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Added to watch list! SSD Solid State Drives
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are used to store data on your computer and are available in a variety of form-factors. SATA-based SSDs are great for value-conscious users, while PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 drives will give you the ultimate performance! Regardless of which type you choose, all offer the benefits that most HDDs cannot: faster speeds and durability with less noise.
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Samsung 870 QVO 4TB 2.5" SATA III 4-Bit MLC V-NAND SSD MZ-77Q4T0BW - Capacity: 4TB - Form Factor: 2.5" - Interface: SATA 6GB/s, Compatible with: SATA 3GB/S and SATA 1.5 GB/s - Controller: Samsung MKX Controller - Sequential Read (Max): 560MB/s - Sequential Write (Max): 530MB/s - Samsung V-NAND 4bit MLC - Cache Memory: Samsung 4GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM - Random Read/Write: 98,000/88,000 - MTBF: 1.5 Million - MZ-77Q4T0BW - 3 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC36383 Model#: MZ-77Q4T0BW$649.00$425.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 970 EVO Plus - Reads Up to 3,500 MB/s - Writes Up to 3,300 MB/s - Storage: 2TB - M.2 (2280) Form Factor - Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC - Samsung Phoenix Controller - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - 5 Years Limited Warranty or TBWSKU#: AC21126 Model#: MZ-V7S2T0BW$288.95Currently Out of Stock -
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink - Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe2.0 - Read Speed: up to 7,450 MB/s - Write Speeds: up to 6,900 MB/s - Capacity: 1TB - TRIM Supported - S.M.A.R.T Supported - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - Heatsink - MZ-V9P1T0CWSKU#: AC66686 Model#: MZ-V9P1T0CW$245.00$199.00In Stock at Mwave -
Lexar NM790 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - Storage Capacity: 2TB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7400MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 6500MB/s - Interface: PCIe Gen4x4 x16 - Controller: 12nm - TBW: 1500 TBW - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - LNM790X002T-RNNNGSKU#: AC67987 Model#: LNM790X002T-RNNNG$209.00$175.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 980 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - MZ-V8V1T0BW - Storage Capacity: 1TB - Form Factor: M.2 (2280) - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 - SQL Read Speeds: Up to 3,500 MB/s - SQL Write Speeds: Up to 3,000 MB/s - Random Read (4KB, QD1): Up to 17,000 IOPS - Random Write (4KB, QD1): Up to 54,000 IOPS - Storage Memory Type: Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC - Controller: Samsung Pablo - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - TBW: 600 - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC42978 Model#: MZ-V8V1T0BW$145.00$89.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 980 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - MZ-V8V500BW - Form Factor: M.2 (2280) - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 - Storage Memory Type: Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC - Controller: Samsung Pablo - SQL Read Speeds: Up to 3,100 MB/s - SQL Write Speeds: Up to 2,600 MB/s - Random Read (4KB, QD1): Up to 17,000 IOPS - Random Write (4KB, QD1): Up to 54,000 IOPS - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - TBW: 300 - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC42977 Model#: MZ-V8V500BW$89.00$59.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial BX500 500GB SATA 2.5" 3D NAND SSD - CT500BX500SSD1 - Storage Capacity: 500GB - Sequential Read Speed: 550 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 500 MB/s - Interface: SATA (6Gb/s) - TBW: 120TB - MTBF: 1.5 million hours - CT500BX500SSD1SKU#: AC58963 Model#: CT500BX500SSD1$44.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - SNV2S/1000G - Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - SQL Read: 3500 MB/s - SQL Write: 2100 MB/s - Endurance (TBW): 320TBW - Dimensions: 22mm x 80mm x 2.2mm - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - SNV2S/1000GSKU#: AC57454 Model#: SNV2S/1000G$109.00$75.99In Stock at Mwave -
Team MP44L 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 1 TB - Sequential Read Speed: 5,000 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 4,500 MB/s - Random 4K Read: Up to 525K IOPS - Random 4K Write: Up to 550K IOPS - Interface: PCIe Gen4x4 with NVMe - TBW: 600TB - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - TM8FPK001T0C101SKU#: AC70274 Model#: TM8FPK001T0C101$109.00$85.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 970 EVO Plus - Reads Up to 3,500 MB/s - Writes Up to 3,200 MB/s - Storage: 500GB - M.2 (2280) Form Factor - Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC - Samsung Phoenix Controller - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - 5 Years Limited Warranty or 300 TBWSKU#: AC21128 Model#: MZ-V7S500BW$119.00$85.