I feel like this video basically showed that it wasn't really worth spending the extra money on the proprietary heat sink and then went on to emphatically advise you to go for the proprietary heat sink option...
You didn't really understand it then, buddy. He said that if you can afford it, the official heatsink is the best way to go due to reliable thermals & high convenience of just slotting it into the PS5 & no tinkering with an aftermarket heatsink. But obviously if you're a cheapskate OR someone who wants even better performance then the official heatsink, then go for aftermarket heatsinks.
If you're smart with your money, don't go for the SSD with the overpriced but slightly better official heatsink. If you have money to burn, go out and buy it with the official heatsink.
@@Otto45 obviously if you're an idiot who throws money around cause of brand names and buzzwords, you'll spend the extra money on the ssd with a heat sink. If you're a true intellectual who uses their brain to think, you'll buy third party.
NAS you are a bloody legend...I always wanted to know what the temps would be like compared to genuine Nd aftermarket. Thanks a bunch. I just ordered the WD SN850 with Warship Pro heatsink. Only cost me $262 AUD. 👌 If I was to buy the SN850 with heatsink it was going to cost me $395 AUD. 😂
Just got the 500GB one on sale with the factory heatsink. Between the drive and the internal storage, I have over 1TB of storage just for PS5 games. I also have an 8TB external drive for PS4 games and PS5 games I am not playing but don't want to delete and have to redownload. Perfect set up for me atm.
Hmm. The issue I've been running into is I see the SN850 with no heatsink on sale for $50 off pretty frequently. The one with heatsink is NEVER, EVER on sale. So that "$20 difference" is more like a $70 difference if I were to buy it right now, and no SSD heatsink is worth 70 bucks. I don't care how good it is.
I bought the SN850 without the heatsink for £144 + £12 for the Eluteng. Right now on Amazon the one with the heatsink showing at £220 and out of stock. Glad to see there's not much difference in the heat. After you pulled the heatsink apart it would have been interesting to see where the heat pads were on it.
I agree with 99% of what he says but let's stay sane, there is no difference in temperatures between built-in heatsink or generic 3th party heatsink and it's been tested by a few youtuber testers so far. There is nothing more to say, tbh. That's all people care about. Performance and temperatures for their PS5s additional SSDs. Sure there is a difference if it's manually attached or manufactured with a heatsink but the part is too trivial to make a visible difference in that matter. Also as tested several times already it'd be even better to state buy 3th party bigger/premium heatsink if you care so much about 1, 2 or 3 degrees C less. But if a built-in and a 3th party generic are both enough for the purpose, which again has been proven, then obviously we're left with money factor. If the price is ridiculous just because it's a built-in heatsink version then obviously you're a fool to buy it. It's just them taking advantage of temporary hype. Something similar to initial game prices. Period.
Yeah this is my dilemma trying to go with the 2tb and glad for this video. Right now from the WD site there is an $80 difference with and without. So WD is saying theirs is with worth $80?!?! From the testing thats been done I don’t see how its worth it. Thanks for vid
I got the WD black 1tb no heatsink and an aftermarket heatsink, only because the only SSD with heatsink available in Australia atm was the Gigabyte Aorus which was $50 more expensive than the WD + separate heatsink.
@@iamjawknee A 'warship' style from Amazon. Essentially the same as the Eluteng. Wouldn't mind trying the Sabrent or Elecgear but they're not available in Aus atm, and I'm not sure they're that necessary for how I use the SSD anyway.
I’ve got an SN850 paired with a Be quite MC1. Maybe when I get a second PS5 I’ll get the factory heatsink SN850. I do think the exoskeletal structure of the WD heatsink will lend better to heat dissipation in the expansion slot.
I feel you are hyping the OEM heatsinks too much for PS5 use. As you pointed out the PS5 does not stress an SSD all that much and even the small aftermarket heatsink you tested kept the temperature under 40C, and within 2C of the OEM. I have the MHQJRH heatsink for my 1T Firecuda 530. I'm confident it will do a fine job of keeping the SSD cool in my PS5. For cost and availability an aftermarket heatsink is actually a better option for most, as long as you take care and install it properly.
exactly this! the difference was minimal and with a saving of up to £50-£60 quid in some cases seems like an brainer to get the cheaper one and buy a separate heatsink. If you're that worried about it just just cut the thermal pads and don't put it on the controller like he shows in the vid. done
I just bought this NVME drive and was about to buy the one without the heat sink only because I have the x570 master motherboard and it came with heatsinks, I decided to buy the one with a heatsink because it is was on sale for a little more than the non heat sink version. Temp difference is huge.
