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    SnakeEater got a reaction from Master Delta Chief in I shouldn't have built this computer - Hasanabi PC Build   
    How is making a build for Hasan not more specific than a Trump build? By your logic this build itself went too far. It's clear people are only okay with this collab because they agree with Hasan to varying degrees. Also people keep comparing this collab to one with someone like Shapiro or Crowder, but they're pretty mainstream neoconservatives. Wouldn't someone on the far right be a better comparison since Hasan is considered far left? I doubt the lefties saying that this video collab was fair game and all in good fun would say the same if it was a build for someone like Nick Fuentes or Richard Spencer. I'm in the camp of this video was a mistake because it tacitly says "hey we're sorta cool with you and your side of politics, but we just don't want to be open about it".
     
    I'm just tired of people bringing politics into everything. I used to love that Linus was never political about everything on any of his platforms, but he's gotten more outspoken about certain topics over the years and it's annoying. Specifically in regards to U.S. politics that aren't tech related on his personal twitter (but there's been a small amount of it on the WAN show too). It's just annoying.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Takoren in I shouldn't have built this computer - Hasanabi PC Build   
    After watching the WAN show episode I have to wonder, why building a leftist PC was ok but the Trump PC got shut down.  More fear being canceled from the left as opposed to from the right?  I don't know it just seems weird. Also, while a Ben Shapiro PC would be funny, i think a Steven Crowder pc would be more entertaining as there is just more material to pull from.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Meechill in I shouldn't have built this computer - Hasanabi PC Build   
    What is the deal with him exactly? I'm trying to find out. Besides making bank in the capitalist system whilst preaching the opposite?
     
    Also you think they actually sending him that machine? 
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    SnakeEater reacted to Hairless Monkey Boy in How can I clean this gunk off of my motherboard?   
    People are stupid then. 70% is the most effective at killing viruses and bacteria.
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    SnakeEater reacted to BuckGup in How can I clean this gunk off of my motherboard?   
    It shouldn't be too big of a deal but 70% is a tad low as it will have more water in it making it possible it'll corrode components or sit underneath a BGA chip and not evaporate. Then when you power it on it'll short things out
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    SnakeEater reacted to BuckGup in How can I clean this gunk off of my motherboard?   
    Use 99% iso not 70%, and it's probably a mix of dust and flux that are now mixed together with the water in the iso. The best bet is ultrasonic cleaning but it's unlikely you have one so more iso like ShrimpBrime said with coffee filters and shop towels. 
  7. Funny
    SnakeEater reacted to BlueChinchillaEatingDorito in How can I clean this gunk off of my motherboard?   
    Are you a smoker by any chance?
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    SnakeEater reacted to Mark Kaine in Three times the charm - New AMD CPU announcement + big Navi Teaser   
    OT: didn't people just tell me last year 3600 is all I'd ever need and now I'm supposed to fork out again, and probably next year too!?
     
    (I'm pretty happy with my CPU btw and no plans to replacing it but that's pretty ridiculous anyways, just because they keep churning out new CPUs every year doesn't mean you actually have to buy them..  give me a break lol)
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    SnakeEater reacted to freeagent in Should I go with 2 140mm fans or 3 120mm?   
    Before I switched motherboards I was running a Meshify C. Great case. I tried 2x140s and 3x120s and preferred the 120s.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Hairless Monkey Boy in Should I go with 2 140mm fans or 3 120mm?   
    A pair of 140s will do nicely so don't sweat it.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Hairless Monkey Boy in Should I go with 2 140mm fans or 3 120mm?   
    3x 120s will likely push more air at the same noise level, or the same air at a lower noise level vs 2x 140s. They will also likely have a higher max airflow. I prefer 140mm fans in general, but in this case I'd go with 120s.
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    SnakeEater reacted to WkdPaul in Survey: How old is your computer?   
    OP is from Shanghai, I'm guessing the majority of the people on the forum he mentions are also from Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, etc... all big cities where people LOVE to flaunt their worldly possessions as status symbols (this is something VERY prevalent in China, people compete on a daily basis to show how much higher the food chain their are VS everyone else ... personal experience BTW).
     