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston NV2 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - SNV2S/2000G -Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - SQL Read: 3500 MB/s - SQL Write: 2800 MB/s - Endurance (TBW): 640TBW - Dimensions: 22mm x 80mm x 2.2mm - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - SNV2S/2000GSKU#: AC57455 Model#: SNV2S/2000G$205.00$153.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB PCIe 5.0/4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - MZ-V9E2T0BW - Form Factor: M.2 (2280) - Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe 2.0 - Samsung V-NAND TLC - Controller: Samsung in-house Controller - SQL Read Speeds: Up to 5,000 MB/s - SQL Write Speeds: Up to 4,200 MB/s - Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 700,000 IOPS - Random Write (4KB, QB32): Up to 800,000 IOPS - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - MZ-V9E2T0BWSKU#: AC72805 Model#: MZ-V9E2T0BW$349.00$249.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - CT2000P3PSSD8 - Storage Capacity: 2TB - Sequential Read Speed: 5000MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 4200MB/s - Interface: M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 - Controller: Micron - Security: SSD management software & firmware updates - TBW: 440TBSKU#: AC55436 Model#: CT2000P3PSSD8$168.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston KC3000 2048GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - SKC3000D/2048G - Storage Capacity: 2048GB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7,000MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 7,000MB/s - Random 4K Read: Up to 1,000,000 IOPS - Random 4K Write: Up to 1,000,000 IOPS - Interface: PCIe 4.0 NVMe - Controller: Phison E18 - TBW: 1.6PBW - MTBF: 1,800,000 Hours - 3D TLC NAND - Low Profile Graphene Aluminium Heat Spreader - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC49985 Model#: SKC3000D/2048G$269.00$208.99In Stock at Mwave -
Team MP44L 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 2 TB - Sequential Read Speed: 4,800 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 4,400 MB/s - Random 4K Read: Up to 525K IOPS - Random 4K Write: Up to 550K IOPS - Interface: PCIe Gen4x4 with NVMe - TBW: 1200TB - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - TM8FPK002T0C101SKU#: AC70275 Model#: TM8FPK002T0C101$189.00$165.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 970 EVO Plus - Reads Up to 3,500 MB/s - Writes Up to 3,300 MB/s - Storage: 1TB - M.2 (2280) Form Factor - Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC - Samsung Phoenix Controller - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - 5 Years Limited Warranty or 600 TBWSKU#: AC21127 Model#: MZ-V7S1T0BW$145.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston KC3000 1024GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - SKC3000S/1024G - Storage Capacity: 1024GB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7,000MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 6,000MB/s - Random 4K Read: Up to 900,000 IOPS - Random 4K Write: Up to 1,000,000 IOPS - Interface: PCIe 4.0 NVMe - Controller: Phison E18 - TBW: 800TBW - MTBF: 1,800,000 Hours - 3D TLC NAND - Low Profile Graphene Aluminium Heat Spreader - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC49984 Model#: SKC3000S/1024G$169.00$109.99In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 2TB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7,450 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 6,900 MB/s - Random 4K Read (4KB QD1): Up to 22,000 IOPS - Random 4K Write (4KB QD1): Up to 80,000 IOPS - Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 - Controller: Samsung in-house - Security: AES 256-bit - TBW: 1200 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - No Heatsink - MZ-V9P2T0BWSKU#: AC58657 Model#: MZ-V9P2T0BW$379.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 990 EVO 1TB PCIe 5.0/4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - MZ-V9E1T0BW - Form Factor: M.2 (2280) - Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe 2.0 - Samsung V-NAND TLC - Controller: Samsung in-house Controller - SQL Read Speeds: Up to 5,000 MB/s - SQL Write Speeds: Up to 4,200 MB/s - Random Read (4KB, QD32): Up to 680,000 IOPS - Random Write (4KB, QB32): Up to 800,000 IOPS - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - MZ-V9E1T0BWSKU#: AC72804 Model#: MZ-V9E1T0BW$169.00$129.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-77E250BW - 250GB 2.5" - Sequential Read (Max): 560MB/s - Sequential Write (Max): 530MB/s - 98K/88K IOPS - 150TBW - Samsung MKX Controller - Cache: 512 MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM - SATA III 6GB/s - Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC - MZ-77E250BW - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC41597 Model#: MZ-77E250BW$94.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD85 500GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD - Capacity: 500GB - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Performance: Read(max.) 3,600 MB/s, Write(max.) 2,400 MB/s - System Requirement: Windows 8.1, 10, 11 - Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C - MTBF: (est)1,500,000 hours - Shock Resistance Test: 1500G/0.5ms - Certification: CE, FCC, UKCA, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC - SP500GBP44UD8505SKU#: AC61407 Model#: SP500GBP44UD8505$54.00In Stock at Mwave -
