Have you tried signing up on ps direct to get a email when you can buy one that’s how I got mine they send you an email when you can queue up to get one
Everyone thinks UA-cam has only Americans.. no PS5s here for more than 5mins every few months. Seems like chip manufacturing is going to behind for a decade.
For anyone removing the cover for the first time...pry up just enough and then slide it down as you pull up. The teeth are angled in and if you just pull up, you'll shatter one if not several of the latch points. I got one of these drives last month. Easy install, great functionality, and the price was right.
I cleaned my PS5 for the first time yesterday, mind you I’m very diy and used a toothbrush and paper towel 🤣 but the first plastic cover I tried to take off scared me half to death. I thought I was going to snap it. But as I slid it down I understood how it worked and was much more comfortable with doing it. The first time is always the hardest
I have the WesternDigital Black 1TB SSD for my ps5 and it works great. Also it was a bit cheaper. As long as you’re within the stats that they recommend, the brand shouldn’t matter as much. Especially as time goes on and prices drop
The SN850 on the German market is the most expensive ssd out there. Well the heatsink one at least, if you buy the SN850 with the heatsink you pay 60-80€ more than for the normal one!
@@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED but once you hook it up to the PS5 what does the system tell you? My box also said 7000 yet once installed into the system it said 6500
@@whicket1989 its like cars, there the power on the engine and then theres the wheel power. Same thing applies, the 7000 is the actual drive power but in a console it will take a dip
Bought a 1TB XPG S70. Plenty fast and a great price point. I just hated having to either swap games from my internal SSD to my external or outright delete games just to download something I might not like in a few days. Now it’s not an issue… if you’re considering the upgrade just do it.
@@JohnGlasscock question, if the PS5 already has an SSD why is installing another one making it faster? Wouldn't it just give it more ps5 games storage?
Much appreciated ordered and just installed! Super easy scared as hell cause I didn’t want to ruin anything but your video gave me the confidence I needed! These PS5s are so rare don’t need it to blow up lol
I don't have a ps5 yet because no one in my area has one yet nothing on there shelfs for the ps5. They have the Xbox on the shelf but limited # I just wish they will have games for the ps4 for a while because of the lack of physical consoles on the self's.
Been looking to buy a ssd and decided on the Sabrent 2tb. Amazon had the 1tb and 2tb on sale a few weeks ago. So far it's working great and its nice having the extra storage!
The easiest way to pull the cover off is to put it in your lap with the disc side up while sitting down. The bottom (when it's in vertical orientation) presses into your stomach. Then simply pull the top panel into your stomach as you pry it up by its Seto Kaiba collar. Took virtually no force to do this.
I've had this SSD for months. I bought the 4TB and it's absolutely amazing, definitely the best one in my opinion and worth the price. I would save up to get a higher size one, it's better in the long term
@@BoslagerBBQ 2tb is def not a waste even at full price believe me . Like the console itself already installs super quick, bro realistically how many games do you need instant access to ?
I have a 2tb internal and an 8tb external hard drive, I just store most stuff on the hard drive(and all of my couple hundred ps4 games) and then move them over when I want to play them and keep the few things I want to currently play on the internal storage or m.2
@@JohnGlasscock I also got the 4 TB as well. I was originally looking to get the 2 TB but the problem is when I went to a Computer store to get it (after waiting and looking for it for months ) they only had the 4 TB or the 1 TB so I knew it was gonna cost me at least double the 2 TB but after trying to find this particular model SSD for months I just said okay Pay the extra and never have to worry about storage issues again.
I’m a PS5 user still haven’t bought one for my PS5 but I did buy 2 of the 2 TB SSD for my gaming PC that deserves it plays the games better then consoles
This works very brilliantly. I absolutely enjoy it. Allows me to easily download the rest of my PS5 titles and some. Although the higher storage options were more expensive. I do enjoy the 1 TB option
I saw this same deal on amazon the other day I almost pulled the trigger on this exact model of M.2 but decided to go with a 2tb Western Digital but that is still a fantastic storage device
@@beast11135 I think for the price, 2 terabytes is better than one I have easily doubled my game library options on my PS5 since getting it gives the same amount of download speed. Not having to worry about storage has been a life saver, and DEFINITELY worth the money you will put down
The Patriot Viper VP4300 should be getting more attention. It has identical read/ write speeds, plus it also comes with an included heatsink and graphene label. Also, it has AES 256-bit hardware encryption, which this SSD doesn't have.
I love mine. I have the 2tb. It is cheap, runs cooler than the faster ones, and is faster than the internal SSD. Installation took me a couple of minutes. Watching the installation videos took longer than putting it in.
*The Adata XPG Gammix S70 blade 1tb is $129.99 and 2tb is $249.99 it meets all the specs for PS5 as well as comes with a heatsink straight out the box.*
I'm a PC gamer and I gotta say it's really awesome that Sony included an option to upgrade your SSD. I also am getting a PS5 tomorrow so I just watched this out of curiosity, I don't think ill need an SSD upgrade any time soon but I'm glad there's options.
You’ll be surprised how quickly it fills up and how much of that 1tb the operating systems uses. You’ve been able to change storage since ps3 I believe
That’s what I thought too but when I had to decide what games to uninstall in order to install new games, I realized I needed more storage space. I highly recommend getting one.
The only reason I watched this was because it was a 2:40 long video and not only do I know why but I also know exactly how to as well. In less than 3 minutes!! Amazing video keep up the great work!!
Great video with clear instructions as always. I went with the Gigabyte AORUS 2TB drive late last year and it's been fantastic. I run all my PS5 games from there and it too runs faster than the internal drive! Always worth shopping around for the best deals (especially as prices seem have dropped a lot right now), but if you can afford it it's well worth upgrading your storage :)
In my area, the Aorus 7000s has the best deals in all models while the others are mostly overpriced. The performance between the 7000s and the Firecuda 530 are exactly identical in the PS5 so I’d rather choose the cheaper one and not waste my money in extra read speed that cannot be put into use.
@@KOBiCrew Price is the only thing holding most of us back lol, they get spendy. I use the 2TB version of this SSD and its plug and play with the PS5. Some day I will pop for the 4TB one.
I might have to pick one of these up since I have yet to install an expansion SSD into my PS5. I hope like heck the PS5 add-on SSDs fare better than the official XSX memory expansion because for all the hoopla about the Xbox expansion being less of a gamble and proven working it has given me and others headaches with crashing games running off the expansion storage.