    So my guess is, that's something that is also present in their PC enthusiasts space. If he cares about fitting in, he'll follow, if he cares about enjoying his PC, he should tune them out and not openly display his specs or his PCs.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Delicieuxz in Crypto miners are hoarding early shipments of RTX 3080s   
    The 2000 series had relatively very low sales from PC gamers because the 2000 series was a total rip-off, price-to-performance-wise.
     
    The overwhelming majority of 1000 series owners didn't upgrade to the 2000 because there wasn't an attractive proposition. Because the 3000 series is offering a huge increase in performance, and because 1000 series owners' cards are getting a bit dated now, sales figures for the 3000 series will likely be far higher than the 2000 series'.
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    SnakeEater reacted to Jet_ski in AmazonBasics products are dangerous!   
    Summary
    Dozens of Amazon's own products have been reported as dangerous -- melting, exploding or even bursting into flames. Many are still on the market.
    In one instance on January 12, 2017, Austin Parra's mother explained to firefighters that her son's chair caught on fire while he was sleeping, and he was burned as he carried the flaming chair outside. Parra, then 20, had been transported to the hospital.
    The fire marshall ultimately concluded that the fire originated with the cord Parra was using to charge his cellphone. His report stated the cord experienced a short circuit, and while it was unclear why this happened, "the heat produced by the cord ignited the upholstery for the office chair."    The cord had been branded with the name of the world's largest online retailer: Amazon. (Pictures in the CNN Link)   Amazon shoppers have recounted frightening malfunctions and close calls in vivid detail: A surge protector turned into a "blowtorch," one father recalled -- saying that flames shot out of the device, which was near his baby's nursery. Phone chargers were said to have burned peoples' hands and legs, and exploding batteries allegedly sprayed chemicals in someone's face. A USB cord burst into flames in a parked car while a toddler was inside, according to one parent. A charger in another car was reported as starting an electrical fire on the freeway, allegedly burning the driver and a jacket. Paper shredders turned on by themselves, according to multiple consumers, and one reportedly blew up in a "fireball," burning someone's arm and singeing the hair off. And a microwave suddenly caught on fire when an 8-year-old went to heat up her macaroni and cheese cup as she had done "a zillion times," a mother claimed, saying she had to take the appliance outside and spray it with a hose. Each of these purchases were "verified," meaning Amazon confirmed that the customer who wrote the review actually purchased the product on the site and didn't receive a "deep discount," according to its website. Several were accompanied by photos of the burned items.
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    My thoughts
    I personally do a lot of shopping on Amazon but I've never purchased an AmazonBasics product. Affordable is not the same as cheap, I always warn people. You never want something cheap. As the saying goes "I'm not rich enough to buy cheap." I usually suck it up and probably overpay to buy things from a brand I trust.
     
    For instance, you might look at a $50 Belkin surge protector on Amazon and ask why would anyone buy it when there are these other ones for $10-20. But if you ever put these side by side you'll immediately notice the quality difference. Cheap electronics/electric things heat up a lot and often make a buzzing noise. That's bad! A safe power cord costs a certain amount to make, at some point there is no way to lower cost without sacrificing quality and safety.
     
    Just to re-iterate, you don't have to choose between AmazonBasics and shady brands on Amazon.com. Reputable OEMs make these things and not all of them are on Amazon.
     
    Sources
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/business/amazonbasics-electronics-fire-safety-invs/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2020-09-10T12%3A51%3A01
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    SnakeEater reacted to VeganJoy in Could use NVME SSD for $150-200ish suggestions   
    get a WD SN750, best bang for the buck out of all your options for those kinds of files sizes
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    SnakeEater reacted to Mateyyy in Could use NVME SSD for $150-200ish suggestions   
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VXyqqs/silicon-power-a80-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-su001tbp34a80m28ab
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QQrmP6/western-digital-sn750-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds100t3x0c
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zR3H99/adata-sx8200-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-asx8200pnp-1tt-c
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PyhKHx/hp-ex950-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-5ms23aaabc
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/N7zkcf/sabrent-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sb-rocket-1tb
     
    The Sabrent Rocket is already kind of overpriced considering the others are on par in terms of performance, but I threw it in there just as another alternative.
    All of the above are very similar to the 970 Evo, it's just that you're not paying the Samsung tax. I'm using an SX8200 Pro in my personal system, for reference, and it's solid. (the EX950 uses the same controller and is pretty much the same)
     
    If you want to go with a PCIe 4.0 drive, just get the cheapest out of what @boggy77's listed, though do note that for just a little more money you can get a 2TB 3.0 drive, and if we're talking about real-world workloads, you're not going to notice a difference.
    If you're constantly video editing and working with massive files, and need the best possible timeline performance - sure. Otherwise a 3.0 drive will work just as well.
     