Lexar NM790 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - Storage Capacity: 4TB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7400MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 6500MB/s - Interface: PCIe Gen4x4 x16 - Controller: 12nm - TBW: 3000 TBW - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - LNM790X004T-RNNNGSKU#: AC67986 Model#: LNM790X004T-RNNNG$395.00$355.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD85 250GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD - Capacity: 250GB - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Performance: Read(max.) 3,300 MB/s, Write(max.) 1,300 MB/s - System Requirement: Windows 8.1, 10, 11 - Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C - MTBF: (est)1,500,000 hours - Shock Resistance Test: 1500G/0.5ms - Certification: CE, FCC, UKCA, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC - SP250GBP44UD8505SKU#: AC61405 Model#: SP250GBP44UD8505$53.00$44.99In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 1TB - Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7,450 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: Up to 6,900 MB/s - Random 4K Read (4KB QD1): Up to 22,000 IOPS - Random 4K Write (4KB QD1): Up to 80,000 IOPS - Interface: PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 - Controller: Samsung in-house - Security: AES 256-bit - TBW: 600 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - No Heatsink - MZ-V9P1T0BWSKU#: AC58656 Model#: MZ-V9P1T0BW$239.00$188.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD85 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD - Capacity: 4TB - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Performance: Read(max.) 3,600 MB/s, Write(max.) 2,800 MB/s - System Requirement: Windows 8.1, 10, 11 - Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C - MTBF: (est)1,500,000 hours - Shock Resistance Test: 1500G/0.5ms - Certification: CE, FCC, UKCA, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC - SP02KGBP44UD8505SKU#: AC68506 Model#: SP04KGBP44UD8505$305.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 870 Evo 500GB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-77E500BW - 500GB 2.5" - Sequential Read (Max): 560MB/s - Sequential Write (Max): 530MB/s - 98K/88K IOPS - 300TBW - Samsung MKX Controller - Cache: 512 MB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM - SATA III 6GB/s - Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC - MZ-77E500BW - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC41598 Model#: MZ-77E500BW$105.00$84.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - CT1000P3SSD8 - Storage Capacity: 1TB - Sequential Read Speed: 3500MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 3000MB/s - Interface: M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 - Controller: Micron - Security: SSD management software & firmware updates - TBW: 220TBSKU#: AC55431 Model#: CT1000P3SSD8$84.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD85 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD - Capacity: 1TB - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Performance: Read(max.) 3,600 MB/s, Write(max.) 2,800 MB/s - System Requirement: Windows 8.1, 10, 11 - Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C - MTBF: (est)1,500,000 hours - Shock Resistance Test: 1500G/0.5ms - Certification: CE, FCC, UKCA, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC - SP01KGBP44UD8505SKU#: AC61408 Model#: SP01KGBP44UD8505$94.00In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-77E2T0BW - 2TB 2.5" - Sequential Read (Max): 560MB/s - Sequential Write (Max): 530MB/s - 98K/88K IOPS - 1,200TBW - Samsung MKX Controller - Cache: 2 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM - SATA III 6GB/s - Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC - MZ-77E2T0BW - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC41600 Model#: MZ-77E2T0BW$359.00$258.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD85 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD - Capacity: 2TB - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Performance: Read(max.) 3,600 MB/s, Write(max.) 2,800 MB/s - System Requirement: Windows 8.1, 10, 11 - Operating Temperature: 0C - 70C - MTBF: (est)1,500,000 hours - Shock Resistance Test: 1500G/0.5ms - Certification: CE, FCC, UKCA, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC - SP02KGBP44UD8505SKU#: AC61409 Model#: SP02KGBP44UD8505$152.99In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power UD90 1TB NVMe 1.4 PCIe 4.0 SSD - Interface: PCIe Gen 4x4 - Dimensions: 22.0mm x 80.0mm x 3.5mm - Weight: 8g - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - Operating Temp: 0c ~ 70c - Performance Read(max.): up to 5,000MB/s - Performance Write(max.): up to 4,800MB/s - SP01KGBP44UD9005 - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC54526 Model#: SP01KGBP44UD9005$83.00In Stock at Mwave -
Lexar NM790 2TB Heatsink M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - Interface: PCIe Gen4x4 - Speed: Sequential read up to 7400MB/s, sequential write up to 6500MB/s - Operating Temperature: 0C to 70C - MTBF: 1,500,000 Hours - LNM790X002T-RN9NGSKU#: AC69639 Model#: LNM790X002T-RN9NG$219.00$199.00In Stock at Mwave -
