Get your SSDs ready, PS4 Pro supports SATA3
- Thread starter MagicWithEarvin
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Wow, is dualshockers not banned anymore?
Fushichou187
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Canceled my pre-order since I've got more pressing expenses coming up, but this is fantastic news and will allow me to save for a better HDD to slot into it when I eventually pick up a Pro next year in some bundle or another.
MagicWithEarvin
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Should be showing up on Newegg, Amazon, etc soon. 2TB version for $120 ain't too shabby. I have Seagate's 1TB SSHD on my launch PS4 and it's worked wonders for load times and installs for me.
FYI, the 2TB SSHD Firecuda will come with a 5 year warranty too.
PeakPointMatrix
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Oh hell fucking yes.
Probably going to get a 1TB SSD for preparation now.
Samsung 850 EVO series.
Really well priced and great performance overall.
https://www.cnet.com/au/products/samsung-ssd-850-evo/review/
Samsung 850 EVO series.
Really well priced and great performance overall.
https://www.cnet.com/au/products/samsung-ssd-850-evo/review/
The Dear Leader
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Harmondale
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So what Does this exactly mean? Please give me some example of reduced loading times.
For example, getting in and out from houses kills it for me in Skyrim due to the loading Times - would such loading Times be reduced with this kind of hd?
For example, getting in and out from houses kills it for me in Skyrim due to the loading Times - would such loading Times be reduced with this kind of hd?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBRFFAS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Yeah, this.
Keep in mind, everyone, that SSDs are already starting to move past SATA so Samsung's 900-series PCIe m.2s won't really give you a benefit because of the SATA bottleneck.
The 960 Pro/Evo, for example, is about to drop this month and does over 3 GIGABYTES PER SECOND as opposed to what you see here, which is around 500mb/s, but since this is SATA you won't get that speed even with some sort of adapter.
Yes.
Since no one has a PS4 Pro yet it´s hard to tell ;-)
But genreally it can stream data from the SSD much faster than Sata2 = no bandwidth botteneck.
So it should be faster.
PeakPointMatrix
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Considering the current price of a 2TB SSD is about 10x the price of an HDD of the same size (>600 USD), I don't think it's worth it at this time. But it's good to have the option in the future once SSDs get cheaper.
Too bad they weren't as forward thinking about adding an UHD (BDXL) drive.
Too bad they weren't as forward thinking about adding an UHD (BDXL) drive.
Yeah, I edited my post.
For anyone curious, Z170 motherboards have the PCIe M.2 slot, like this:
You stick one of these badass motherfuckers in:
and there you go. Not going to work on a PS4.
Yeah, that's what the fast SSDs look like now instead of bricks.
Noisepurge
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a 3TB disk would be 170 ...tempting!
StrongBlackVine
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You won't be going with that unless you are modding your PS4 with a Nyko Bank. Just read that a 2.5 in version is on the way soon though.
edited for 2.5 inch hdd
Jack Grensleaves
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B_Boss
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What do you mean? I posted the dualshockers link but I had realized OP had a link that sourced the same dualshockers article that the link I posted sourced so I just deleted it.
RocknRola
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Well, snap. Stuff like this is making me reconsider.
Yes, an internal SSD with enough storage is still pretty expensive, but the prices of those things have been going down considerably. Heck I remember upgrading my 40GB PS3 to a 160GB HDD and it cost me just as much as my curretn 500GB SSD in my laptop. So it's an investment to be made not right now, in this November, but perhaps a year from now or so, maybe even sooner (no idea how fast/slow SSDs are coming down in price).
But damn man... SATA3+SSD speeds on my PS4? Amazing. Would be especially great for games with (currently) long loading speeds. GTA5, Fallout 4 and Bloodborne come to mind (and these are games that generally have 1 single big load at the start too, with exceptions here and there).
On the other hand...eh... still not sure if the Pro is a decent enough upgrade. I mean, yeah it's more powerful but being limited by the OG PS4 makes me doubt it a bit. If it were a brand new console (no strings attached) I'd be more at ease with it (though if this continuous upgrade system proves successful I doubt any new console won't be attached to it's direct predecessor).
PS:
FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO GET A BIG SSD DAY 1
Wait for Black Friday+Cyber Monday. Browse stuff like Amazon and Newegg, they usually have at least 1 awesome deal on SSD's, depending on how far you are willing to go with your money (though in any scenario they'll be cheaper than on regular pricing).
Yes, an internal SSD with enough storage is still pretty expensive, but the prices of those things have been going down considerably. Heck I remember upgrading my 40GB PS3 to a 160GB HDD and it cost me just as much as my curretn 500GB SSD in my laptop. So it's an investment to be made not right now, in this November, but perhaps a year from now or so, maybe even sooner (no idea how fast/slow SSDs are coming down in price).
But damn man... SATA3+SSD speeds on my PS4? Amazing. Would be especially great for games with (currently) long loading speeds. GTA5, Fallout 4 and Bloodborne come to mind (and these are games that generally have 1 single big load at the start too, with exceptions here and there).
On the other hand...eh... still not sure if the Pro is a decent enough upgrade. I mean, yeah it's more powerful but being limited by the OG PS4 makes me doubt it a bit. If it were a brand new console (no strings attached) I'd be more at ease with it (though if this continuous upgrade system proves successful I doubt any new console won't be attached to it's direct predecessor).
PS:
FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO GET A BIG SSD DAY 1
Wait for Black Friday+Cyber Monday. Browse stuff like Amazon and Newegg, they usually have at least 1 awesome deal on SSD's, depending on how far you are willing to go with your money (though in any scenario they'll be cheaper than on regular pricing).
I wonder when it will hit amazon germany
speedwagon_
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What is the speed like on these HDD's?
chromatic9
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Great news but I'd wait for testing.
I bought a 850 evo 1tb for my PC for around £170. Amazon had deals of £185 and full price was around £225-230. I just looked now (after Brexit) and everywhere is £280-320.
Thank fuck I bought it when I did instead of waiting for more price drops.
I bought a 850 evo 1tb for my PC for around £170. Amazon had deals of £185 and full price was around £225-230. I just looked now (after Brexit) and everywhere is £280-320.
Thank fuck I bought it when I did instead of waiting for more price drops.
DieEnteWurzel
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very nice! would order today if it came with UHD BR support as well :/
That's what I got and it works beautifully. As of this post I still have 800 GBs of storage to spare and a massive library of games at my instant disposal. The allure of an SSD is strong but according to Amazon I'd need to spend $600 dollars to get the same amount of storage for a Samsung 850 Evo series. I can't justify that. I could get a smaller SSD but I'd have to constantly back up and restore my digital games when making room or replaying something I had to delete. Something which takes longer than a loading screen.
Jack The Nipper
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Does it mean much overall? Curious since past upgrades had seen low upgrades and a few slower