Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB PCIe 5.0 with Heatsink

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“If you are looking to build a top tier PC or want to future proof your workstation the Samsung 9100 PRO 2tb SSD is the absolute gold standard for PCIe 5.0 storage. I am Upgrading from an older Gen4 drive the 990 PRO the performance jump is immediately noticeable it runs a bit warmer than older gen drives so needs good cooling”

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“This is excellent, but uber expensive. If you want the best and cost is no real barrier then go for something like this Gen-5 highly regarded NVMe memory.I use a mix of NVMe Gen-5, Gen-4, SSds and traditional spinning magnetic disks. Personally I'd use this sort of thing for a high-end system's dedicated O/S disk. Possibly short-term storage for large work in progress files and maybe as memory in a high end laptop. For most other use cases it's arguably overkill.Oddly this item I'm asked to review is 'with' a heat sync. I had earlier bought one like that, but returned it and bought one WITHOUT a heat sync as my chosen mobo had larger better quality heat syncs, obviating the need for the variant that comes with a heat sync. You will know what type meets your needs, but obviously cooling and a heat sync of some capability are essential.The price nowadays is borderline 'outrageous'. When I first started buying NVMe chips last year, prices were less than half their cost nowadays. That's all down to AI, which most will understand. AI isn't effectively 'free' and will likely be charged for in future - but that's off topic.If you can shop around. I bought this one on an Amazon Prime Day deal to save a little.The 2Gb size is ideal IMO for an operating system disk, if your PC supports Gen-5 (most high end motherboards will, but you need to check). Gen 5 is backwardly compatible so not a tech problem but you can likely save some cost by buying slower Gen-4 chips like the Samsung 990 Pro.You can get this in 1, 2, 4 or 8Tb and correspondingly inflated prices. You can better decide how much memory you need and how much it's worth paying. Arguably for most small data retrieval of files, few would notice the difference between Gen-5 and Gen-4 and if passing via a network don't forget that data flow can only ever be as fast as the slowest link.So, think about your real world use and ideally have a balanced system. After all, there is no point owning a Ferrari, buying cheap re-mould tyres, using it to go shopping in a woke city (eg Bristol) that restricts secondary road speeds to 20 mph.It's great, expensive, ideal in the right situation. But, for many/most use cases probably more than you will likely need currently.”