Silicon Power A55 128GB M.2 2280 SATA III SSD - Storage Capacity: 128GB - Read Speed (max): 560MB/s - Write Speed (max): 530MB/s - Interface: SATA III 6Gbps - Security: Supports TRIM, NCQ, S.M.A.R.T. & ECC - TBW: 65TB - MTBF: 1,500,000 hours - SP128GBSS3A55M28SKU#: AC56541 Model#: SP128GBSS3A55M28$25.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial MX500 2TB 2.5" SATA III SSD - Includes 9.5mm Adapter - 560 MB/s Read, 510 MB/s Write - Random Read IOPS: 95k, Random Write IOPS: 90k - 7.0mm Unit Height - Includes Acronis True Image for Crucial cloning software - CT2000MX500SSD1 - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC11049 Model#: CT2000MX500SSD1$204.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 1 TB - Sequential Read Speed: 6,000 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 4,000 MB/s - Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - TBW: 320TB - MTBF: 2,000,000 hours - 3D NAND - SNV3S/1000GSKU#: AC78131 Model#: SNV3S/1000G$108.00$90.99In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 970 EVO Plus - Reads Up to 3,500 MB/s - Writes Up to 2,300 MB/s - Storage: 250GB - M.2 (2280) Form Factor - Samsung V-NAND 3-Bit MLC - Samsung Phoenix Controller - Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 - MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours - 5 Years Limited Warranty or 150 TBWSKU#: AC21129 Model#: MZ-V7S250BW$89.00$71.99In Stock at Mwave -
Samsung 870 Evo 4TB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s V-NAND SSD MZ-77E4T0BW - 4TB 2.5" - Sequential Read (Max): 560MB/s - Sequential Write (Max): 530MB/s - 98K/88K IOPS - 2,400TBW - Samsung MKX Controller - Cache: 4 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM - SATA III 6GB/s - Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC - MZ-77E4T0BW - 5 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC41601 Model#: MZ-77E4T0BW$699.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - CT1000P3PSSD8 - Storage Capacity: 1TB - Sequential Read Speed: 5000MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 3600MB/s - Interface: M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 - Controller: Micron - Security: SSD management software & firmware updates - TBW: 220TBSKU#: AC55435 Model#: CT1000P3PSSD8$92.00In Stock at Mwave -
Kingston NV3 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD - Storage Capacity: 2 TB - Sequential Read Speed: 6,000 MB/s - Sequential Write Speed: 5,000 MB/s - Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe - Form Factor: M.2 2280 - TBW: 640TB - MTBF: 2,000,000 hours - 3D NAND - SNV3S/2000GSKU#: AC78132 Model#: SNV3S/2000G$209.00$179.00In Stock at Mwave -
Crucial BX500 2TB 2.5" 3D NAND SATA SSD CT2000BX500SSD1 - Interface: SATA 6 GB/s - Form Factor: 2.5" SSD - Up to 540 MB/s Read - Up to 500 MB/s Write - Capacity: 2TB (2000GB) - Unit Height: 7mm - Endurance: 720TB Total Bytes Written (TBW) - MTTF: 1,500,000 Hours - 3 Years Limited WarrantySKU#: AC30244 Model#: CT2000BX500SSD1$168.00In Stock at Mwave
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Mwave can help you improve the performance of your computer with our range of SSDs. We stock all types of SSDs that you may need. Regardless of the SSD, all types of SSDs are faster than HDDs. Along with being faster than HDDs, SSDs also offer the benefits of being quieter, more compact, durable and reliable. Mwave offers a range of SSDs, from entry level SATA based SSDs up to high-end ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs.
What SSD do I need?
If you are value conscious a SATA based SSD will work best for you and they are available in both M.2 and 2.5” form factors such as the Crucial MX500 (2.5”/M.2). Those who want the fastest experience will want to buy a PCIe4.0 NVMe based SSD which offers the highest speeds though cost more than SATA SSDs. Note that PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs will still operate in most PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots, albeit at slower speeds.
Do I need a heatsink for my M.2 SSD?
If you have slower, relatively lower capacity NVMe M.2 SSD or even a SATA-based M.2 SSD, it is unlikely that a heatsink will be necessary assuming there is decent airflow. High-performance, high-capacity PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs may require a heatsink to reduce the chance of thermal throttling due to overheating. Many mid to high-end motherboards and some high-end NVMe M.2 SSDs already have M.2 heatsinks onboard meaning that no extra financial outlay is required. If you require a heatsink, our range of M.2 heatsinks can be found here.
Do I need to only run SSDs or can I run a combination of SSD + HDD?
If you are price sensitive or require a large storage capacity, then it may be worthwhile considering a dual drive option. A dual drive setup normally uses a low/medium capacity SSD as a boot device for your operating system (along with a couple of programs) and a high capacity HDD for files such as documents, music and videos. An example would be using a 500GB SSD as a boot drive for Windows and for commonly used programs + a 4TB HDD for file storage and lesser used programs.