    All of those drives use the same controller (Phison E16), and they all have a DRAM cache.
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    SnakeEater reacted to boggy77 in Could use NVME SSD for $150-200ish suggestions   
    Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4
    Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4
    Patriot Viper Gaming VP4100
    Sabrent Rocket 4.0
     
    all these are gen 4 pcie and are faster than the 970 evo
     
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    SnakeEater reacted to cj09beira in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    how tragic, amd isn't 100% synced with nvidia, come on guys that means jack shit.
    people called it big navi simply because it will have bigger dies, they talked about 50% better perf/w and the console's performance show that is the case.
    i dont think amd has any plans not to release the card because amd wants to compete in the high end like lisa su said, even if they dont sell many of them, with huawei out of tsmc i dont think amd has problems with getting enough waffers
    we have known for a a while their cards would launch later, people are weird sometimes.
    have you gave any thought to the fact that maybe amd and nvidia aren't running on the same clock, why should their launches time frame have to coincide 
    usually amd sells their own cards for a bit, partly because aibs cant keep their mouths shut and amd wants to keep nvidia in the dark as to their plans.
    as to which card is best for amd ones, i would recommend Sapphire about all others, i used to be a asus fan but their quality has been going down and their prices are completely stupid.
    usually yes but with this launch who knows, as it should be the last main launch for am4 so amd might not want to make a new chipset when there aren't many changes from x570 worth implementing.
     
     
     
    i really dont get why people would be disappointed with this, its right in line with all info we had, we got many ampere leaks in the last month showing that it was close to launch and very few from the amd side so it was obvious it would launch later, do you want performance a month before launch, thought people hated paper launches.
     
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    SnakeEater reacted to KaitouX in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    Why are people acting like announcing the announcement isn't something that basically every company does at this point? As far as I know it's not like AMD had promised to release the GPUs together with Nvidia, so I don't really see the issue here, particularly when considering that only Polaris was released closer to the Nvidia equivalent ever since GCN 1.0 in 2012. AMD(TSMC) having to supply Zen 3 and RDNA2 for desktop, and Zen 2+RDNA2 for the consoles at the same time probably doesn't make it any easier to launch them.
     
    RT will be on RDNA2, pretty sure AMD does have a Shadow Play equivalent, and they also have FreeSync(the more popular "Sync", AKA G-Sync Compatible).
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    SnakeEater reacted to VeganJoy in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    wait isnt x570 the last series of mobos for am4/ddr4? thought x670 was gonna be a whole new socket on ddr5
     
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    SnakeEater reacted to GDRRiley in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    yes they do
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    SnakeEater reacted to soldier_ph in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    Here we go bois, more good stuff is coming !

    #Hype
    also surprised that this wasn't announced via Fortnite as well
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    SnakeEater reacted to dalekphalm in AMD annouces RDNA2 and Zen3 dates   
    We'll see how this goes. I will reserve judgement - it's always possible for a massive generational improvement (especially if RDNA2 is actually a second generation, rather than simply "Big Navi").
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    SnakeEater reacted to VEXICUS in SSD TIER LIST   
    Welcome to the SSD tier list.
     
    SSD or Solid State Drive is a storage device containing non-volatile flash memory, used in place of hard drive because of its much greater speed. Unlike a hard drive, a solid state drive doesnt have any moving parts. It has two main components - A flash controller and  NAND flash memory chips.
    More information on solid state drives can be had from here..
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
     
    This guide differentiates SSDs in different tiers based on their DWPD, sustained writes, controllers and NAND types.
     
    Make Ctrl + F your Best Friend...
     
