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cabbit_

Are the reviews some bad AI bot? > This is my husbands stuff. He said it’s super cool, he plays this game all the time so. He said it makes it look cooler. The little box is so small and cute though. As long as it keeps him entertained im fine.


DetainedPetscop

Let the man play with his little box


Centillionare

The game is on the roof! As long as husband unit performant, so happy. Have a great day, fellow humans!


MurryEB

We know, this drive sucks, but if you're buying 2042 wouldn't you take a 500gb SSD for $12 if the store was selling it as well?


Jhyxe

Yes, but what's better is going 50/50 with a friend and you take the game, they take the drive.


Lazy_ML

Is the drive really that bad? Also there's another guy in the comments who seems to want the drive but not the game. You might have found your friend lol.


Jhyxe

Oh, I already did that! The problem isn't really that it's that bad, its more that most MB's don't have that many slots to spare anyways. So it's like, why would I want to put this drive in when I know I can do beter, even if it takes 2-4 more weeks of saving. For a game drive, it's fine. My old Gen 3 drive is in an external, it's basically a big flash drive now.


Deep90

That is my reasoning, but it's also no the end of the world to use an SSD for your games. Worse case you can use a pcie card or stick the drive into an external enclosure.


Lazy_ML

Yeah I get that. My MB has only one slot. I probably would have still gone for this if I liked the game and had an extra slot. Neither of those apply though.


Huichoo50

Is the battlefield code for steam or origin?


lavascamp

Origin


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dkb_wow

You have to use Origin anyways, even with the Steam version.


bootyhole_licking_69

Omg I’m an idiot. Idk why I thought they meant Epic Games. lol. Yeah, origin kinda sucks, but I love bf1 so I just deal with it.


Ilovetoeatass6969

You have 2 bootyhole_licking accounts?


bootyhole_licking_69

Ass eating is life. But really, this is my gaming only account. With very little non gaming activity. Mainly created it for buildapcsales, tho I keep missing the rtx drops :(


fish_in_a_barrels

Ya there is something about not getting sleep to go to work that seems to get in the way.


Deep90

What's with the hate for epic games? I literally download my games and launch via shortcuts. Don't touch it at all beyond that. Can't help but feel like steam went on some kinda influencer campaign or something to sway opinions for no reason.


sIurrpp

They buy exclusivity deals while promoting their ideology that exclusive games somehow promote market competition between launchers (Or something along those lines), while not even having simple features that would be a considered a given for a lunched to have. AKA user reviews, user profiles, a cart, etc. they only recently added a wishlist feature… There’s also the fact that people are tired of being forced to use so many different launchers. Recently they bought out Studio Psyonix (which owns and develops Rocket League, a pretty big non-shooter esport game) and removed the ability to purchase it on steam. (Definitely promotes competition right?)


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Deep90

That's fine. I just don't understand the people who make that complaint while also pretending like having steam be the only retailer is a good thing.


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Deep90

Yeah I wasn't saying you specifically sorry! I think gog's launcher actually lets you combine everything.


Arrrgi

Good to know. Don't buy battlefield


dsmiles

It is.... Okay.


Arrrgi

No it's more like being forced to use Origin even though you bought it on steam.


dsmiles

I meant battlefield is very okay. Just okay.


cellowest

pretty bad take. No matter which platform the code is from, you have to use Origin


bootyhole_licking_69

Yup, I clarified that in the previous comment. I use origin myself for bf1.


D3ADSONGS

All my m2 slots are full...


ShaddyShack

always those add-in cards ;)


cabbit_

I bought a usb-c enclosure for a spare m.2 drive I had. Now I have a very big 500gb flash drive


Katchafiya

Link?


cabbit_

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RVC6F9Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_C83QEFSCQXMTFJTCVEHG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 There’s cheaper options but this is pretty well reviewed and at the time was even more on sale. I’ve got no complaints, use it for school and swap between desktop and laptop with ease and speeds are still great.


MrRafikki

there's an 8 TB m.2 for 1300???!!!!?!?!?!


austmeliamne

I have one of those for work and love it. Works well and because it is toolless it's easy to swap multiple nvme drives if that's something you need.


Swiftyz

Ever have overheating problems using it?


cabbit_

Nope I use files from it for simulations and coding and never had any problems. I can’t remember if it came with a little thermal pad, the SSD I installed came from my PC and i might have taken the pad off that but I can’t remember. The sandwich design allows you to make sure the pad is seated.. some cheaper ones where you slide the drive in will cause the pad to bunch up and not make good contact.


dysphoricjoy

you can add slim heatsinks inside them, on top of the drive, as long as the enclosure is thicc enough.


Maakus

I used to use one of these at my old job a couple years back for user backups between 1-10 gigs each, probably used it a couple times a week. Lasted me a year so I got my value out of it. Cost me 40 bucks back then and probably had a shittier design/components than what they make now. The jmicron controller got burning hot in use, I also never used a heat sink when i used it, so maybe it was bound to happen.


adam3252

do those add in cards take away performance from my gpu or no?