Thanks man! Helped me, informed my purchase and I got the right one for me. Went with the WD 850 w/ heat sink. But something weird, if you look on Amazon, Walmart, GameStop the ones w/ heat sink are labeled like 10$ cheaper rn .. reason?
Couldn't you just cut the "one long heat pad" to match the size of the chips and install your third party heatsink that way? That seems easy enough to save $20-$30 honestly.
I ordered the sn850 2tb and bought a $20 heatsink on Amazon still waiting for it to arrive next week. But it is definitely cheaper I think it's $70 cheaper
Glad I kept digging thru your site , I ordered the WD-Blk sn850x 2gb for 249. Canadian on sale of course .Keep up with all the reviews I love this site!!
Also I just described to your channel I love how you go in detail with all the questions that everybody has and explain it perfectly you are by far the most helpful tech person that I've seen on TH-cam
Thank you so much! 1 point I will make as DIY person ... "thermopads strategically placed" - generic heatsync + razor + measurement tape + basic understanding of where heat would come. Made my mind. Sabrent heatsync is cheaper + wd850x is cheaper then heatsync version
Great content man! You’re awesome. Just wondering, you said you removed the WD Black SN 850 Heatsink. Was hat a hard thing to do? I currently have a WD SN 850 500GB with Heatsink. And I am planning to buy a 2TB WD SN 850 (NO Heatsink). My plan was to swap the Heatsink from the 500GB one to the 2TB version. Do you think this will work without issues? Any tips or thoughts? Thanks again!
Did it work? I’m planning on swapping heat sinks and wanted to know if there any steps before removing? Do I have to transfer games back to console or would removing then inserting back same ssd have no issues?
I got that WD black 1tb and eluteng HS for £144 altogether 💪🏼👌🏼 both off Amazon same day delivery. saved £40 if I was to get it from a couple sites, and £140 if I was to get it from Amazon! Shocking they’re charging so much for it with HS
SN850 2TB with heatsink on sale ATM in UK for 265£, which from 440£ I'd say is pretty good. I believe the other versions are on sale too if anyone from UK watching this 👍
And… great content thank you. Your diligence in testing and presenting all these drives (and showing how to fit them!) informed both my selection and installation this week!
Put a blue 3rd party heatsink on my 2tb SN850 for only $8, much cheaper and better then factory Wd heatsink, it's way overpriced for what it is with very little temp difference. Mark Cerny the PS5 architect chose the WD SN850 black for PS5 expansion for good reason
Well he’s certainly not going to push for the Seagate when Microsoft uses them for their proprietary drive even though the Firecuda 530 is a superior SSD
Managed to pick-up a brand new 2TB WD Black SN850 for £325 on sale at Novatech and went for the BeQuiet! MC1 Heatsink for £10! Considering the basic drive is usually close to, or even more than, £400 without the official Heatsink, I think thats a good deal.
Btw playstation doesn't condone putting bigger heatsink the lid have to be there I see a lot of ppl putting bigger heatsinks and don't put the lid on it they only put the faceplate and that's not Advisable Sony said NO!! Because then you gonna have other problems like dust etc,etc,do not put a bigger heatsink and only put the faceplate thinking " oh is gonna be even cooler"just don't if Sony said it they know more about their machine than you or I or any you tuber that said " it's alright if don't put the lid on" just don't!!!
I'm gutted that you can't buy this heatsink on its own. I bought the CoD edition one, which doesn't come with the heatsink. Contacted WD to see if I could buy one separately, and they confirmed that they only sell it with an SSD. Also, would you recommend putting thermal pads just on the chips, as opposed to a whole strip of thermal pad? Great vids btw 👍
thanks you for this. I regretted buying the sn850x without the heatsink lol now i'm looking to purchase the sabrent rocket heatsink. I dont want to purchase offbrand ones which are everywhere here where i'm from. Cheers!
