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Hello,

 

I am looking for a new storage device for my PC. My current setup is a 256 GB SSD for my OS and a 1 TB for Storage (Games, Documents, Videos etc. ) .

I am looking for a 2TB SSD for my M.2 slot.

This will be my first M.2 device and I don't have any experience with this material. Your advice will be appreciated.

My motherboard is a ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming.

 

Thanks for help.

Cheers

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17 minutes ago, demonaii said:

Hello,

 

I am looking for a new storage device for my PC. My current setup is a 256 GB SSD for my OS and a 1 TB for Storage (Games, Documents, Videos etc. ) .

I am looking for a 2TB SSD for my M.2 slot.

This will be my first M.2 device and I don't have any experience with this material. Your advice will be appreciated.

My motherboard is a ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming.

 

Thanks for help.

Cheers

When asking for such thing it's best to atleast give your budget and which country you're buying from.

 

May as well state what you plan to do with it as well.

Do you plan to move your OS to the new M.2 as well ? or keep it simply for general data storage ? etc

If it's just for general data storage, even a budget option will do TBH

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Here's a list of compatible M.2's as a starting point:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#c1=di_m2.pcie_30_x4&f=122080&sort=price&page=1&A=2000000000000

 

You could technically also go with a PCIe 4.0 or even a PCIe 5.0 NVMe, but since the board only supports PCIe 3.0, that would be a waste of money. Pick one that fits within your budget, then try to find some reputable reviews.

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1 hour ago, Poinkachu said:

When asking for such thing it's best to atleast give your budget and which country you're buying from.

 

May as well state what you plan to do with it as well.

Do you plan to move your OS to the new M.2 as well ? or keep it simply for general data storage ? etc

If it's just for general data storage, even a budget option will do TBH

 

Budget doesn't matter. Only condition that it is of good quality. Like Durability, reliability and performance. I don't want it dying on me, you know ?

 

The OS will stay on the 256GB and the M.2 will serve for software development, media , documents and maybe bit of games.

 

I flew over some M.2s and some come with heat sinks whereas others do not. Do they get hot and by how much ?

 

 

2 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

Here's a list of compatible M.2's as a starting point:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#c1=di_m2.pcie_30_x4&f=122080&sort=price&page=1&A=2000000000000

 

You could technically also go with a PCIe 4.0 or even a PCIe 5.0 NVMe, but since the board only supports PCIe 3.0, that would be a waste of money. Pick one that fits within your budget, then try to find some reputable reviews.

 

That is correct, however if I swap more components to newer models, I would be capped by the speed of the older model as I would be capped by the motherboard if I pick a newer component.

 

 

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good PCIe 3.0 2TB SSD, cost more than good PCIe 4.0 2TB SSD

Can you clarify, what type of storage device you have?

That 256 GB SSD, and 1 TB for Storage (what is it 3,5" HDD, 2,5" SSD SATA), or M.2 NVME SSD

Your mobo has only one M.2 Slot PCIE 3.0 x4 (but also has 2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slots)

   
 
 
 
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NET :  Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 x 25GbE SFP28 (PCIE 4.0 x8) -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> 2 x Digitus (DK-HD2533-05/3) -> Qnap TS-932X-2G + 2 x ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12
NAS :  Qnap TS-932X-2G -> Kingston 16GB 2400Mhz CL14 (HX424S14IB/16) -> 9 x Crucial MX500 2TB -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> Noctua NF-P14s redux 1200 PWM -> QNAP TR-004
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4 minutes ago, demonaii said:

I flew over some M.2s and some come with heat sinks whereas others do not. Do they get hot and by how much ?

The included heatsink is generally good enough, provided your case has enough airflow. Most modern motherboards come with covers that double as heatsinks, which also work fine. They can get warm under sustained load, but in general use it's not much of a concern.

 

Mine hover somewhere between 40-50°C right now, using the heatsinks included with the motherboard, with a room temp around 30°C.

 

When it comes to durability, as I said, I'd have a look at some benchmarks. Maybe also have a look at the warranty offered by the manufacturer.

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34 minutes ago, kokosnh said:

good PCIe 3.0 2TB SSD, cost more than good PCIe 4.0 2TB SSD

Can you clarify, what type of storage device you have?