     
    NOTE - MANY MANUFACTURERS ARE REPLACING THE KEY COMPONENTS OF SSDS (CONTROLLERS & NAND FLASH) WITH INFERIOR COMPONENTS WITHOUT INFORMING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS LIST IS BASED ON THE COMPONENTS (CONTROLLERS & NAND FLASH) THAT THE SSD CAME WITH  AT THE TIME OF LAUNCH.
     
     
    NVMe
     
    Tier S (Ultra High-end)
    ADATA - Legend 970 (Phison E26) Apacer - AS2280F4 (Phison E26), AS2280F5 (Phison E26) CFD Gaming - PG5NFZ (Phison E26) Corsair - MP700 (Phison E26), MP700 Pro (Phison E26) Crucial - T700 (Phison E26) Galax - HOF 5.0 Extreme (Phison E26) Gigabyte - Gen5 AORUS 10000 (Phison E26), Gen5 AORUS 12000 (Phison E26) Goodram - IRDM Ultimate (Phison E26) Inland - TD510 (Phison E26) KLEVV - CRAS C950 (Phison E26) LENOVO - SL7000 50E C950 (Phison E26) MSI - M570 Pro (Phison E26), M570 (Phison E26) Neo Forza - NFP455 (Phison E26) Nextorage - NE5N (Phison E26), NN5Pro (Phison E26) Patriot - PV553 (Phison E26) Sabrent - Rocket X5 (Phison E26) Seagate - FireCuda 540 (Phison E26) Team - Z540 (Phison E26) Zadak - TWSG5 (Phison E26)  
    Tier A (Upper High-end)
    Acer - GM7000 (InnoGrit IG5236) ADATA - S70 / S70 Blade (InnoGrit IG5236), XPG Sage (InnoGrit IG5236), Premium (InnoGrit IG5236), Legend 960 / Max (SMI SM2264), XPG Indigo (SMI SM2264) Addlink - S95 (Phison E18), A95 (Phison E18) Apacer - AS2280Q4U (Phison E18) Asgard - AN4 (InnoGrit IG5236) Asus - Strix SQ7 (Phison E18) Corsair - MP600 Pro (Phison E18), MP600 Pro Hydro X (Phison E18), MP600 Pro XT (Phison E18), MP600 Pro XT Hydro X (Phison E18), MP600 Pro NH (Phison E18), MP600 Pro LPX (Phison E18), Fantom - VENOM8 (Phison E18) Galax - HOF 4.0 Extreme (Phison E18) Gigabyte - Gen4 AORUS v2 / Premium (Phison E18) Goodram - IRDM Pro (Phison E18) HP - FX900 Pro (InnoGrit IG5236) Inland - Performance Plus (Phison E18), Gaming Performance Plus (Phison E18) Kingspec - KC Kingston - KC3000 (Phison E18), Fury Renegade (Phison E18) KLEVV - CRAS C920 (Phison E18) Lexar - NM800 (InnoGrit IG5236) MSI - M480 (Phison E18) Mushkin - GAMMA (Phison E18), Redline Vortex (InnoGrit IG5236) Neo Forza - NFP400 (InnoGrit IG5236) Netac - NV7000 (Phison E18) Nextorage - NEM-PA (Phison E18) Patriot - Viper VP4300 (InnoGrit IG5236) Plextor - M10P (InnoGrit IG5236) PNY - CS3140 (Phison E18) Sabrent - Rocket 4 Plus (Phison E18), Rocket 4 Plus (8TB) (Phison E18), Rocket 4 Plus-G (Phison E18) Samsung - 980 Pro (Samsung Elpis) Seagate - FireCuda 530 (Phison E18) Silicon Power - XS70 (Phison E18) SK Hynix - Platinum P41 (Aries) Solidigm - P44 Pro (Aries) Team Group - Cardea A440 Pro (Phison E18), Cardea A440 (Phison E18), G70 (InnoGrit IG5236), G70 Pro (InnoGrit IG5236) Toshiba / Kioxia - Exercia Pro (Phison E18) Western Digital - Black SN850 (WD Proprietary), Black SN850X (WD Proprietary) Zadak - TWSG4 (Phison E18)  
    Tier B (Lower High-end)