I installed the non heatsink version and honestly do not see any real temp issues. I have my PS5 sitting on a stand where it gets plenty of air and have an air purifier drawing in any air particles. When I took the PS5 covers off to install the storage card I saw no heavy dust build up on my fan which it pretty good vrs my ps4 pro. But honestly the performance may only be 3 sec faster load times and for me I bought the storage to keep all my digital purchased games.
Wd sn850 2tb without heatsink it felt like the right thing to do but I was surprised I thought the Temps would be much lower with the heatsink so pleased with my purchase
How much thickness does the WD heatsink add? I'm thinking of upgrading a 2019 iMac with an SN850, but it can only accommodate a 3 mm thick heatsink. Eyeballing yours, it looks like it's well over that.
HI I'm waiting for My 2tb Wd black sn850 to Come from Amazon Germany currently out of stock but obtained at a lower price , but no deliver dates yet , thanks for the video
Great video👍 thank you was wondering if I made the right choice with the WD with heatsink🤷🏻♂️ I paid 210€ instead of 180€ for the one without heatsink now happy I did👌🏼
I got the WD SN850 2TB with Heatsink when it still was pretty expensive. But i just wanted the best and no hassle. Paid €420 for it, nowadays they go for around €300, but i absolutely love it and have no regrets. 😊 And next to that money isn't really an issue for me, i work for it, so i spend it how i will. 👍🏻 I had the opportunity and got the SN850 with its Heatsink and seeing this review then and now i made the right choice. 🤘🏻
I think many sinks have them attached already. Then it can become a bit of a mess, unless replacing them completely of course. But in other case, as long you know what parts are benefiting from the conductivity and which to skip, no reason why not.
Thanks again for all the info. Been following you on new videos and have one question regarding the internal PS5 SSD. What's the endurance on the PS5 drive? WPD, etc. And on that note: will we be able to continue using our PS5 when that internal drive dies or loses performance? (the latter is probably a question for Sony, but I want at least your opinion) Cheers!
Sony has stated to NEVER use the PS5 with the SSD cover off. It effects the negative pressure required to cool the system. Him suggesting to use one of the large heatsyncs with the cover off is a BAD idea.
Can you make a recommenation for an external enclosure for the WD Black SN750, by any chance? The heat sync makes it too larget to fit into a regular sized enclosure and WD has told me if I remove the heat sync, I will void the warranty. It's too large to fit into a new laptop. They use a smaller form factor, so my next option was an external enclosure. Nice video. Thank you.
If someone threw my PS5 in a Volcano I would jump in and get it... er erm :D Excellent video ;) I have learnt a lot from these PS5 SSD videos. Nice 1 thank you ;)
Do you think buying the WD SN850x that comes with the heatsink is better than the one included with the motherboard? both are almost the same price but I can't tell which one would perform better.
@@diegorz5612 I got the one without a heatsink, hopefully the one in my motherboard does a better job. Take a look at your motherboard and see if it got a decent heatsink included.
Have you taken a close look, from the side, at the thermal pads? I just bought one of these and if you hold it up to a light nearly NONE Of the thermal pads actually make contact with the chips. You can see light between, almost like the pads are too thin. Neither Best Buy (where I bought it) or western digital will replace it. I’ve seen numerous folks online finding the same issue. You can almost see it @0:50 in your vid, the thermal pad on the left might have a tiny gap under it.
Tbh you were one of the first to request (Firecuda 530 version coming too)...but it's been like x50 requests since. Cheers for helping me make good videos mate
WD just lowered the price of the SN850 with heatsink on their website (at least here in Europe). In France the 1TB is at 218€ (200€ without heatsink) and the 2TB is at 454€ (430€ without heatsink).
Also - thank you so much for all this information, it's helping all of us to make an informed decision. I had my 2tb WD SN850 (with heatsink) delivered yesterday :)
I installed the WD SN 850, and it has the pre installed heatsink, but it gets really hot. Should I remove the cover plate, or install a better heatsink like the Elecgear?
Coming abit late, but bought one today thus looking at videos like this. In Finland the price difference between (2TB) one with heatsink and one without is 70 euros... Yes... 70 euros. No point paying that much more when you can get heatsinks starting from 8'ish euros.
have a different question. On a 850 how do you remove the heatsink? I ask because I have a MSI Aero Expander Card and the drive does not fit with the heatsink. The Aero Expander card has a huge heatsink and thermal pad.