@@Jactional my assumption is that it connects to the motherboard just the same way the PS5 expansion m.2 does. I’d also guess that it runs hotter since it’s in that compact enclosure despite the SX metal interior frame acting as additional heatsink for those expansion m.2. Maybe it’s the heat or the slow speed that causes crashing although PS5 has plenty of games which crash too. I’ll have to take OP at his word that he’s isolated the crashing to his external m.2 compared to his internal m.2
@@Jactional I did not know that so not only is it more expensive than PS5 options it is not a real SSD it still runs off USB. I am very happy with my WD Black that got for €90 that work very well ever do it was lots hard to put in that I thought I if people say do zip zag to open PS5 thinking would open fast. Also, two screws were hard in different sizes everybody say you need one screwdriver. But guess worth it if get most of the speed.
Well the series x proprietary memory expansion cards are only about 3gb/s read/write speed. They are charging significantly more money for an inferior product.
I would also highly recommend the XPG Gammix S70 Blade. Had it ever since SSD’s were supported by Sony and haven’t had any issues. At around $100 (on sale) I’d say there are few competitors
Love your videos, bro. I've been holding off on getting an SSD like this simply because of the price, but this video made my decision for me. Keep up the good work, Brotato.
I went with a 500gb M.2 for mine. I delete my games after finishing them so space isn't an issue for me. I'm surprised the heat-sink isn't bigger. Mine covers the whole damn slot and then some. Gotta dissipate that heat especially during warm months.
John, thanks for your work! I would probably never had this cool SSD if not your video. Finally received, installed it - the speed is great, loading time as well. I'm happy! Good luck to you and your channel!
I'm...a stupid person and for some reason thought these SSDs were replacing the SSD already in the PS5. And i was wondering why everyone was spending almost $200 to well over $200 for just ~200-300 more GB of usable storage space over the base SSD. Now it makes way more sense and I'm going to be more seriously considering these. Thanks for the video.
You didn't have to open with "I'm a stupid person..." Some of us can comprehend that in your continued writing. Don't be so hard on yourself, that's our job here on YT.
I’m waiting to get a 4 tb for my pc. I have a western digital rn and that thing is still way better than hard drive. Curious about the fire cuda. 1 tb is plenty really unless you’re like me and lose interest in games every few weeks. Plus with game pass I find myself constantly trying something new, it’s no big deal to delete something and reinstall later when I want. But it would be a luxury to never do that
Bought this and it works great. Only issue I've had is with game The Forest - kept crashing when installed on the Firecuda, so I installed it on the original drive instead and it worked fine. Not sure why, but anyway - everything else works fine and you definitely need the extra storage space - especially with how much storage gets eaten up by the "other" category (my "other" is now at 80 gigs)
Will this allow ps5 games to actually be downloaded to it and be playable off it instead of having to download it onto the console storage? I have a hard drive (4tb) works perfectly fine on my ps5 tho it does not allow ps5 games onto it so I have to use console storage, so I just wanted to make that this allows me to download ps5 with no issues, and if just a compatible hard drive for ps5 Is good to, (ps4/ps5 compatible hard drive)
@@rufinosanchez4293 Um what do you mean your external won't allow PS5 games on to it? You can store PS5 games on an external you just can't play ps5 games from it...
I would probably add a thermal pad between the heatsink and the cover to get rid of the heat more effectively, though it likely isn‘t needed at all. This is assuming the cover is not steel, if it is steel there is no point as it has kinda poor thermal transfer.
I miss old youtube which was only this. No "message from our sponsors" no long winded tales explaining the events leading up to a decision. Damn youtube for inventing 10 min suggested runtimes for videos.
It is the fastest, but the difference is very small. In performance tests I found that the WD black and the 980 Pro are the best for ps5 usage. They don’t heat up as much as others, the speeds are identical, and they’re not as expensive
Damn bro. I'm green. I'm jus waiting for Sony to drop their official one. I'm happy if they drop the 2TB this year. If not, 'till then, I'll jus delete games as I play them and re-DL them when I want, since they're always there in my acc.
Samsung don't do a 4tb nvme bro. You must men you bought an external 4tb ssd. The speed difference between the two is night and day. If you have a ps5 I highly suggest you buy an internal nvme. Line the one highlighted in this video ssd my friend.
Just bought the 2 TB SSD. Might be a tad overkill considering I try to buy most of my games with a physical copy, but at least I'll never have to worry about storage space / having to delete and make room for any digital downloads I make down the road.
Damn 2 TB is crazy. I'm trying to buy one too but I'm not sure if I should take the 1 TB or the 2 TB version. I mean.... 2TB is way too much but 1 TB on the other hand might not be enough considering some games take up like 200 GB. Can you guys help me out here?
@@theking-jn8es The 2 TB option offers a 5 month payment plan on Amazon. So your bank account won't get crippled. That was deciding factor for me since it allowed me to pay $70/mo vs. the $300+ price tag all at once. Costed a bit more but now I have peace of mind knowing that I will probably never run out of storage.
I just bought and installed my FireCuda 530 1tb SSD using this video, thank you for the informative video. this really helped me as I've never installed an SSD before in my life.
After you formatted the ssd into the ps5, does it erase or delete any of your game save data from your console? I'm feeling skeptical to buy a ssd & I'm afraid that if I install it will delete every single of my game saved data from every game I played on. Does it happen by any chance?
@@jtsmjkingofpop3872 from my experience it did not do that, because where your games are is probably inside the console where as the SSD port is just outside the secondary casing. All you do is install the SSD and turn on your system, go to storage and you should easily be able to transfer your games straight to the SSD
The XPG has a 1TB comes and with heatsink. It was the first SSD Hard drive marketed for the ps5. Has 7400/6400 read and write speed (so faster than both you suggested. They are $139.99 Canadian or $239 Cad for a 2TB. So it beats both those. I've had mine in from the day it was released, and not even a single issue. Honestly I use it as my main drive. I find it faster than the PS5s SSD. So you might wanna do some more research the price does fluctuate but not for long!!! it's usually that price it might go up 30-40 CAD and that's still cheaper, But it also might go down. I have a buddy that paid like double for the Samsung SSD and he says it crashes all the time and loses files. But I have heard good things about the Sabrent PS5 SSD. With it though you have to pay again almost 1.5x the price plus $24.99 USD for the matching heatsink. I do have to admit the heatsink for looks far better but you don't see it anyway 🤷. So if your looking For a good PS5 SSD interna M.2 SSD drive I wouldn't look further than the XPG. Specifically designed for the PS5 and comes with the heatsink. So those 2 aren't the only amazing and best Internal M.2 SD hard drives for the ps 5 internal SSDs so do research better!!! ;)
@@Blarke-da-king I'd just type something like "2tb ssd heatsink" and see what options pop up. You can replace the 2 with any size you want. Just make sure it has a heatsink. If you want to find the xpg one then type "2tb xpg ssd heatsink". Replace the 2 with any size you want. I'd recommend at least 2tb. I personally would stick to WD (western digital). Their reliability is apparently the best (read a report a long time ago and they easily beat out every other brand), they always go on sale, and they're pretty much top of the line.