That 256 GB SSD, and 1 TB for Storage (what is it 3,5" HDD, 2,5" SSD SATA), or M.2 NVME SSD

Your mobo has only one M.2 Slot PCIE 3.0 x4 (but also has 2 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slots)

 

Yes 256GB SATA 2.5 inch and 3,5 inch TB HDD.

 

 

24 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

The included heatsink is generally good enough, provided your case has enough airflow. Most modern motherboards come with covers that double as heatsinks, which also work fine. They can get warm under sustained load, but in general use it's not much of a concern.

 

Mine hover somewhere between 40-50°C right now, using the heatsinks included with the motherboard, with a room temp around 30°C.

 

When it comes to durability, as I said, I'd have a look at some benchmarks. Maybe also have a look at the warranty offered by the manufacturer.

 

My motherboard doesn't come with a heat sink, therefore I probably would have to buy an M.2 with heat sink.

 

Anyway, is it better to purchase a newer or older model?

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Anyway, is it better to purchase a newer or older model?

There is no real answer to this outside of: read/watch reviews.

 

Newer model could refer to one of multiple things: newer PCIe standard, higher NVMe spec version, released at a later date/higher revision

 

As I said above, your system only supports PCIe 3.0, so unless you can get a PCIe 4.0 (or 5.0) NVMe at a better price, it makes no sense to get one. You won't get any speed benefit from it. In fact, given your system's age, I wouldn't be surprised if it struggles to sustain 3.5 GB/s possible on PCIe 3.0 in some cases.

 

As someone who owns SATA SSDs, and both a PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 NVMe, I can also tell you their higher speed makes virtually zero difference most use cases. Unless you copy a ton of large files around, you often don't even notice the difference in speed compared to SATA SSDs.

 

Given your motherboard's age, I would assume it supports NVMe spec version 1.2.x (maybe even 1.3 with later BIOS revisions), which means you don't benefit from improvements introduced with later revisions of the spec. So that's also not a factor to worry about too much.

 

When it comes to release dates, it really depends. In general newer models should offer better longevity, at the same time you now have cheaper drives that can actually perform worse than older models. Likewise, newer revisions can sometimes skimp on controllers, to make them cheaper to produce. So, tl;dr: reviews. reviews. reviews.

 

Like here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=SSD

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Can you clarify what country you are buying it from.

 

Some good ones for the USA ( first two don’t include heatsink )

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6HGbt6/pny-cs3140-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-m280cs3140-2tb-rb
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X8nypg/solidigm-p44-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ssdpfkkw020x7x1
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W9cG3C/team-cardea-a440-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fpz002t0c327

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Csytt6/kingston-fury-renegade-with-heat-sink-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sfyrdk2000g

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JFkWGX/addlink-a95-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ad2tba95m2p

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gTRYcf/corsair-mp600-pro-lpx-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-cssd-f2000gbmp600plp

 

 

   
 
 
 
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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 + PLX88024 PCIe switch (PCIE 4.0 x8 -> 4 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4) -> 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 + flexiDOCK MB014SP-B + 6 x Thermaltake toughfan 14 white + Thermalright TL-B8W
SPEAKERS :  PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> Aiyima A80 ( or Aune S6 Pro -> RCA ->  Aiyima A80 ) -> Polk S20e black -> Monoprice stand 16250
HEADPHONES : PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> 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 + Kensington VeriMark / 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 :  Razer Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition 8K PC (B0F94C9C43) -> brainwavz audio Controller Holder UGC2 + Microsoft xbox series x controller pc (1VA-00002) + Ravcore Javelin
NET :  Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 x 25GbE SFP28 (PCIE 4.0 x8) -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> 2 x Digitus (DK-HD2533-05/3) -> Qnap TS-932X-2G + 2 x ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12
NAS :  Qnap TS-932X-2G -> Kingston 16GB 2400Mhz CL14 (HX424S14IB/16) -> 9 x Crucial MX500 2TB -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> Noctua NF-P14s redux 1200 PWM -> QNAP TR-004
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8 minutes ago, kokosnh said:

Can you clarify what country you are buying it from.