    ADATA - S50 (Phison E16) Addlink - S90 (Phison E16), S92 (Phison E16) Apacer - AS2280Q4 (Phison E16) Corsair - MP600 (Phison E16), MP600 Core (Phison E16) Crucial - P5 Plus (Micron DMO2A1) Essencore - ECT455 (Phison E16) Galax - HOF 4.0 (Phison E16) Gigabyte - AORUS PCIe 4.0 (Phison E16) Goodram - IRDM Ultimate X (Phison E16) Inland - Performance (Phison E16) KingMax - PX4480 (Phison E16) MSI - Lightning (Phison E16), M470 (Phison E16), M471 (Phison E16) Mushkin - EON Pro (SMI SM2264), DELTA (Phison E16) Patriot - Viper VP4100 (Phison E16) PNY - CS3040 (Phison E16), CS4040 (Phison E16) Sabrent - Rocket 4.0 (Phison E16), Rocket Q4 (Phison E16) Samsung - 970 Pro (Samsung Phoenix) Seagate - FireCuda 520 (Phison E16) Silicon Power - US70 (Phison E16) Team Group - Cardea Zero Z440 (Phison E16), Cadea Ceramic C440 (Phison E16), Cardea Zero (Phison E16), T-Create Classic (Phison E16), Cardea Z44Q (Phison E16)  
    Tier C (Upper Mid-end)
    Acer - GM3500 (SMI SM2262EN) ADATA - SX8200 Pro v1 (SMI SM2262EN), Gammix S11 Pro (SMI SM2262EN), SX8800 Pro (Realtek RTS5762), Spectrix S40G / RGB (Realtek RTS5762), SX8100 (Realtek RTS5762), Gammix S7 (Realtek RTS5762), S50 Lite (SMI SM2267), XPG Pearl (SMI SM2267), Legend 840* (InnoGrit IG5220) Addlink - S70 (Phison E12), X70 (Phison E12) Apacer - AS2280P4U (Phison E12), AS2280P4U Pro (Phison E12) Asgard - AN3 (SMI SM2262EN), AN3+ (Starblaze STAR1000P) Asura - Genesis Xtreme (Phison E12) Corsair - MP510 (Phison E12) Crucial - P5 (Micron DMO1B2) Digifast - Ace (Phison E12) Galax - HOF (Phison E12) Gigabyte - AUROS RGB AIC (Phison E12) Hikvision - C2000 (Phison E12) HP - EX950 (SMI SM2262EN) Inland - Premium (Phison E12), Prime (Phison E15T) KingMax - PX3480 (Phison E12) Kingston - KC2000 (SMI SM2262EN), KC2500 (SMI SM2262EN) LiteOn - MU X1 (Phison E12) Mushkin - Pilot-E (SMI SM2262EN), EON (SMI SM2267), Tempest* (InnoGrit IG5216) MyDigitalSSD - BPX Pro (Phison E12) Patriot - Viper VPN100 (Phison E12), Viper VPR100 (Phison E12) Pioneer - APS-SE20G (Phison E12) Plextor - M10e* (SMI SM2267XT) PNY - CS3030 (Phison E12) Sabrent - Rocket (Phison E12) Samsung - 970 EVO Plus (Samsung Phoenix), 970 EVO (Samsung Phoenix), 960 EVO (Samsung Polaris), 960 Pro (Samsung Polaris) SanDisk - Extreme Pro NVMe (WD Proprietary) Seagate - BarraCuda 510 (Phison E12), FireCuda 510 (Phison E12) Silicon Power - P34A80 V1 (Phison E12) SK Hynix - Gold P31 (SK Hynix Cepheus), Platinum P31 (SK Hynix Cepheus) Team Group - Cardea II (Phison E12), Cardea Liquid (Phison E12), MP34 (Phison E12), Z340 (SMI SM2262EN), T-Create Expert (SMI SM2262EN), Z44L* (Phison E19T) Toshiba / Kioxia - RD500 (Phison E12S), Excercia Plus (Phison E12S) Transcend - SSD 220S (SMI SM2262EN), SSD 240S (SMI SM2267) Western Digital - Black / SN750 (WD Proprietary), SN750 SE* (Phison E19T) Zadak - Spark (Phison E12)  
    Tier D (Mid-end)