@@BabysitterSky u can move ps5 games to your hdd so u don't have to delete them and download them again. Move them to your ps5 when u want to play them again. It might not be fast but it's faster than downloading
Hey John, thank you for the advice...I barely had half of my storage filled & this baby right here makes it looks sooo clean. I do have a question thought, by any chance do you know how much storage we can put in our PS5 before it max out? I was thinking for a slight second about getting trying a 2TB & if i had the money to waste...maybe the 4TB. But I would hate to get my hopes up only to find out that they dont work or something but love to hear yours or maybe a commentor opinion/advice..thanks again!
I do know someone who has chucked in his 4TB drive into his PS5 when he sold his GPU and was unable to get a new one. He cleared his so it works fine. The thing about storage is that there isn't really a limit to how much you can chuck in. Its literally used to store data so adding more never really hurts, and if it does you could just get a refund and get a smaller one.
Well, as long as I have my full download speed of 30Mb/s reached, I do not need the ultra fast SSD for that purpose. BUT is it much faster in loading game to menu or in between compared to default SSD?! This is what I would be interested in
Couple questions. Bare with me. To confirm, this is an expansion HDD, for more space. Adding to existing console HDD space, correct? Next, if you’ll be having essentially two hard drives, will they be partitioned and be accessed and opened etc. separately? Or will they open and look like one and save as one? Frankly, that last part, about saving, is the only part that I truly can’t figure out. Rest I get the gist by context and knowing some stuff in this area. I would like your thoughts and/or advice. Haha and please don’t literally laugh out loud at me. Edit: oh one last thing. Is 1TB the cap in this situation, PS5 use?
I picked one up last Thanksgiving because of the Black Friday deals. It adds on to the pre existing storage and you can get more than 1 TB. It'll ask what you want your main storage device to be, your console or external storage, and that will be the primary. Once it's full, it will automatically switch to the second.
Also the most important thing to note about expanding the storage like this is that you are required to use this drive for ps5 game installations, other previous gen hard drives are not compatible. So it now becomes possible to get extra storage for those big downloads.
My 980 Pro sucked. It's speeds were only 5500MB/s. After researching, it requires a firmware upgrade to reach 6000+. So you'd better have a PC with an extra NVMe compatible M.2 slot handy. I didn't (because I have a SATA M.2 as a primary boot drive), so I returned that crap! I'd avoid the hassle and buy Firecuda, which worked straight out the box for me..
@@majormorgami I'm sorry to hear that... I've had no problems with mine, other than the pain of opening my PS5, I almost strip the SSD screw because the damn thing was so tight... A real headache but worth it in the end
180 bucks on a 1TB SSD? I bought the best I could 3~ years ago and it set me back about 250 bucks. I'm sure it's like midrange now. But it still loads up my PC and games so well
Life is so unpredictable, I used to own every console like few years ago and since covid came in place I lost everything. I can't even afford PS5 but I'm watching this video. Gamer for life but it sucks when u can't afford at times. People who can always remember times never remains the same and don't overestimate yourself.
Sorry to hear this... Hope things become better. The only console I could not get was ps2 because of college schedule. Ps1 was a childhood gift to me by a magazine outlet for my editorial contribution to their column. I will always cherish that memory.
@@manojvarughese4337 I hope so brother. Ps2 was my fav too. At the time of ps1 i was still quite young so used to play in gaming parlours lol. Thank u for ur reply though.
The real question i've yet to see anyone answer is, if the primary soldered on SSD ever fails, could you install the PS OS onto a secondary drive in the expansion slot and run the system off that?
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useful to know, i'm still a bit out of price range with this and I just keep blaming Sony the space they supply the console with is just not enough for most gamers, I am tempted but price wise could only get 1tb whereas i'd be much happier with 2tb, just frustrating with chip shortages and covid prices went silly and are still a little too high for me
Does the M.2 expansion have faster read and write speeds (with appropriate SSD) than the internal storage the PS5 comes with out of the box? I guess my main question is which storage device should I save the games I play most frequently?
It doesn’t matter both are just as fast and won’t make a difference where you install it on you’ll have super fast loading no matter what and technically the internal is faster.
It’s mili seconds apart so u won’t notice it unless u have like a timer and a side by side comparison, but technically m.2 (depends on what u get) in this case the firecuda ssd is faster slightly
@@Brandon0159 actually you're wrong. The Firecuda is faster at over 6500 MB\s. I just recently got one and keep all my games on it, leaving the original SSD empty except just for the system UI. While not double the speed or anything, there is a noticable difference in the dashboard and during in-game game loading.
There are a few tests and comparisons online with SSDs on PS5 and the differences between all of them are negligible. Only like milliseconds different speeds. This SSD wasn’t even the top performer with a lot of the tested games. Just get the cheapest one and you’ll be fine.
Not just for speed ,firecuda 530 will last over x2 as many cycles and overall terabytes written than any other ssd on the market . No other one even comes close on the lifespan factor
I've been waiting for SSD prices to drop and finally just pulled the trigger on a Firecuda 530 2TB for £122. 1TB would have easily worked for me, but game files get larger into a consoles life cycle and I'll hopefully be able to use it when next gen comes around. Can't wait for it to arrive. No more deleting and shuffling games around!
I just got a 2tb ssd and it’s so awesome… ill have to grab an external eventually for my ps4 games but for now I was basically able to download everything I could want and I still have space
1:24 NO. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THIS! The PS5 cover comes off at an angle on purpose, and it should be very very easy to remove, all you need to do it twist off at an angle. PLEASE do not just use brute force.
After weeks and weeks of hunting a ps5 down. Walked in my local Argos Saturday and boom they had over counter stock despite online saying all out everywhere , aperntly it's to stop bots, ect buying them all online so they now keep some for over counter sales summin like that, got myne now anyway ,. So deffo got to get me 1 of these respect sir ....
This will be the first video, where I'll buy the thing shown in the video. Because the explanation was straight to the point and it also sounds like something I'd need.
I just ordered my FireCuda 4 TB SSD! So happy. Got it on sale for 570 after tax. It’s around $990 after tax regular price. Now I can have plenty of space for my ps5 games. And I have my 6 tb external hdd for all my ps4 games. I’m set for good now fellas ! Geeked
I bought the Samsung one for 150 a while back and it is the same thing as this one. I don't know why he keeps praising this as if it did something special when all other options do the same. 🤦♂️ You don't need an expensive one, you need a compatible one, one with 7000mbs readspeed.
