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Looking for a 4TB M.2 SSD--How is the Acer Predator GM7000?

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Hi all,

 

As the title says.  My current 2TB M.2 SSD (Sabrent Rocket) that I use as a boot drive and to hold my programs, docs, games (not many), and downloads is almost full, so it's about time for me to upgrade it, and considering prices are supposed to climb soon, I'm thinking of jumping on it sooner rather than later.

 

Going through PCPartpicker, I found the Acer Predator GM7000, which is TLC, $260 as of right now, and 4GB of cache.  Seems like a good choice (ESPECIALLY considering the price compared to something like another Sabrent or a Samsung), but I was wondering if anyone else had any other suggestions, or if I should just save for the Sabrent or the Samsung.

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52 minutes ago, Soapy1234 said:

Hi all,

 

As the title says.  My current 2TB M.2 SSD (Sabrent Rocket) that I use as a boot drive and to hold my programs, docs, games (not many), and downloads is almost full, so it's about time for me to upgrade it, and considering prices are supposed to climb soon, I'm thinking of jumping on it sooner rather than later.

 

Going through PCPartpicker, I found the Acer Predator GM7000, which is TLC, $260 as of right now, and 4GB of cache.  Seems like a good choice (ESPECIALLY considering the price compared to something like another Sabrent or a Samsung), but I was wondering if anyone else had any other suggestions, or if I should just save for the Sabrent or the Samsung.

Prices have already gone through the roof. Some of them are up 70% in cost from just october/november.

 

What is your MOBO that you are using? Cause you may not have to replace your current drive, just adding it to another slot.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bJV2FT/benchmarks/acer-predator-gm7000-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-bl9bwwr107

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I have a 4tb GM7000, and anecdotally the performance is great, no loading time issues or any reason to think the drive it bottlenecking anything.

One consideration though it that the drive is very thick as far as M.2 drives go. If you have a ITX motherboard where the drives are stacked, or a laptop with tight space tolerances like a Razer, you may not be able to get the GM7000 physically installed. in which case you'd need a single sided 4tb SSD like the Lexar NM790, or a 2tb single sided drive like a 980 or 990 pro.

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GM7000 4TB is good PCIe 4.0 SSD    https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/acer-predator-gm7000-4-tb.d1223
It's not at the top, but very good SSD, with 4-core, 8 channel controller, DRAM, and 176l TLC Micron NAND.

   
 
 
 
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3 hours ago, Shimejii said:

Prices have already gone through the roof. Some of them are up 70% in cost from just october/november.

 

What is your MOBO that you are using? Cause you may not have to replace your current drive, just adding it to another slot.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bJV2FT/benchmarks/acer-predator-gm7000-4-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-bl9bwwr107

I have a Z390 Designare, but everything else is already taken because I use a ton of drives for sample streaming for orchestral VST libraries--orchestra sounds and the like.  When I upgrade to something newer (maybe next gen is where things are looking, Thunderbolt 5 looks really nice for what I want to use it for), I'll likely have enough space for more M.2 drives.

 

2 hours ago, Aaron_T said:

I have a 4tb GM7000, and anecdotally the performance is great, no loading time issues or any reason to think the drive it bottlenecking anything.

One consideration though it that the drive is very thick as far as M.2 drives go. If you have a ITX motherboard where the drives are stacked, or a laptop with tight space tolerances like a Razer, you may not be able to get the GM7000 physically installed. in which case you'd need a single sided 4tb SSD like the Lexar NM790, or a 2tb single sided drive like a 980 or 990 pro.

 

Shouldn't be an issue, this will be a standard ATX install.

 

1 hour ago, kokosnh said:

GM7000 4TB is good PCIe 4.0 SSD    https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/acer-predator-gm7000-4-tb.d1223
It's not at the top, but very good SSD, with 4-core, 8 channel controller, DRAM, and 176l TLC Micron NAND.

Out of curiosity, what features would make it "better"?

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35 minutes ago, Soapy1234 said:

what features would make it "better"?

Better then now? 
Better, faster 8-channel controller ( this one is 1200MTps, the fastest on the market are 2400MTps), or faster NAND like 232l TLC micron   2400MTps.