I got the drive (2TB SN850) no heatsink but cant get into the beta... :( hopefully the official release is soon. Should we put this in a pc first and do a firmware update first?
The PS5 System Software Update that enables the PS5 SSD Expansion slot will go LIVE globally on Wednesday 15th September 2021. Learn more here - th-cam.com/video/qGA5ZWda2j8/w-d-xo.html
May I ask if you know the temperature difference with the metal SSD cover plate on and off, I'm just wondering if it's better to have that metal plate over the SSD left off or not ? with the plastic side covers on too ?
The PS5 System Software Update that enables the PS5 SSD Expansion slot will go LIVE globally on Wednesday 15th September 2021. Learn more here - th-cam.com/video/qGA5ZWda2j8/w-d-xo.html
I sawed my heatsink in two. Separating at the controller and nand gap. Reason is because the controller can reach 100⁰C and I don't want it transfering its heat to the nand chips.
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Dude you answered all the questions I had in my head about how the SSD works on the PS5 and great advise. Truly great content. Thank you.
*advice
I feel like this video basically showed that it wasn't really worth spending the extra money on the proprietary heat sink and then went on to emphatically advise you to go for the proprietary heat sink option...
You didn't really understand it then, buddy.
He said that if you can afford it, the official heatsink is the best way to go due to reliable thermals & high convenience of just slotting it into the PS5 & no tinkering with an aftermarket heatsink.
But obviously if you're a cheapskate OR someone who wants even better performance then the official heatsink, then go for aftermarket heatsinks.
If you're smart with your money, don't go for the SSD with the overpriced but slightly better official heatsink. If you have money to burn, go out and buy it with the official heatsink.
@@Otto45 obviously if you're an idiot who throws money around cause of brand names and buzzwords, you'll spend the extra money on the ssd with a heat sink. If you're a true intellectual who uses their brain to think, you'll buy third party.
@@Otto45 if u can buy a ps5 u could always afford it :)
@@treytavares1727 you never know the quality of the third party heat sinks, lots of substandard stuff made in china
My sn850 2tb with the heatsink arrived in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to install it in mid-september
Is that when the update is coming!?
The correct answer is wait until Q2 2022. 1TB WD SN850 is currently £140 with heat sink on Amazon. Will be for the next week or so.
NAS you are a bloody legend...I always wanted to know what the temps would be like compared to genuine Nd aftermarket. Thanks a bunch. I just ordered the WD SN850 with Warship Pro heatsink. Only cost me $262 AUD. 👌 If I was to buy the SN850 with heatsink it was going to cost me $395 AUD. 😂
Just got the 500GB one on sale with the factory heatsink. Between the drive and the internal storage, I have over 1TB of storage just for PS5 games. I also have an 8TB external drive for PS4 games and PS5 games I am not playing but don't want to delete and have to redownload. Perfect set up for me atm.
Tbh, I bought the Firecuda 530 w/ the heatsink out of convenience, since I can't be bothered waiting for two orders to arrive.
Hmm. The issue I've been running into is I see the SN850 with no heatsink on sale for $50 off pretty frequently. The one with heatsink is NEVER, EVER on sale. So that "$20 difference" is more like a $70 difference if I were to buy it right now, and no SSD heatsink is worth 70 bucks. I don't care how good it is.
There's a guy call Johnglasscock on TH-cam that makes a very good case on why it's so important to have the cover on the ssd drive.
Clickbait John.
@@connorkenway09 yeah tbh he titles his videos as clickbait, but the Sony engineer himself said to put the cover back on
Yes
I seen his video.
John is so full of shit the toilets are jealous
@@abelincolon6700 nobody cares what Sony thinks. No cover = more airflow which is always a good thing
I bought the SN850 without the heatsink for £144 + £12 for the Eluteng. Right now on Amazon the one with the heatsink showing at £220 and out of stock.
Glad to see there's not much difference in the heat.
After you pulled the heatsink apart it would have been interesting to see where the heat pads were on it.
How much terabyte did you get?
