The WD_BLACK SN850X, a PCIe Gen4 SSD that is said to deliver unparalleled performance for hardcore gamers, featuring read speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s, is now available in an 8 TB option, Western Digital has announced. This version of the SSD, which is available with or without a heatsink like the existing 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB models, can be purchased exclusively through the Western Digital store, according to an email that the company sent out to customers today.
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Specs for the 8 TB version include:
- Sequential Read Performance: 7200MB/s
- Sequential Write Performance: 6600MB/s
- Random Read: 1200K IOPS
- Random Write: 1200K IOPS
Western Digital echoing the news on X:
A storage beast enters the arena. The WD_BLACK SN850X – now available in capacities up to 8TB. Preorder now on https://t.co/NICzuBaxlM pic.twitter.com/guWZG0Na46
— WD_BLACK (@wd_black) July 15, 2024
WD on its SSD for gamers:
Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and texture pop-ins with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD. Available in capacities of 1TB up to 8TB, this gaming drive is built for top-tier performance. With 7,300MB/s speeds (1TB – 4TB models) and a heatsink option to maintain performance, you can enjoy your favorite games without worrying about lag. Plus, the downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard (Windows only) can automatically turn on Game Mode 2.0 features. The WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers a smooth, fast experience —and the innovations that let you compete at your absolute peak.
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I'd totally buy this, especially if I had a motherboard with only one good m.2 slot.
In my application, all of my file storage goes directly on the NAS, only a limited amount of stuff is local on the main machine.
I currently have 5 NVMe drives in my main system.
One Intel Optane 905p 960GB
Two Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Drives
One Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Drive
One Samung 970 EVO 1TB Drive
In total that is about 7421 GB. Only about 38.8% of that storage is in use across all drives.
The most full of the drives is the Optane drive. It's just so damn beautiful as an OS drive, that I have to use the most out of it.
The least used is the Samsung 980 drive. It's a nice drive, it's just not as nice as the 990 Pro drives, so I prioritize putting stuff on the 990's.
It looks like if I maxed out all of my drives, I could get away with only 2.9TB of storage capacity (but then I'd have no margins)
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Join Discussion →Now that's a size that would be too big for my use.. I just feel weird saying that... Lol.
Bah, pretty sure I heard you say almost the same thing on your OnlyFans the other day. Big fan btw - long time subscriber.
Overkill is my favorite kind of... ... ...murder?
I'd totally buy this, especially if I had a motherboard with only one good m.2 slot.
In my application, all of my file storage goes directly on the NAS, only a limited amount of stuff is local on the main machine.
I currently have 5 NVMe drives in my main system.
One Intel Optane 905p 960GB
Two Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Drives
One Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Drive
One Samung 970 EVO 1TB Drive
In total that is about 7421 GB. Only about 38.8% of that storage is in use across all drives.
The most full of the drives is the Optane drive. It's just so damn beautiful as an OS drive, that I have to use the most out of it.
The least used is the Samsung 980 drive. It's a nice drive, it's just not as nice as the 990 Pro drives, so I prioritize putting stuff on the 990's.
It looks like if I maxed out all of my drives, I could get away with only 2.9TB of storage capacity (but then I'd have no margins)
The first rule of subscribing to my onlyfans is NOT TALKING ABOUT IT... and to bring a friend.. don't ask.