting a lot and won't show up multiple times I've had to reseat the SSD and recently it's been doing it alot more it's not my computer since I have tried multiple other ssd and they work just fine the SSD also does not like it when I download anything onto it if the download goes on for more than 5 minutes the drive will disconnect and I'll have to go into bios and all that stuff and figure out how to fix it
L Since I got it about 1 and a half years ago it has been disconnecting a lot and won't show up multiple times I've had to reseat the SSD and recently it's been doing it alot more it's not my computer since I have tried multiple other ssd and they work just fine the SSD also does not like it when I download anything onto it if the download goes on for more than 5 minutes the drive will disconnect and I'll have to go into bios and all that stuff and figure out how to fix it
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