I agree with 99% of what he says but let's stay sane, there is no difference in temperatures between built-in heatsink or generic 3th party heatsink and it's been tested by a few youtuber testers so far. There is nothing more to say, tbh. That's all people care about. Performance and temperatures for their PS5s additional SSDs. Sure there is a difference if it's manually attached or manufactured with a heatsink but the part is too trivial to make a visible difference in that matter. Also as tested several times already it'd be even better to state buy 3th party bigger/premium heatsink if you care so much about 1, 2 or 3 degrees C less. But if a built-in and a 3th party generic are both enough for the purpose, which again has been proven, then obviously we're left with money factor. If the price is ridiculous just because it's a built-in heatsink version then obviously you're a fool to buy it. It's just them taking advantage of temporary hype. Something similar to initial game prices. Period.
I agree i purchased the $10 heat sink and it works well and I’m happy with it
Yeah this is my dilemma trying to go with the 2tb and glad for this video. Right now from the WD site there is an $80 difference with and without. So WD is saying theirs is with worth $80?!?! From the testing thats been done I don’t see how its worth it. Thanks for vid
I got the WD black 1tb no heatsink and an aftermarket heatsink, only because the only SSD with heatsink available in Australia atm was the Gigabyte Aorus which was $50 more expensive than the WD + separate heatsink.
Which heat sink did you get bro? I'm following the same route as you
@@iamjawknee A 'warship' style from Amazon. Essentially the same as the Eluteng.
Wouldn't mind trying the Sabrent or Elecgear but they're not available in Aus atm, and I'm not sure they're that necessary for how I use the SSD anyway.
I’ve got an SN850 paired with a Be quite MC1. Maybe when I get a second PS5 I’ll get the factory heatsink SN850. I do think the exoskeletal structure of the WD heatsink will lend better to heat dissipation in the expansion slot.
I just ordered the SN 850 2 TB without the heat shink (sold out) and am looking for a heat sink. How do you like the one you got?
Exactly the same setup I went for, managed to get a 2TB SN850 for £325 and paired it with an MC1.
I feel you are hyping the OEM heatsinks too much for PS5 use. As you pointed out the PS5 does not stress an SSD all that much and even the small aftermarket heatsink you tested kept the temperature under 40C, and within 2C of the OEM. I have the MHQJRH heatsink for my 1T Firecuda 530. I'm confident it will do a fine job of keeping the SSD cool in my PS5. For cost and availability an aftermarket heatsink is actually a better option for most, as long as you take care and install it properly.
exactly this! the difference was minimal and with a saving of up to £50-£60 quid in some cases seems like an brainer to get the cheaper one and buy a separate heatsink. If you're that worried about it just just cut the thermal pads and don't put it on the controller like he shows in the vid. done
maybe another test would be great, aorus 7000s vs all heatsink in market.
For me it's not needed anymore. I'll go for Aorus. It's the best balanced deal on the market right now.
I just bought this NVME drive and was about to buy the one without the heat sink only because I have the x570 master motherboard and it came with heatsinks, I decided to buy the one with a heatsink because it is was on sale for a little more than the non heat sink version. Temp difference is huge.
? So you did test it with aorus heatsink vs the pre installed one?
@@12Burton24 Based on benchmarks and testing by other people.
@@user-pwfus oh ok thanks
You deserve so many more subscribers, mate. Keep up the great work!
Thanks man! Helped me, informed my purchase and I got the right one for me. Went with the WD 850 w/ heat sink. But something weird, if you look on Amazon, Walmart, GameStop the ones w/ heat sink are labeled like 10$ cheaper rn .. reason?
Couldn't you just cut the "one long heat pad" to match the size of the chips and install your third party heatsink that way? That seems easy enough to save $20-$30 honestly.
I ordered the sn850 2tb and bought a $20 heatsink on Amazon still waiting for it to arrive next week. But it is definitely cheaper I think it's $70 cheaper
Glad I kept digging thru your site , I ordered the WD-Blk sn850x 2gb for 249. Canadian on sale of course .Keep up with all the reviews I love this site!!
Also I just described to your channel I love how you go in detail with all the questions that everybody has and explain it perfectly you are by far the most helpful tech person that I've seen on TH-cam
Thank you so much! 1 point I will make as DIY person ... "thermopads strategically placed" - generic heatsync + razor + measurement tape + basic understanding of where heat would come. Made my mind. Sabrent heatsync is cheaper + wd850x is cheaper then heatsync version
Great content man! You’re awesome. Just wondering, you said you removed the WD Black SN 850 Heatsink. Was hat a hard thing to do? I currently have a WD SN 850 500GB with Heatsink. And I am planning to buy a 2TB WD SN 850 (NO Heatsink). My plan was to swap the Heatsink from the 500GB one to the 2TB version. Do you think this will work without issues? Any tips or thoughts? Thanks again!