Literally just purchased this as having my daughters games on my Ps5 means I have to only have 1/2 of my own. Now with this I can have the best of both worlds.
I FINALLY got my hands on a PS5 last week, and just as I did this went on sale where I live so I got it for around 150 USD. Thank you so much for recommending this!
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These videos will be great in 2025 when I finally get my hands on a ps5
You mean PS5 Pro
Have you tried signing up on ps direct to get a email when you can buy one that’s how I got mine they send you an email when you can queue up to get one
got one for sale. unboxed
Follow jake randall. I watched his stream 2 times and got it today from walmart drop for retail.
Everyone thinks UA-cam has only Americans.. no PS5s here for more than 5mins every few months. Seems like chip manufacturing is going to behind for a decade.
Simple video, straight to the point, and less than 3 minutes. This man deserves more attention.
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I hate videos that you get 8 minutes in to explaining nothing
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For anyone removing the cover for the first time...pry up just enough and then slide it down as you pull up. The teeth are angled in and if you just pull up, you'll shatter one if not several of the latch points. I got one of these drives last month. Easy install, great functionality, and the price was right.
This sounds scammy scummy
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I cleaned my PS5 for the first time yesterday, mind you I’m very diy and used a toothbrush and paper towel 🤣 but the first plastic cover I tried to take off scared me half to death. I thought I was going to snap it. But as I slid it down I understood how it worked and was much more comfortable with doing it. The first time is always the hardest
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Amazon offers a 2tb and 4tb. Would these be compatible as well? 🤔
Just got the 1TB and used this vid to help me install it. Straight and to the point. Great vid.
Went with the Sabrent SSD that included the heat sink which replaces the metal plate. Works flawlessly
As you see on the video you are supposed to attach the metal plate.
@@ShrekThePimp Sabrent's heat sink is the plate. Look it up. I almost got one myself. Might just get the plate itself for my Firecuda
Also got the Sabrent and yes, the heat sink takes the place of the metal plate
@@ShrekThePimp sabrents heatsink was custom made for the ps5, it’s literally a whole cover and everything lol
I sure believe a custom made heat sink will be a better option than the plate
I have the WesternDigital Black 1TB SSD for my ps5 and it works great. Also it was a bit cheaper. As long as you’re within the stats that they recommend, the brand shouldn’t matter as much. Especially as time goes on and prices drop
But the faster speeds will load games faster. Given it'll probably be unnoticeable to most but it should still make a difference
The SN850 on the German market is the most expensive ssd out there. Well the heatsink one at least, if you buy the SN850 with the heatsink you pay 60-80€ more than for the normal one!
@@whicket1989 the wester digital has a write speed of 7000 so it works perfectly
@@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED but once you hook it up to the PS5 what does the system tell you? My box also said 7000 yet once installed into the system it said 6500
@@whicket1989 its like cars, there the power on the engine and then theres the wheel power. Same thing applies, the 7000 is the actual drive power but in a console it will take a dip
I managed to get a 1TB M.2 for about the same price shortly after I got my PS5 earlier this year. It was a WD Black SN850, works fantastically well.
Same here. So glad I did. Had to do the heatsink myself but that was no big deal
Same here I don't have a ton of time for gaming so 1tb is good for me.
Bought a 1TB XPG S70. Plenty fast and a great price point. I just hated having to either swap games from my internal SSD to my external or outright delete games just to download something I might not like in a few days. Now it’s not an issue… if you’re considering the upgrade just do it.
Picked up 1 TB SSD for $179 about a year ago. Makes huge difference.
I'm glad to hear that!
@@JohnGlasscock question, if the PS5 already has an SSD why is installing another one making it faster? Wouldn't it just give it more ps5 games storage?
@@turtles3 You can get faster read/write speeds with a nvme SSD
@@JohnGlasscock ok thanks
@David Cole If the PS5 came out a year ago then how can u tell a difference
Much appreciated ordered and just installed! Super easy scared as hell cause I didn’t want to ruin anything but your video gave me the confidence I needed! These PS5s are so rare don’t need it to blow up lol
I love that he gets straight to the point and what we need to do to put it in. Thank you for this tip
Thats what she said
Its an ad and it's pretty long.
Western Digital with a heatsink was like £110. 1TB and up to 7000mb/s. Definitely recommend that one
Yeah that was is actually the best one
That's the one I got
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I thought everyone would have a ps5 by now I hear people walking in stores and the store having them in stock
@@andycastillo8421 yea I'll get one once they finished improving the console
@@MohammadAlizade yup my brother got the first and second gen ps4 and then I copped the Pro cause I knew something else would come lol
I don't have a ps5 yet because no one in my area has one yet nothing on there shelfs for the ps5. They have the Xbox on the shelf but limited # I just wish they will have games for the ps4 for a while because of the lack of physical consoles on the self's.
As long as the SSD meets the speed requirements, you can use any brand you want.
Would use samsung anyday over seagate.
Been looking to buy a ssd and decided on the Sabrent 2tb. Amazon had the 1tb and 2tb on sale a few weeks ago. So far it's working great and its nice having the extra storage!
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The easiest way to pull the cover off is to put it in your lap with the disc side up while sitting down. The bottom (when it's in vertical orientation) presses into your stomach. Then simply pull the top panel into your stomach as you pry it up by its Seto Kaiba collar. Took virtually no force to do this.
I've had this SSD for months. I bought the 4TB and it's absolutely amazing, definitely the best one in my opinion and worth the price. I would save up to get a higher size one, it's better in the long term
@@BoslagerBBQ 2tb isn't a waste I have 41 games on mine and still have space and I don't have any games on the ps5 ssd
@@gamerX-wk7ct facts it’s a sweet spot most folks won’t fill it up let alone a 4tb I went wit a 2 the money I saved did other things wit
@@BoslagerBBQ 2tb is def not a waste even at full price believe me . Like the console itself already installs super quick, bro realistically how many games do you need instant access to ?
I have a 2tb internal and an 8tb external hard drive, I just store most stuff on the hard drive(and all of my couple hundred ps4 games) and then move them over when I want to play them and keep the few things I want to currently play on the internal storage or m.2
You really spent $700+ ? Lol why
I got the 4tb version. Love this SSD. Gave my WD series black to my nephew.
That 4TB is expensive! Must be nice, congrats 👍🏻
I got it too
@@JohnGlasscock I also got the 4 TB as well. I was originally looking to get the 2 TB but the problem is when I went to a Computer store to get it (after waiting and looking for it for months ) they only had the 4 TB or the 1 TB so I knew it was gonna cost me at least double the 2 TB but after trying to find this particular model SSD for months I just said okay Pay the extra and never have to worry about storage issues again.
