SSD Upgrade

[ancient flare]

Just trying to upgrade the SSD

My PCSpecialist Specification

-# Case: CORSAIR 3000D AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
-# Promotional Item: Get a discount code for 20% off select peripherals at Corsair.com
-# Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
-# Motherboard: ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
-# Memory (RAM): 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (1 x 32GB)
-# Graphics Card: 12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 GDDR6X - HDMI, DP, LHR
-# 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3200 MB/R, 2700 MB/W)
-# 1st Storage Drive: 1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
-# Power Supply: CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
-# Power Cable: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
-# Processor Cooling: CORSAIR H100x RGB ELITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
-# Thermal Paste: STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
-# Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
-# Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
-# Warranty: 3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
-# Delivery: TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 10:30AM)
-# Build Time: Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
-# Miscellaneous: PCSpecialist Game Pass Sheet
-# Welcome Book: PCSpecialist Welcome Book
-# Logo Branding: PCSpecialist Logo
-# Packaging: PCS Corsair Carton Upright

Price: £1,669.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/mFbT97rMAG/

[opal kayak]

right, that makes things easy, the top slot should have the 256GB drive, meaning the bottom 2 should be empty, I'd recommend just plugging the new drive into one of the bottom 2 slots

the top slot is PCIe 5.0 x4, but the other 2 are 4.0x4, so no loss there, the install should be pretty easy

[ancient flare]

Thanks a lot!

[opal kayak]

does the top m.2 slot happen to have a blinking light?

[ancient flare]

It does not

[opal kayak]

dammit, would have been easy to check if the drive is there or not then, no major loss, when you go to install, you can simply unscrew the bottom 2 drive slots heatsink and see whats under it

are you buying the m.2 with or without a heatsink included?

[ancient flare]

I haven't bought it yet, which do you recommend?

[opal kayak]

it's for gaming right?

and please turn the ping off on reply

[ancient flare]

Sorry! I don't use discord much didn't even know you could do that. Yes it is for gaming

[opal kayak]

well since you have available heatsink space, no need to spend extra on the heatsink included option

as for what drive to buy, I am a fan of crucial, they're a known good brand, and usually come in cheaper for the same specs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-Internal-Gaming-Desktop-Compatible/dp/B0DC8RVRBZ/

a little slower than the WD you mentioned, in practive the same, comes in a fair bit cheaper

[ancient flare]

I basically just went off the top of the list from userbenchmark in my price range which was the black sn850x. I can see crucial t705 is just below it. I am just so worried I'll buy one and it won't fit, or won't be compatible

omg I am so sorry I pinged again is there a way to make it default off

[fathom zenith]

Unfortunately not 🙁

[opal kayak]

userbenchmark, what a pile of 💩 , amounts to slur here, they are biased and just bad at their reviews

[ancient flare]

good to know thanks

[ancient flare]

[opal kayak]

for gaming, even a gen3 drive is plenty with minimal difference, but since gen3 and 4 prices are basically the same, no need to get a slower drive

[opal kayak]

well at least now you know LooserSkidmark is not to be trusted

[opal kayak]

the actual physical installation is easy, in your case, unscrew the heatsink, slot in the drive, secure with a screw and post(possibly preinstalled otherwise in the welcome box), peel the cover off the thermal putty on the heatink for the drive, screw the heatsink back on.

after that it's all windows work and that takes a few seconds