It should
Did it work? I’m planning on swapping heat sinks and wanted to know if there any steps before removing? Do I have to transfer games back to console or would removing then inserting back same ssd have no issues?
can you remove the heatsink for future purposes
Interesting, although I'd like to know why the version with the heatsink costs LESS, not more, than the naked version.
I got that WD black 1tb and eluteng HS for £144 altogether 💪🏼👌🏼 both off Amazon same day delivery.
saved £40 if I was to get it from a couple sites, and £140 if I was to get it from Amazon! Shocking they’re charging so much for it with HS
SN850 2TB with heatsink on sale ATM in UK for 265£, which from 440£ I'd say is pretty good. I believe the other versions are on sale too if anyone from UK watching this 👍
And… great content thank you. Your diligence in testing and presenting all these drives (and showing how to fit them!) informed both my selection and installation this week!
Just got the one with heatsink 1tb for 75€, about 80 so dollars. It was a god damn bargain for sure.
I'm going to spend £400 on a 2TB Firecuda 530
Have you done a video you could link so I can see compatible heatsinks for it?
Put a blue 3rd party heatsink on my 2tb SN850 for only $8, much cheaper and better then factory Wd heatsink, it's way overpriced for what it is with very little temp difference. Mark Cerny the PS5 architect chose the WD SN850 black for PS5 expansion for good reason
Can you post a link to the heat sink you purchased please?
Well he’s certainly not going to push for the Seagate when Microsoft uses them for their proprietary drive even though the Firecuda 530 is a superior SSD
@@JD-op6vn Lol, not really, Seagate fail often
@@drunksquirrel2051 show proof that Seagate SSDs fail more than WD. Statistically it’s the other way around
@@JD-op6vn Nah nigga, try again
Managed to pick-up a brand new 2TB WD Black SN850 for £325 on sale at Novatech and went for the BeQuiet! MC1 Heatsink for £10! Considering the basic drive is usually close to, or even more than, £400 without the official Heatsink, I think thats a good deal.
Btw playstation doesn't condone putting bigger heatsink the lid have to be there I see a lot of ppl putting bigger heatsinks and don't put the lid on it they only put the faceplate and that's not Advisable Sony said NO!! Because then you gonna have other problems like dust etc,etc,do not put a bigger heatsink and only put the faceplate thinking " oh is gonna be even cooler"just don't if Sony said it they know more about their machine than you or I or any you tuber that said " it's alright if don't put the lid on" just don't!!!
i personally use the 2tb 980 pro with the sabrent heatsink just because of best thermals , i care about that 1 or 2 extra degrees of cooling
I live in a blazing hot country Im seriously considering the gigantic sabrent heatsink with Samsung ssd.
Do these ssds die in the ps5? I just got a sn850 1tb for my ps5. And it works but I hear about peoples ps5s getting bricked from their SSD dying
I'm gutted that you can't buy this heatsink on its own. I bought the CoD edition one, which doesn't come with the heatsink. Contacted WD to see if I could buy one separately, and they confirmed that they only sell it with an SSD. Also, would you recommend putting thermal pads just on the chips, as opposed to a whole strip of thermal pad? Great vids btw 👍
he covers the whole thermal pad question in the video, and says it's best just to have thermal pads over the chips only.
thanks you for this. I regretted buying the sn850x without the heatsink lol now i'm looking to purchase the sabrent rocket heatsink. I dont want to purchase offbrand ones which are everywhere here where i'm from. Cheers!
I installed the non heatsink version and honestly do not see any real temp issues. I have my PS5 sitting on a stand where it gets plenty of air and have an air purifier drawing in any air particles. When I took the PS5 covers off to install the storage card I saw no heavy dust build up on my fan which it pretty good vrs my ps4 pro. But honestly the performance may only be 3 sec faster load times and for me I bought the storage to keep all my digital purchased games.