    ADATA - SX8200 Pro v2 (SMI SM2262G), SX8200 (SMI SM2262), Gammix S11 (SMI SM2262), Falcon* (Realtek RTS5762DL), S50 Lite (SMI SM2267) Corsair - MP400 (Phison E12S)  Drevo - D1 Xtreme (SMI SM2262) Foresee - P800 (Marvell 88SS1092)  HP- EX920 (SMI SM2262) Inland - Platinum (Phison E12S) Intel - 760p (SMI SM2262), 670p (SMI SM2265) KLEVV - KRAS C720 (Phison E12S) Lexar - NM700 (Marvell 88SS1092) MSI - M390* (Phison E15T) Mushkin - Pilot (SMI SM2262), Alpha (Phison E12S) Pioneer - APS-SE20Q (Phison E12) Plextor - M9PeY/G/GN (Marvell 88SS1093), M9P+ (Marvell 88SS1092)  PNY - CS2130 (Phison E12S) Sabrent - Rocket Q (Phison E12S) Samsung - 950 Pro (Samsung UBX), 980* (Samsung Pablo), 960 EVO (Samsung Polaris) Silicon Power - UD70 (Phison E12S), XD70 (Phison E12S), P34A80 V2 (Phison E12S), P34A80 V3 (SMI SM2262ENG) Team Group - MP34Q (Phison E12S) Western Digital - SN570* (WD Proprietary), SN750 SE* (WD Proprietary)  
    Tier E (Budget)
    Acer - FA100* (InnoGrit IG5216) ADATA - SX6000 Pro* (Realtek RTS5763DL), Gammix S5* (Realtek RTS5763DL), SX6000 Lite* (Realtek RTS5763DL), S20G* (Realtek RTS5763DL) Addlink - S68* (Phison E13T) Asgard - AN1/AN2* (SMI SM2263XT) Biostar - M700* (SMI SM2263XT) Colorful - CN600* (SMI SM2263XT) Corsair - MP500 (Phison E7) Crucial - P1 (SMI SM2263), P2* (Phison E13T) Gigabyte - NVMe v2* (Phison E13T) Greenliant - ArmourDrive* (Phison E13T) Goodram - PX500* (SMI SM2263XT) HP - EX900* (SMI SM2263XT), EX900 Pro (SMI SM2263) Inland - Pro QLC* (Phison E13T) Intel - 660p (SMI SM2263), 665p (SMI SM2263) Kingston - A2000 (SMI SM2263), NV1* (SMI SM2263XT) KLEVV - KRAS C700 / RGB (SMI SM2263), KRAS C710* (SMI SM2263XT) Lexar - NM600* (SMI SM2263XT), NM610* (SMI SM2263XT), NM620* (InnoGrit IG5216) MSI - M370* (Phison E13T) Mushkin - Enhanced Helix-L* (SMI 2263XT) MyDigitalSSD - BPX (Phison E7), SBXe 2nd Gen* (Phison E13T) Orico - V500* (SMI SM2263XT) Patriot - P300* (SMI SM2263XT or Phison E13T) SanDisk - Ultra* (WD Proprietary), Extreme Pro NVMe (WD Proprietary) Seagate - BarraCuda Q5* (Phison E13T) Silicon Power - P34A60* (SMI SM2263XT) TC SUNBOW - NVMe* (SMI SM2263XT) Team Group - MP33* (SMI SM2263XT or Phison E13T), Z330* (Phison E13T), T-Create Classic* (Phison E13T) Toshiba / Kioxia - RC500 (Phison E12S), Excercia (Phison E12C) Transcend - SSD 110S* (SMI SM2263XT) Verbatim - Vi3000* (Phison E13T) Western Digital - SN500* (WD Proprietary), SN550* (WD Proprietary)[1], SN350* (WD Proprietary)  
    Tier F (OKAYish)
    ADATA - SX6000 (Realtek RTS5760), Gammix S10* (SMI SM2260) Apacer - AS2290P2 Pro* (Phison E8T) Corsair - MP300 (Phison E8) Gigabyte - NVMe* (Phison E8T)  Inland - Basic* (Phison 8T), Professional (Phison E8) Kingston - A1000 (Phison E8) Lexar - NM500* (Marvell 88NV1160), Lexar NM520 (Phison E8) Mushkin - Enhanced Helix-LT* (SMI 2263XT) MyDigitalSSD - SBX (Phison E8), SBXe* (Phison 8T) Patriot - Scorch (Phison E8) Silicon Power - P32A80* (Phison 8T) Team Group - MP32 (Phison E8)  
     