@@809200 you dont have to worry till the day your 4tb ssd is also full. That day will surely come🤷🏻♂️ but for that problem there is no solution😪
Lucky in my county that probally 3000-6000
I've just installed the 2TB version over the weekend, nice to have so much storage space to hand.
Smart, 1TB won't mean jack with the file sizes that these AAA games are approaching.
I’m a PS5 user still haven’t bought one for my PS5 but I did buy 2 of the 2 TB SSD for my gaming PC that deserves it plays the games better then consoles
This works very brilliantly. I absolutely enjoy it. Allows me to easily download the rest of my PS5 titles and some. Although the higher storage options were more expensive. I do enjoy the 1 TB option
The ps5 comes with 1tb stock
@@tsmatthx2 yes it does. But you only get to use so much of it stock. The upgrade allows for the full use of all that acquired memory
@@big_will3175 this is what I been trying to figure out, thanks
Which one is better 1Tb or 2TB ? I am still confused which one suitable, not really playing games much thou
@@Alfredwijaya1 I would say go for the 1TB it’s more affordable and can get you a good ways when it comes to memory for ps5 games
I saw this same deal on amazon the other day I almost pulled the trigger on this exact model of M.2 but decided to go with a 2tb Western Digital but that is still a fantastic storage device
It looks like that one Is $104.99 right now. Do you recommend that Ober this one that's almost double the price? I want to expand my storage asap.
@@beast11135 I think for the price, 2 terabytes is better than one I have easily doubled my game library options on my PS5 since getting it gives the same amount of download speed. Not having to worry about storage has been a life saver, and DEFINITELY worth the money you will put down
Good, because ps5 comes with 1tb stock so.....1tb swap is dumb
@@tsmatthx2 it's not a swap...it's an add-on
I have the 1TB version and the extra space makes such a difference, especially with the constant stream of new games coming out. Great vid as always!
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@@Gluvkgluvk Lmfaoo facts
The Patriot Viper VP4300 should be getting more attention. It has identical read/ write speeds, plus it also comes with an included heatsink and graphene label. Also, it has AES 256-bit hardware encryption, which this SSD doesn't have.
Where do I get that on Amazon also?
many problems on ps5 with this ssd. don't buy it!
@@teknambule says who exactly?
@@teknambule what exactly are the problems?
It comes with a heatshield not sink and you have to put it together yourself
I recently got the Sabrent 1TB and one thing I really like about this ssd is that the heatsink replaces the expansion bay cover
It doesn't. You're supposed to use both.
I love mine. I have the 2tb. It is cheap, runs cooler than the faster ones, and is faster than the internal SSD. Installation took me a couple of minutes. Watching the installation videos took longer than putting it in.
@@stephenglassdale5914 no
@@stephenglassdale5914 They were talking specifically about the Sabrent heatsink, not heatsinks in general.
No, it doesn't you need the bay cover on as well or it will over heat.
*The Adata XPG Gammix S70 blade 1tb is $129.99 and 2tb is $249.99 it meets all the specs for PS5 as well as comes with a heatsink straight out the box.*
That's the one I got works good
I'm a PC gamer and I gotta say it's really awesome that Sony included an option to upgrade your SSD. I also am getting a PS5 tomorrow so I just watched this out of curiosity, I don't think ill need an SSD upgrade any time soon but I'm glad there's options.
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You’ll be surprised how quickly it fills up and how much of that 1tb the operating systems uses. You’ve been able to change storage since ps3 I believe
That’s what I thought too but when I had to decide what games to uninstall in order to install new games, I realized I needed more storage space. I highly recommend getting one.
@@Killakatnage89 I have never known this but we have PS4s over here so it probably is a good idea to do so in the mean time
@@PrincessofKeys you can put a 4tb hard drive in a PS4 I believe, might be higher
The only reason I watched this was because it was a 2:40 long video and not only do I know why but I also know exactly how to as well. In less than 3 minutes!! Amazing video keep up the great work!!
Great video with clear instructions as always.
I went with the Gigabyte AORUS 2TB drive late last year and it's been fantastic. I run all my PS5 games from there and it too runs faster than the internal drive! Always worth shopping around for the best deals (especially as prices seem have dropped a lot right now), but if you can afford it it's well worth upgrading your storage :)
In my area, the Aorus 7000s has the best deals in all models while the others are mostly overpriced. The performance between the 7000s and the Firecuda 530 are exactly identical in the PS5 so I’d rather choose the cheaper one and not waste my money in extra read speed that cannot be put into use.
My ps5 bricked the aorus 7000’s and the ssd stopped working, and I lost everything on it after a month of having it
Theres another internal ssd inside PS5?
@@douglaswiddows2088 wow, thanks for the warning
@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. Hail Satan
I'm happy with the 2TB version with built in heat sink I got a few weeks ago for my PS5.
So there's nothing stopping me buy a 2tb then, if 1 tb wasn't a limit for ps5?
@@KOBiCrew Price is the only thing holding most of us back lol, they get spendy. I use the 2TB version of this SSD and its plug and play with the PS5. Some day I will pop for the 4TB one.
@@danielarnesen4662 you know you can use external hdd hard-disk to play ps4 games right ?
@@saeedalkubaish4709 yep I have a 5TB HDD external as well.
@@KOBiCrew go with 2tb later on you wish you had
I might have to pick one of these up since I have yet to install an expansion SSD into my PS5. I hope like heck the PS5 add-on SSDs fare better than the official XSX memory expansion because for all the hoopla about the Xbox expansion being less of a gamble and proven working it has given me and others headaches with crashing games running off the expansion storage.
The reason the XSX has issues is because it's a external SSD not internal so the speeds are like 1/4 what ps5 can do with a ssd
@@Jactional my assumption is that it connects to the motherboard just the same way the PS5 expansion m.2 does. I’d also guess that it runs hotter since it’s in that compact enclosure despite the SX metal interior frame acting as additional heatsink for those expansion m.2. Maybe it’s the heat or the slow speed that causes crashing although PS5 has plenty of games which crash too. I’ll have to take OP at his word that he’s isolated the crashing to his external m.2 compared to his internal m.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator crashes all the time on the extension drive!
@@Jactional I did not know that so not only is it more expensive than PS5 options it is not a real SSD it still runs off USB. I am very happy with my WD Black that got for €90 that work very well ever do it was lots hard to put in that I thought I if people say do zip zag to open PS5 thinking would open fast. Also, two screws were hard in different sizes everybody say you need one screwdriver. But guess worth it if get most of the speed.
Well the series x proprietary memory expansion cards are only about 3gb/s read/write speed. They are charging significantly more money for an inferior product.