Wd sn850 2tb without heatsink it felt like the right thing to do but I was surprised I thought the Temps would be much lower with the heatsink so pleased with my purchase
very well explained.,, only one authentic video on this category. With Heat sink or without heat sink for RAM!! thanks
How much thickness does the WD heatsink add? I'm thinking of upgrading a 2019 iMac with an SN850, but it can only accommodate a 3 mm thick heatsink. Eyeballing yours, it looks like it's well over that.
Great Info. I am just going to do the oversize heatsink that came with my Inland Performance Plus SSD.
Should the heatsink be replaced at some point in time?
HI I'm waiting for My 2tb Wd black sn850 to Come from Amazon Germany currently out of stock but obtained at a lower price , but no deliver dates yet , thanks for the video
Absolutely love your videos. Really helpful and none of the faff you can get elsewhere. Keep it up!
I was lucky enough to get the SN850 1TB w/heatsink for $230 in total from WD when it was on sale. I'm very happy with it
Now it’s like 80 bucks
@@Zero_aura12 yup, and now it's in my PC and I have a 2tb in my ps5.
Great video👍 thank you was wondering if I made the right choice with the WD with heatsink🤷🏻♂️ I paid 210€ instead of 180€ for the one without heatsink now happy I did👌🏼
You are awesome. I just know you with this kind of videos. Thank you so much for every information.
FANTASTIC vid. Helped a lot sir.
Exactly the info I was looking for, thx very much, got a new sub and like here,
Sn850/official ssd heatsink is the only one suited best for ps5, the ventilation holes align perfectly with the ps3’s cooling vents.
I got the WD SN850 2TB with Heatsink when it still was pretty expensive. But i just wanted the best and no hassle. Paid €420 for it, nowadays they go for around €300, but i absolutely love it and have no regrets. 😊 And next to that money isn't really an issue for me, i work for it, so i spend it how i will. 👍🏻 I had the opportunity and got the SN850 with its Heatsink and seeing this review then and now i made the right choice. 🤘🏻
When u got your WD SSD, what did your ps5 read initial speed?
@@angrut 6.450MB/s
@@MetalMystica same as mine, and I got the SK Hynix
@@MetalMystica mine, read the same, and I had the SK Hynix
what the hell... i just got a new one for €190 2TB with heatsink
Just bagged myself the 2TB WD SN850 (no heatsink) for £199.99. I'd rather pay £7 for a third party than pay an additional £150. Cheers!
Excellent and highly informative tutorial! Thank You!
Why not just cut the thermal pads to size with a third party heatsink?
I think many sinks have them attached already. Then it can become a bit of a mess, unless replacing them completely of course.
But in other case, as long you know what parts are benefiting from the conductivity and which to skip, no reason why not.
Was my first thought. Not sure why he didn't talk about this in the video.
Fantastic video, you helped me with my decision!
Tear down video on the wd sn850 with heatsink?
Thanks again for all the info. Been following you on new videos and have one question regarding the internal PS5 SSD. What's the endurance on the PS5 drive? WPD, etc. And on that note: will we be able to continue using our PS5 when that internal drive dies or loses performance? (the latter is probably a question for Sony, but I want at least your opinion) Cheers!
I'd like to see the heat sync comparison of the firecuda 530
2tb the lower ones don't have the same specs.
Thank you for these kind of videos. 👍
Sony has stated to NEVER use the PS5 with the SSD cover off. It effects the negative pressure required to cool the system. Him suggesting to use one of the large heatsyncs with the cover off is a BAD idea.
Pls could u link me to the website pls
@@ShadiFagihi I am at work. I will share the video when I get the chance to find it.
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@@justevil100 thank you kind person, i needed this .
Very useful video :)
Many thanks, great work as always!!
Thanks heaps, great advice.
Can you make a recommenation for an external enclosure for the WD Black SN750, by any chance? The heat sync makes it too larget to fit into a regular sized enclosure and WD has told me if I remove the heat sync, I will void the warranty. It's too large to fit into a new laptop. They use a smaller form factor, so my next option was an external enclosure. Nice video. Thank you.
umm? was this recorded with a 480p budget phone, still a informative vid.
Thanks you for the advise ill buy the 1tb with heatsink
Reinforcing SEAGULL!
Great instructional video as always. Thanks 😉👍
Western Digital 2TB without heatsink 345€.
