Seagate Launches FireCuda 530 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD

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Seagate recently launched its latest PC gaming SSD, the FireCuda 530. A PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD with long-lasting endurance of 1.8M MTBF and up to 5100 TBW, Seagate’s FireCuda 530 boasts sequential read speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s and offers transfer rates that are up to 2 and 12 times faster than PCIe Gen3 SSDs and SATA-based SSDs, respectively. Leveraging a Seagate-validated E18 controller and the latest 3D TLC NAND, the FireCuda 530 also features a minimalistic heatsink designed by EKWB that utilizes a “massive, high-grade” aluminum block instead of traditional cooling fins for maximum cooling performance...

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[Grimlakin]

50 bucks for a heat sync for a storage stick. Wow.

 

[Brent_Justice]

Price is high for the heatsink, yes.

TLC vs. QLC at least, though I'd like to see more MLC drives, though I know they'd be expensive.

I want to review these drives.

 

[Endgame]

Price is high for the heatsink, yes.

TLC vs. QLC at least, though I'd like to see more MLC drives, though I know they'd be expensive.

I want to review these drives.

I would also love more MLC drives. Even better would be some 1TB SLC drives, but no one is making those