 

Some good ones for the USA ( first two don’t include heatsink )

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6HGbt6/pny-cs3140-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-m280cs3140-2tb-rb
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/X8nypg/solidigm-p44-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ssdpfkkw020x7x1
 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W9cG3C/team-cardea-a440-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fpz002t0c327

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Csytt6/kingston-fury-renegade-with-heat-sink-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sfyrdk2000g

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JFkWGX/addlink-a95-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ad2tba95m2p

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gTRYcf/corsair-mp600-pro-lpx-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-cssd-f2000gbmp600plp

 

 

 

 

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so from top of the PCIe 4.0 SSD on Amazon.de, these are available from amazon directly

 

 

Kingston KC3000
140€ (don’t include heatsink)

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B09K7DRMSC


Kingston FURY Renegade

166€

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B0BJL7MMNF/


Samsung 990 pro
186€. 

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B0BM459NHM

 

But do also look for WD sn850x, or Samsung 980 pro with heatsink, if they are available somewhere else.

 

 

   
 
 
 
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CPU : Intel 14gen i7-14700K
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 + PLX88024 PCIe switch (PCIE 4.0 x8 -> 4 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4) -> 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 + flexiDOCK MB014SP-B + 6 x Thermaltake toughfan 14 white + Thermalright TL-B8W
SPEAKERS :  PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> Aiyima A80 ( or Aune S6 Pro -> RCA ->  Aiyima A80 ) -> Polk S20e black -> Monoprice stand 16250
HEADPHONES : PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> 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 + Kensington VeriMark / 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 :  Razer Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition 8K PC (B0F94C9C43) -> brainwavz audio Controller Holder UGC2 + Microsoft xbox series x controller pc (1VA-00002) + Ravcore Javelin
NET :  Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 x 25GbE SFP28 (PCIE 4.0 x8) -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> 2 x Digitus (DK-HD2533-05/3) -> Qnap TS-932X-2G + 2 x ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12
NAS :  Qnap TS-932X-2G -> Kingston 16GB 2400Mhz CL14 (HX424S14IB/16) -> 9 x Crucial MX500 2TB -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> Noctua NF-P14s redux 1200 PWM -> QNAP TR-004
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23 hours ago, kokosnh said:

so from top of the PCIe 4.0 SSD on Amazon.de, these are available from amazon directly

 

 

Kingston KC3000
140€ (don’t include heatsink)

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B09K7DRMSC


Kingston FURY Renegade

166€

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B0BJL7MMNF/


Samsung 990 pro
186€. 

https://www.amazon.de/-/pl/dp/B0BM459NHM

 

But do also look for WD sn850x, or Samsung 980 pro with heatsink, if they are available somewhere else.

 

 

 

Are M.2 PCIE 4 and 5 by default backwards compatible ?

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Yes, it’s in the pci-sig spec.

 

but do update uefi if you have problems, sometimes exactly this is what’s not working. had problems to run pcie 2.0 gpu in PCIe 4.0 slot ( updated uefi, worked no problem since then )

some boards let you force m.2 gen ( but it should be on auto by default )

   
 
 
 
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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 + PLX88024 PCIe switch (PCIE 4.0 x8 -> 4 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4) -> 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 + flexiDOCK MB014SP-B + 6 x Thermaltake toughfan 14 white + Thermalright TL-B8W
SPEAKERS :  PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> Aiyima A80 ( or Aune S6 Pro -> RCA ->  Aiyima A80 ) -> Polk S20e black -> Monoprice stand 16250
HEADPHONES : PC -> TOSLINK 2m -> Linkfor ULK073 1x4 Digital SPDIF Splitter (B07MJ4TLWQ) -> TOSLINK 0.5m -> 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 + Kensington VeriMark / 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 :  Razer Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition 8K PC (B0F94C9C43) -> brainwavz audio Controller Holder UGC2 + Microsoft xbox series x controller pc (1VA-00002) + Ravcore Javelin
NET :  Intel E810-XXVDA2 2 x 25GbE SFP28 (PCIE 4.0 x8) -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> 2 x Digitus (DK-HD2533-05/3) -> Qnap TS-932X-2G + 2 x ASUS ZenWiFi Pro XT12
NAS :  Qnap TS-932X-2G -> Kingston 16GB 2400Mhz CL14 (HX424S14IB/16) -> 9 x Crucial MX500 2TB -> 2 x FTLX8571D3BCV-IT -> Noctua NF-P14s redux 1200 PWM -> QNAP TR-004
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