You’re the reason why I went out and bought one and thanks to you I don’t have to worry about storage issues
Hey man I’m lost here what is this exactly is it like extra storage? Does it add another 1tb 😭 I own a ps5 but I wanna start gaming and stuff
@@carloscisnerosdiaz7230 yes it adds 1Tb of storage which is 1000 gigabytes
I would also highly recommend the XPG Gammix S70 Blade. Had it ever since SSD’s were supported by Sony and haven’t had any issues. At around $100 (on sale) I’d say there are few competitors
What sizes are available?
Love your videos, bro. I've been holding off on getting an SSD like this simply because of the price, but this video made my decision for me. Keep up the good work, Brotato.
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Did you win the PS5 giveaway?
I went with a 500gb M.2 for mine. I delete my games after finishing them so space isn't an issue for me. I'm surprised the heat-sink isn't bigger. Mine covers the whole damn slot and then some. Gotta dissipate that heat especially during warm months.
Thanks for the info!
John, thanks for your work! I would probably never had this cool SSD if not your video. Finally received, installed it - the speed is great, loading time as well. I'm happy! Good luck to you and your channel!
Do you know if it matters if it's a 2tb or not?
@@NoobSaibotMK666 I guess it would be same fast
I'm...a stupid person and for some reason thought these SSDs were replacing the SSD already in the PS5. And i was wondering why everyone was spending almost $200 to well over $200 for just ~200-300 more GB of usable storage space over the base SSD. Now it makes way more sense and I'm going to be more seriously considering these. Thanks for the video.
You didn't have to open with "I'm a stupid person..." Some of us can comprehend that in your continued writing. Don't be so hard on yourself, that's our job here on YT.
@@justinsane3909 sad facts
@@justinsane3909 with that said, fu Justin.
@@justinsane3909 This was pretty funny. Keep up the good work.
Was hoping to see a in game before and after performance comparison.
it wont affect loading times at a noticible amount tho.
@@xt6997 will it improve gameplay for Warzone?
@@ciano7649 nah, who ever says that bout ssds is fake news.
@@xt6997 cool thank you
I already purchased the 1tb firecuda 530 ssd and it was simple to install it in my ps5 thanks for the awesome video 😊❤
I’m waiting to get a 4 tb for my pc. I have a western digital rn and that thing is still way better than hard drive. Curious about the fire cuda. 1 tb is plenty really unless you’re like me and lose interest in games every few weeks. Plus with game pass I find myself constantly trying something new, it’s no big deal to delete something and reinstall later when I want. But it would be a luxury to never do that
Some people don't have extremely fast internet so a 60GB game could take an entire day to install. It'll be less hassle to just get a large SSD.
@@ADunleavy large D
I use the 4 TB version in my PS5. Works amazingly well! Very happy with it.
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Bought this and it works great. Only issue I've had is with game The Forest - kept crashing when installed on the Firecuda, so I installed it on the original drive instead and it worked fine. Not sure why, but anyway - everything else works fine and you definitely need the extra storage space - especially with how much storage gets eaten up by the "other" category (my "other" is now at 80 gigs)
Will this allow ps5 games to actually be downloaded to it and be playable off it instead of having to download it onto the console storage? I have a hard drive (4tb) works perfectly fine on my ps5 tho it does not allow ps5 games onto it so I have to use console storage, so I just wanted to make that this allows me to download ps5 with no issues, and if just a compatible hard drive for ps5 Is good to, (ps4/ps5 compatible hard drive)
@@rufinosanchez4293 Yea you’ll be able to store ps5/4 games on it
Can ps5 games be played off of it tho?
@@elpepe-zr3ge yes
@@rufinosanchez4293 Um what do you mean your external won't allow PS5 games on to it? You can store PS5 games on an external you just can't play ps5 games from it...
These closeup bokeh shots are slick
I think for now WD Black is overall the best one based on TB/€ and performance.
I would probably add a thermal pad between the heatsink and the cover to get rid of the heat more effectively, though it likely isn‘t needed at all. This is assuming the cover is not steel, if it is steel there is no point as it has kinda poor thermal transfer.
Most Deff a great idea
I love the fact that you get straight to the point and leave nothing important out.
I miss old youtube which was only this. No "message from our sponsors" no long winded tales explaining the events leading up to a decision. Damn youtube for inventing 10 min suggested runtimes for videos.
I bought 1 like this the Samsung 2TB with the heatsink for around $220 and I love it
It is the fastest, but the difference is very small. In performance tests I found that the WD black and the 980 Pro are the best for ps5 usage. They don’t heat up as much as others, the speeds are identical, and they’re not as expensive
So the firecuda is the fastest but the 980 and WD black have better performance?
@@fouadmazni2124 better as in, doesn’t heat too much, more durable etc. For plain speed you’d take the firecuda
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@@Nagotan so it's like *UNLIMITED POWER*
@@generalfranky1905 the only case of unlimited power is Ned.,.
Bought a 4TB Samsung Pro for mine on lightning deal for $549.99!
It was hard to spend that much, but my god, can it hold some games!
Damn bro. I'm green.
I'm jus waiting for Sony to drop their official one.
I'm happy if they drop the 2TB this year.
If not, 'till then, I'll jus delete games as I play them and re-DL them when I want, since they're always there in my acc.
wow
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Samsung don't do a 4tb nvme bro. You must men you bought an external 4tb ssd. The speed difference between the two is night and day. If you have a ps5 I highly suggest you buy an internal nvme. Line the one highlighted in this video ssd my friend.
I doubt you will use even 2tb+ of that and 550 is alot of money, More than the entire console which is 400 or 500
Just bought the 2 TB SSD. Might be a tad overkill considering I try to buy most of my games with a physical copy, but at least I'll never have to worry about storage space / having to delete and make room for any digital downloads I make down the road.
or loading screens
Damn 2 TB is crazy. I'm trying to buy one too but I'm not sure if I should take the 1 TB or the 2 TB version. I mean.... 2TB is way too much but 1 TB on the other hand might not be enough considering some games take up like 200 GB. Can you guys help me out here?
@@theking-jn8es get 2TB 100% 1tb isnt enough if you have a lot of games downloaded
@@theking-jn8es The 2 TB option offers a 5 month payment plan on Amazon. So your bank account won't get crippled. That was deciding factor for me since it allowed me to pay $70/mo vs. the $300+ price tag all at once. Costed a bit more but now I have peace of mind knowing that I will probably never run out of storage.
@Aryaan Faisal , @Grizzly Adams thanks guys. This is truly why I like the Internet
I just bought and installed my FireCuda 530 1tb SSD using this video, thank you for the informative video. this really helped me as I've never installed an SSD before in my life.