    SATA
     
    Tier A (High-end)
    Samsung - 850 PRO (Samsung MEX), 860 PRO (Samsung MJX) Seagate - Ironwolf 110 (Seagate 500021768)  
    Tier B (Mid-end)
    ADATA - SX950U (SMI SM2258), SU800 (SMI SM2258), SX850 (SMI SM2258), SU750* (Realtek RTS5733DMQ), SU760* (Realtek RTS5733DMQ) Addlink - S20 (Phison S10) Corsair - Neutron XTi (Phison S10) Crucial - MX500 (SMI SM2258), BX300 (SMI SM2258), MX300 (Marvell 88SS1074), MX200 (Marvell 88SS9189) Gigabyte - UD Pro (Phison S10) HP - S700 Pro (SMI SM2258) Intel - 545s (SMI SM2259), 540s (SMI SM2258) Kingdian - S280 (SMI SM2258) Kingston - KC600 (SMI SM2259), UV500 (Marvell 88SS1074) KLEVV - NX500 (SMI SM2258), NEO N610 (SMI SM2258)  Lexar - NS200 (SMI SM2258), NM210 (SMI SM2258) Micron - 1100 (Marvell 88SS1074), 1300 (Marvell 88SS1074) Mushkin - Triactor 3DX (SMI SM2258)  MyDigitalSSD - BP5e Slim 7 (Phison S10) Neo Forza - NFS06 (SMI SM2258) Patriot - P220 (Phison S12) Plextor - M8V / M8VG (SMI SM2258), M8V Plus (SMI SM2258)   PNY - CS1311 (Phison S10) Samsung - 850 EVO (Samsung MGX), 860 EVO (Samsung MJX), 870 EVO (Samsung MKX), 860 QVO (Samsung MJX), 870 QVO (Samsung MKX) Sandisk - Extreme Pro (Marvell 88SS9187), Ultra 3D (Marvell 88SS1074) Seagate - Barracuda (Phison S10), Barracuda 120 (Phison S12) SK Hynix - Gold S31 (Quartz SH87830CC), SL308 (SK hynix SH87820BB) Team Group - L5 Lite 3D (SMI SM2258), Delta RGB (SMI SM2258), Vulcan (SMI SM2258)  Toshiba - Vector 180 (OCZ Barefoot 3 M00) Transcend - SSD430S ( SMI SM2258), SSD830S (SMI SM2258), SSD230S (SMI SM2258) Western Digital - Blue 3D (Marvell 88SS1074), Blue (Marvell 88SS1074), SA500 / Red (Marvell 88SS1074)  
     