 

 

or is the question, about what makes this SSD good? 
then it’s 8 channel reasonable fast controller with dram on 4TB SSD, and good 176l TLC micron nand. 
 

   
 
 
 
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COOLER :  Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White + thermaltake toughfan 12 white + Thermal Grizzly - CPU Contact Frame Intel 13./14. +  Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra
GPU : MSI RTX 2070 Armor @GPU 2050MHz Mem 8200MHz -> USB C 10Gb/s cable 2m -> Unitek 4x USB HUB 10 Gb/s (Y-HB08003)
MOBO : MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY
RAM :  Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) 6400 MHz CL32 (CMK64GX5M2B6400C32)
SSD : Intel Optane 905P 960GB U.2 (OS) + 2 x WD SN850X 4TB + 2 x PNY CS3140 2TB + ASM2824 PCIe switch -> 4 x Plextor M8PeG 1TB + flexiDOCK MB014SP-B -> Crucial MX500 2TB + GoodRam Iridium PRO 960GB + Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
HDD : WD White 18TB WD180EDFZ + SATA port multiplier adp6st0-j05 (JMB575) ->  WD Gold 8TB WD8002FRYZ + WD Gold 4TB WD4002FYYZ + WD Red PRO 4TB WD4001FFSX + WD Green 2TB WD20EARS
EXTERNAL
HDD/SSD :  		XT-XINTE LM906 (JMS583) -> Plextor M8PeG 1TB + WD My Passport slim 1TB + LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive 1TB USB-C + Zalman ZM-VE350 -> Goodram IRDM PRO 240GB
PSU :  Super Flower leadex platinum 750 W biały -> Bitfenix alchemy extensions białe/białe + AsiaHorse 16AWG White 
UPS :  CyberPower CP1500EPFCLCD -> Brennenstuhl primera-line 8 -> Brennenstuhl primera-line 10
LCD :  LG 32UD59-B + LG flatron IPS236 -> Silverstone SST-ARM11BC
CASE :  Fractal R5 Biały + Lian Li BZ-H06A srebrny + 6 x Thermaltake toughfan 14 white + Thermalright TL-B8W
SPEAKERS :  Aune S6 Pro -> Topping PA3-B -> Polk S20e black -> Monoprice stand 16250
HEADPHONES :  TOSLINK 2m -> Aune S6 Pro -> 2 x Monoprice Premier 1.8m 16AWG 3-pin XLR -> Monoprice Monolith THX AAA 887 -> 4-pin XLR na 2 x 3.5mm 16 cores OCC 2m Cable -> HiFiMAN Edition XS -> sheepskin pads + 4-pin XLR na 2 x 2.5mm ABLET silver 2m  Cable -> Monoprice Monolith M1060 + Brainwavz HM100 -> Brainwavz sheepskin oval pads + Wooden double Ɪ Stand + Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7BK -> sheepskin pads + Multibrackets MB1893 + Sennheiser Momentum 3 +  Philips Fidelio X2HR/00 + JBL J88 White
MIC :  Tonor TC30 -> Mozos SB38
KEYBOARD : Corsair STRAFE RGB Cherry MX Silent (EU) + Glorious PC Gaming Race Stealth Slim - Full Size Black + PQI MyLockey
MOUSE :  Logitech MX ERGO + 2 x Logitech MX Performance + Logitech G Pro wireless + Logitech G Pro Gaming -> Hotline Games 2.0 Plus + Corsair MM500 3xl + Corsair MM300 Extended + Razer goliathus control
CONTROLLERS :  Microsoft xbox series x controller pc (1VA-00002) -> brainwavz audio Controller Holder UGC2 + Microsoft xbox 360 wireless black + Ravcore Javelin
NET :  Intel x520-DA2 -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT + 2 x ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12
NAS :  Qnap TS-932X-2G -> Noctua NF-P14s redux 1200 PWM -> Kingston 16GB 2400Mhz CL14 (HX424S14IB/16) -> 9 x Crucial MX500 2TB ->  2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> 2 x Digitus (DK-HD2533-05/3)
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