After you formatted the ssd into the ps5, does it erase or delete any of your game save data from your console?
I'm feeling skeptical to buy a ssd & I'm afraid that if I install it will delete every single of my game saved data from every game I played on. Does it happen by any chance?
@@jtsmjkingofpop3872 from my experience it did not do that, because where your games are is probably inside the console where as the SSD port is just outside the secondary casing. All you do is install the SSD and turn on your system, go to storage and you should easily be able to transfer your games straight to the SSD
The XPG has a 1TB comes and with heatsink. It was the first SSD Hard drive marketed for the ps5. Has 7400/6400 read and write speed (so faster than both you suggested. They are $139.99 Canadian or $239 Cad for a 2TB. So it beats both those. I've had mine in from the day it was released, and not even a single issue. Honestly I use it as my main drive. I find it faster than the PS5s SSD. So you might wanna do some more research the price does fluctuate but not for long!!! it's usually that price it might go up 30-40 CAD and that's still cheaper, But it also might go down. I have a buddy that paid like double for the Samsung SSD and he says it crashes all the time and loses files. But I have heard good things about the
Sabrent PS5 SSD. With it though you have to pay again almost 1.5x the price plus $24.99 USD for the matching heatsink. I do have to admit the heatsink for looks far better but you don't see it anyway 🤷. So if your looking For a good PS5 SSD interna M.2 SSD drive I wouldn't look further than the XPG. Specifically designed for the PS5 and comes with the heatsink. So those 2 aren't the only amazing and best Internal M.2 SD hard drives for the ps 5 internal SSDs so do research better!!! ;)
They didn't pay him to say theirs was the best and the one you need though, or give him a fancy affiliation link.
Yeah this video is bad. Feels like they're trying to sell something.
What do I type into Amazon to find the right one you’re talking about?
@@Blarke-da-king I'd just type something like "2tb ssd heatsink" and see what options pop up. You can replace the 2 with any size you want. Just make sure it has a heatsink.
If you want to find the xpg one then type "2tb xpg ssd heatsink". Replace the 2 with any size you want. I'd recommend at least 2tb.
I personally would stick to WD (western digital). Their reliability is apparently the best (read a report a long time ago and they easily beat out every other brand), they always go on sale, and they're pretty much top of the line.
@@worldsend69 ... what?
Wish the 2 TB were cheaper. You can get a 1 TB for a pretty cheap price these days but the 2's aren't dropping in price much.
You can get one that is not SSD and the u can pass all the PS4 games in there and store the PS5 games you don't play often.
@@turtles3 oh I have a 4 TB hdd hooked up to it for PS4 games. I just want more external room because my system and 1 TB ssd are full
@@BabysitterSky u can move ps5 games to your hdd so u don't have to delete them and download them again. Move them to your ps5 when u want to play them again. It might not be fast but it's faster than downloading
@@turtles3 I do that lol
Hey John, thank you for the advice...I barely had half of my storage filled & this baby right here makes it looks sooo clean. I do have a question thought, by any chance do you know how much storage we can put in our PS5 before it max out? I was thinking for a slight second about getting trying a 2TB & if i had the money to waste...maybe the 4TB. But I would hate to get my hopes up only to find out that they dont work or something but love to hear yours or maybe a commentor opinion/advice..thanks again!
I do know someone who has chucked in his 4TB drive into his PS5 when he sold his GPU and was unable to get a new one. He cleared his so it works fine. The thing about storage is that there isn't really a limit to how much you can chuck in. Its literally used to store data so adding more never really hurts, and if it does you could just get a refund and get a smaller one.
4TB will work...most likely maxes out at 6-8TB given current tech trends.
Bought the 4TB with Heatsink of this product at Best Buy for $689 for my PS5
Same here. Normally they cost over $1000.00.
Well, as long as I have my full download speed of 30Mb/s reached, I do not need the ultra fast SSD for that purpose.
BUT is it much faster in loading game to menu or in between compared to default SSD?! This is what I would be interested in
Couple questions. Bare with me. To confirm, this is an expansion HDD, for more space. Adding to existing console HDD space, correct?
Next, if you’ll be having essentially two hard drives, will they be partitioned and be accessed and opened etc. separately? Or will they open and look like one and save as one? Frankly, that last part, about saving, is the only part that I truly can’t figure out. Rest I get the gist by context and knowing some stuff in this area. I would like your thoughts and/or advice. Haha and please don’t literally laugh out loud at me.
Edit: oh one last thing. Is 1TB the cap in this situation, PS5 use?
I picked one up last Thanksgiving because of the Black Friday deals. It adds on to the pre existing storage and you can get more than 1 TB. It'll ask what you want your main storage device to be, your console or external storage, and that will be the primary. Once it's full, it will automatically switch to the second.
Also the most important thing to note about expanding the storage like this is that you are required to use this drive for ps5 game installations, other previous gen hard drives are not compatible. So it now becomes possible to get extra storage for those big downloads.
Thank you, guys.
Just as a heads up, the Samsung 980 Pro is also on a major sale on Amazon right now
SN850 too
My 980 Pro sucked. It's speeds were only 5500MB/s. After researching, it requires a firmware upgrade to reach 6000+. So you'd better have a PC with an extra NVMe compatible M.2 slot handy. I didn't (because I have a SATA M.2 as a primary boot drive), so I returned that crap! I'd avoid the hassle and buy Firecuda, which worked straight out the box for me..
@@majormorgami I'm sorry to hear that... I've had no problems with mine, other than the pain of opening my PS5, I almost strip the SSD screw because the damn thing was so tight... A real headache but worth it in the end
180 bucks on a 1TB SSD? I bought the best I could 3~ years ago and it set me back about 250 bucks. I'm sure it's like midrange now. But it still loads up my PC and games so well
Life is so unpredictable, I used to own every console like few years ago and since covid came in place I lost everything. I can't even afford PS5 but I'm watching this video. Gamer for life but it sucks when u can't afford at times. People who can always remember times never remains the same and don't overestimate yourself.
I'm sorry to know this. Like you say life always changing so I hope it will change for the best.
@@diogocosta2832 We can always hope for the best and I wish the same for everyone. Thanks man.
Sorry to hear this... Hope things become better. The only console I could not get was ps2 because of college schedule. Ps1 was a childhood gift to me by a magazine outlet for my editorial contribution to their column. I will always cherish that memory.
@@manojvarughese4337 I hope so brother. Ps2 was my fav too. At the time of ps1 i was still quite young so used to play in gaming parlours lol. Thank u for ur reply though.
Had no idea the memory storage was pretty much a M.2 drive w/ thermal pads & heat sink.