    Tier C (Budget)
    Acer - SA100* (Maxio MAS0902A) ADATA - SU650* (SMI SM2258XT), SU655* (SMI SM2258XT), SP900 (SandForce SF-2281) Addlink - S20M* (Maxio MAS080X), S22* (Phison S11T) Colorful - SL500* (SMI SM2258XT) Crucial - BX500* (SMI SM2258XT / SMI SM229XT), MX100 (Marvell 88SS9189) Drevo - X1 Pro* (SMI SM2258XT) Gigabyte - SSD* (Phison S11) HP - S700* (SMI SM2258XT), M700* (SMI SM2258XT), P600* (SMI SM2258XT), S750* (SMI SM2259XT) KingDian - S280 (SMI SM2258) KingSpec - P4* (Maxio MAS0902A) Kingston - UV400 (Marvell 88SS1074), KC300 (SandForce SF2281), Q500* (Phison S11T) Lexar - NS100* (Marvell 88NV1120), NQ100* (Marvell 88NV1120) Maxtor - Z1* (Phison S11) Mushkin - Source* (SMI SM2258XT), Reactor (SMI SM2258EN), Reactor LT (SMI SM2258EN), Triactor 3DL* (SMI SM2258XT), Raw* (SMI SM2259XT), Source II* (SMI SM2258XT) Neo Forza - NFS01* (SMI SM2258XT) Patriot - Burst* (Phison S11), P200* (SMI SM2258XT), P210* (SMI SM2259XT) Pioneer - APS-SL3* (Phison S11) Plextor - S3C/G (SMI SM2254)  PNY - CS900* (Phison S11), CS2311* (Phison S11), CS2040* (Phison S11) Sandisk - Ultra II (Marvell 88SS9190), Ultra Plus (Marvell SS889175) Silicon Power - S55* (SMI SM2258XT), A55* (SMI SM2258XT), A58* (Phison S11) TC SUNBOW - X3 (SMI SM2258) [Although some units in USA and Canada ship with a DRAM-less SMI SM2258XT] Team Group - Elite GX1* (Phison S11), Elite GX2* (SMI SM2258XT), MS30* (SMI SM2258XT), EX2* (SMI SM2258XT), L3 EVO* (Phison S11) Toshiba - TR200* (Phison S11), Exercia* (Phison S11T) Transcend - SSD420S* (SMI SM2258XT), SSD820S* (SMI SM2258XT), SSD370* (Transcend TS6500), SSD370S* (Transcend TS6500),  
    Tier D (OKAYish)
    ADATA - SU630* (Maxio MAS0902A), SU635* (Maxio MAS0902A) Addlink - S22* (Phison S11T) HP - S600* (Marvell 88NV1120) Hyundai - Sapphire* (Marvell 88NV1120) Inland - Professional* (Phison S11) KingDian - S400* (SMI SM2258XT) Kingston - A400* (Phison S11), SSDNow V300* (Sandisk SF-2281), HyperX RGB (Marvell 88SS1074), Q500* (Phison S11T/S13T) Sandisk - SSD Plus* (SMI SM2256S) Team Group - L5 Lite* (SMI SM2256S), Dark L3 (Phison S8), L3 EVO* (Phison S11) Western Digital - Green* (SMI SM2258XT)  
     
    EXTERNAL
     
    Tier A (Ultra High-end)
    LaCie - Rugged SSD (Phison E12) Patriot - EVLVR 2 (Phison E12)  
    Tier B (High-end)
    HP - P800* (SMI SM2263) [1] LaCie - Rugged SSD (Phison E12) Sabrent - Rocket Pro (Phison E12) Western Digital - P50 (WD Proprietary)  
    Tier C (Mid-end)
    ADATA - SE760* (Realtek RTS5763DL), SE800* (Innogrit IG5208)  HP - P700* (SMI SM2263) Lexar - SL100 Pro* (Marvell 88NV1160)  Mushkin - CarbonX* (SMI SM2263XT) Orico - GV100* (SMI SM2263XT) Patriot - PXD* (Phison E13T) PNY - Pro Elite (Phison E8) Sabrent - Rocket Nano* (Phison E13T) Samsung - T5 (Samsung MGX), T7* (Samsung Pablo) Sandisk - Extreme Portable (Marvell 88SS1074) Seagate - Fast SSD (Phison S10) Team Group - PD1000* (SMI SM2263XT) Transcend - ESD350C* (SMI SM2263XT) Western Digital - My Passport SSD (New) (Marvell 88SS1074)  
    Tier D (Budget / Storage)
    ADATA - SC680* (SMI SM2259XT), SD600Q* (Maxio MAS0902A), SD700 (SMI SM2258) Buffalo - SSD-PSMU3 (Phison S10) HP - P600* (SMI SM2258XT) LaCie - Portable SSD (Phison S10) Lexar - SL200* (Marvell 88NV1120) Mushkin - Source Q* (SMI SM2259XT) PNY - Elite* (Phison S11) Seagate - One Touch SSD (Phison S10) Silicon Power - Bolt B75 Pro* (Phison S11), PC60* (SM2259XT) Team Group - PD400 (SMI SM2258)  
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    Updated - 04/02/2024
     
     
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