With heatsink 443€.
Easy choice.
If someone threw my PS5 in a Volcano I would jump in and get it... er erm :D Excellent video ;) I have learnt a lot from these PS5 SSD videos. Nice 1 thank you ;)
Thanks! Great video! This really helps!
is this the official licensed WD SN850 for ps5? are they the same?
Do you think buying the WD SN850x that comes with the heatsink is better than the one included with the motherboard? both are almost the same price but I can't tell which one would perform better.
Hi, same question. Which did you choose?
@@diegorz5612 I got the one without a heatsink, hopefully the one in my motherboard does a better job.
Take a look at your motherboard and see if it got a decent heatsink included.
Have you taken a close look, from the side, at the thermal pads? I just bought one of these and if you hold it up to a light nearly NONE Of the thermal pads actually make contact with the chips. You can see light between, almost like the pads are too thin. Neither Best Buy (where I bought it) or western digital will replace it. I’ve seen numerous folks online finding the same issue. You can almost see it @0:50 in your vid, the thermal pad on the left might have a tiny gap under it.
People are losing their minds over 2 degrees? lol Just buy the vanilla version and get a 3rd party heatsink.
Thanks for this video. I asked for this a few weeks ago. Not sure if you made it for me or if a lot of people asked as well. Lol.
Tbh you were one of the first to request (Firecuda 530 version coming too)...but it's been like x50 requests since. Cheers for helping me make good videos mate
@@nascompares Yes sir. Keep ‘em comin!
Is an SN850 with a stock heatsink gonna make my room hot in a PC?
Any news or rumors about when the 2.0 update will be up?
WD just lowered the price of the SN850 with heatsink on their website (at least here in Europe).
In France the 1TB is at 218€ (200€ without heatsink) and the 2TB is at 454€ (430€ without heatsink).
I paid 345€ for the 2tb wd850 without heatsink on Amazon 2 weeks ago.
Also - thank you so much for all this information, it's helping all of us to make an informed decision. I had my 2tb WD SN850 (with heatsink) delivered yesterday :)
I installed the WD SN 850, and it has the pre installed heatsink, but it gets really hot. Should I remove the cover plate, or install a better heatsink like the Elecgear?
PLEASE PLEASE make FireCuda w/ heatsink Vs. 3rd party heat sink.
Coming abit late, but bought one today thus looking at videos like this. In Finland the price difference between (2TB) one with heatsink and one without is 70 euros... Yes... 70 euros. No point paying that much more when you can get heatsinks starting from 8'ish euros.
Thank you very helpful
have a different question. On a 850 how do you remove the heatsink? I ask because I have a MSI Aero Expander Card and the drive does not fit with the heatsink. The Aero Expander card has a huge heatsink and thermal pad.
Where was the digital thermometer measuring?
You doing good work 😉 thank you
I want to install a 4TB hard disk for my ps5, do you recommend it, and as for the heat sink that is suitable with it in your opinion
I got the drive (2TB SN850) no heatsink but cant get into the beta... :( hopefully the official release is soon. Should we put this in a pc first and do a firmware update first?
I was wondering the same thing. Should you update the drives’s firmware using a pc before installing it in your PS5?
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Damn, I almost ordered this for my Razer 14” laptop. It would not have fit 😅
thanks man!!
May I ask if you know the temperature difference with the metal SSD cover plate on and off, I'm just wondering if it's better to have that metal plate over the SSD left off or not ? with the plastic side covers on too ?
I saw a video claiming it to be better left off I'm sure
I bought the one with the Heatsink... Haven't got a beta accsess saddly tho...
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I'm guess by how slim the wd sn850 with heatsink is its only a single sided heatsink
Thank you for this
I have an SN850 without Heatsink and I want to use it in my PS5. How can I get just the proprietary Heatsink?
I got the 850 with heatsink but there is a gap between controller and heatsink. Havent used it yet
ssd m 2 heatsink thermal pads good or not? it is better to buy high performance pads or not?
I sawed my heatsink in two. Separating at the controller and nand gap. Reason is because the controller can reach 100⁰C and I don't want it transfering its heat to the nand chips.
What is batter to play on big games like warzone and hell let loose on the ps5 ssd it self? or wd black sn850 with a heathsink from be quiet mc1