Solid informative video! 🙌🏼
Am i removing any storage or only adding to it
@@bagingospringo4396 I believe the PS5 already has integrated console storage of 825 GB. This would be an expansion to the pre existing storage.
Been looking to buy a hard drive to help with ps5 game storage, been lazy on looking for info. This video answered a lot of my questions, thanks.
does this just give u more storage or does it also have any performance upgrades?
More storage. Although it does not improve the overall performance, the m.2 ssd reads games with the same performance of the ps5 native one.
If you consider faster load times & quicker downloads as better performance then yes it absolutely does
@@filipekyuji5231 wrong
@@JohnGlasscock thanks 4 the reply, might upgrade in the future however besides the storage I don’t think it’s 2 useful
@@fazepozz3553 he literally told you two other reasons besides the storage as to why it's more useful.
The real question i've yet to see anyone answer is, if the primary soldered on SSD ever fails, could you install the PS OS onto a secondary drive in the expansion slot and run the system off that?
Yes
Someone fucked up lol
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useful to know, i'm still a bit out of price range with this and I just keep blaming Sony the space they supply the console with is just not enough for most gamers, I am tempted but price wise could only get 1tb whereas i'd be much happier with 2tb, just frustrating with chip shortages and covid prices went silly and are still a little too high for me
I got a firecuda installed into my ps5 console last Wednesday. I'm loving it. ❤
Quick question does it really help the speeds of downloads cause I’m on hotspot so would be nice for faster speeds
yes
@@tae7056 like with downloading a game online wise or jus downloading it over to the internal ssd?
Does the M.2 expansion have faster read and write speeds (with appropriate SSD) than the internal storage the PS5 comes with out of the box?
I guess my main question is which storage device should I save the games I play most frequently?
Yes the m.2 is faster.
It doesn’t matter both are just as fast and won’t make a difference where you install it on you’ll have super fast loading no matter what and technically the internal is faster.
Its pretty game dependant. Some do..some Dont.
It’s mili seconds apart so u won’t notice it unless u have like a timer and a side by side comparison, but technically m.2 (depends on what u get) in this case the firecuda ssd is faster slightly
@@Brandon0159 actually you're wrong. The Firecuda is faster at over 6500 MB\s. I just recently got one and keep all my games on it, leaving the original SSD empty except just for the system UI. While not double the speed or anything, there is a noticable difference in the dashboard and during in-game game loading.
There are a few tests and comparisons online with SSDs on PS5 and the differences between all of them are negligible. Only like milliseconds different speeds. This SSD wasn’t even the top performer with a lot of the tested games. Just get the cheapest one and you’ll be fine.
This^
Confirmed by Digital Foundry
Not just for speed ,firecuda 530 will last over x2 as many cycles and overall terabytes written than any other ssd on the market . No other one even comes close on the lifespan factor
I've been waiting for SSD prices to drop and finally just pulled the trigger on a Firecuda 530 2TB for £122. 1TB would have easily worked for me, but game files get larger into a consoles life cycle and I'll hopefully be able to use it when next gen comes around. Can't wait for it to arrive. No more deleting and shuffling games around!
Must be nice just to even own a PS5.... I can't even get a chance to buy one with all these scalpers and idiots bot buying.
I know some places that has them but there store is online if you want the info hit me up and from Walmart and other giant companies
Be patient. It took me an awful long time too but keep at it and you’ll get one eventually.
You also have to go to some stores in person to see if they come in I got mine at kroger
Thanks guys, I remember the good ole days when all you had to do was buy iit without having to search lol
I subscribed to Walmart+ for a month ($12.99) and one week later I successfully purchased one. No regrets.
PS5 users are a myth, we all know these don't exist
Im not buying it is a waste of money i got a ps5 just delete some games and reinstall them again
Also thermal pads do the job for any smaller heatsink so it makes contact
Nice. A really simple and straightforward install.
I just got a 2tb ssd and it’s so awesome… ill have to grab an external eventually for my ps4 games but for now I was basically able to download everything I could want and I still have space
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Bought one and fitted it today. Very simple and easy set up.
Thanks for sharing this since they've gone on sale 👍 just bought mine, lifesaver
1:24 NO. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THIS! The PS5 cover comes off at an angle on purpose, and it should be very very easy to remove, all you need to do it twist off at an angle. PLEASE do not just use brute force.
Amazing and helpful video, and the installation is so easy... Thanks for that
I bought this in a heartbeat when I saw the product on Amazon and your video. Was such a good deal
After weeks and weeks of hunting a ps5 down. Walked in my local Argos Saturday and boom they had over counter stock despite online saying all out everywhere , aperntly it's to stop bots, ect buying them all online so they now keep some for over counter sales summin like that, got myne now anyway ,. So deffo got to get me 1 of these respect sir ....
Just bought it for my PS5, thanks for the tips. I'm making my first upgrade big right off the bat.
This will be the first video, where I'll buy the thing shown in the video. Because the explanation was straight to the point and it also sounds like something I'd need.
I just picked up a 2TB Samsung 980 pro w/ heat sink for $209. Very excited for its arrival 🙌
I just ordered my FireCuda 4 TB SSD! So happy. Got it on sale for 570 after tax. It’s around $990 after tax regular price. Now I can have plenty of space for my ps5 games. And I have my 6 tb external hdd for all my ps4 games. I’m set for good now fellas ! Geeked
I bought the Samsung one for 150 a while back and it is the same thing as this one. I don't know why he keeps praising this as if it did something special when all other options do the same. 🤦♂️
You don't need an expensive one, you need a compatible one, one with 7000mbs readspeed.
You are the best!.. your videos seem really helpful as I normally go for the best of things, in this case ps5 speed
I just ordered the WD Black SN850 1TB. I only have a few games. And I’m the only player. Excited to unbox my new PS5 this week!!
Literally just purchased this as having my daughters games on my Ps5 means I have to only have 1/2 of my own. Now with this I can have the best of both worlds.
I got the 4tb firecuda for $559 from Best Buy. It’s original price is around 900-1000
Lol, I completely forgot the expandable memory with M.2 was a thing. Now I'm excited.
Great video and thanks for showing how to install as I would have never known it was so easy
Need an 8 TB option. I’m currently rocking with the 4TB
Thanks for the suggestion! Just got one with your link. Thanks man
I FINALLY got my hands on a PS5 last week, and just as I did this went on sale where I live so I got it for around 150 USD. Thank you so much for recommending this!
The cover screw was a pain to remove 😍
buying one of these in a few weeks, great video very easy to follow 👍
First thank you for this short and effective video.
Did i get this right, the preinstalled storage will be expanded by this or replaced?