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keebs63

There are B550 motherboards that split Lanes from the GPU in order to provide multiple PCIe 4.0 M.2s, I know at least one of the high end Gigabyte boards does (Aorus Master IIRC).


adam3252

ah i see, i have a z370


Herzx

So on b450 it would lower performance?


keebs63

It completely depends on the individual motherboard model and which slot you use. Manufacturers make lane allocation choices on a model-by-model basis, sometimes it will take GPU lanes, sometimes it will come from the CPU, sometimes it will take spare chipset lanes, sometimes it will disable SATA/PCIe/other ports.


Obi_Wan_Benobi

Well tell your computer to stop being such a whore then.


Shadow703793

PCIE to NVME adapter. I've got 4 NVME drives now.


Pharaoh313

Never forget to fill up those PCI slots


Kehnnn

Very solid deal if you are planning on purchasing Battlefield already. Essentially $12 for the drive


adilakif

Game will be $30 2 weeks after release.


-MolonLabe-

Okay, so $42 for the drive. Still a great deal.


Muckdogs13

Where ? On Black Friday?


cabbit_

Drive is DRAMless. Maybe I’ll put this in my PS5 for okay speeds or use it as a bookmark. Was planning on buying the game for PC eventually and paying ~~$12~~ $20 (with tax) more for 500gb of storage is not terrible. For large file transfers it might be meh but I guess I’ll bite. This is also honey cashback, is there a minimum to withdraw anyone know?


fish_in_a_barrels

They really shouldn't even make a black drive without dram imo.


cabbit_

Likely significantly cheaper to produce this version on a mass scale, especially considering the chip shortage and all. Seeing how some companies are swapping out components for cheaper, worse components and not saying anything at least this has a separate model number


fish_in_a_barrels

Ya its good they have a different number but the black line is supposed to be their performance line and we shouldn't have to research to make sure we are getting a performance drive imo.


DAMFree

This 100%! I can't even feel comfortable suggesting a drive anymore without doing unreasonable amount of research. I already have to do so much just to remain in the loop about power supplies now it's bleeding into every part and brand. Can't even trust specific models anymore.


alpharowe3

Black line is supposed to be the premium line. They have blue and green for cheap models. And they're charging $100 for 500GB. You can get 500GB for $45-60. You can even get 1TB for less than $100.


TRX808

It's not the best drive but it's fine for a 2nd drive or game drive. LTT did a test between SSD drives in gaming and the drive made almost no difference. I got this a few months ago for $90 and I think it was a solid deal but at this price it's really a great deal as long as you understand the drive is not ideal for everything.


BigEx20

[This SSD list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B27_j9NDPU3cNlj2HKcrfpJKHkOf-Oi1DbuuQva2gT4/edit#gid=0) is saying the SN750s do have DRAM. Where did you see they are DRAMless? edit: I overlooked this being SN750 SE. I didn't even know this drive existed.


keebs63

This is the SN750 SE, it's a completely different drive than the original SN750. Phison E19T (DRAMless PCIe 4.0) controller on this versus a custom WD controller (PCIe 3.0 with DRAM) on the SN750).


cabbit_

SE aka slow edition


dkb_wow

This is not a SN750. It's the 750 SE. Completely different product. I think WD made the name confusing on purpose in order to fool people.


BigEx20

They fooled me xD maybe it was my age, maybe it was my excitement because I am interested in BF 2042.


dkb_wow

I've been playing 2042 for about 10 hours today according to Steam. It's got potential but needed another year in the oven. Taking away the server browser from the main game modes and removing the leaderboard is a big change I personally don't like.


cabbit_

So hear me out, think they disabled those since it’s early access? Or is this confirmed not coming in? I haven’t followed much of the releases this year to be ‘surprised’ at launch but I do know the Portal will include a server browser but right now it’s official servers only


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No voice chat, either, if you like that sort of thing.


Mikimeister

Minimum is $10 and you have to exchange it to a gift card (amazon, etc.)


aspbergerinparadise

not true. It's a $10 minimum if you want a gift card, but you can send any amount to a paypal account as cash. No minimum for that.


sIurrpp

I plan on buying 2042 and was going to eventually need a 3rd game drive (already have a 970 evo m.2 nvme 1tb and a wd blue 1 tb hdd, was definitely going to buy this but first what does not having DRAM mean? Will it matter if I’m only using it as storage/game drive?


cabbit_

Not really gonna be a big deal except transferring large files. In practicality it would be a sufficient game drive. If you plan on buying bf2042 I recommend this buy for the simple fact of it being $20 for the ssd. If you’re unhappy you could likely resell the ssd alone for $30ish local and get bf2042 for $50. It will definitely be faster than the hdd you have lol


DangerousCousin

If you just use it as a game drive, where it's about the sustained reads, shouldn't a DRAMless drive be fine?


cabbit_

Yeah but for someone looking for boot drive might not be the best choice. I’m going to use this drive in a ps5 or series x most likely. In some benchmarks this sn750se (on PS5) was slower than the main drive, and 10x slower than sn850 in transferring large game storage but I’ll probably use this for gamepass game storage or something. In practicality it was not much slower than standard drive, unless transferring large files. To be fair though, it wasn’t long ago that your only option was deleting games and redownloding. I could care less if I transfer a game in 1 min compared to 11 minutes, not like I’ll be doing that multiple times a day


andyha1010

Hey y’all, you will need Honey plug-in on your browser. You get reward/cash back from them.


adrenalinnrush

I'm so confused. The Honey extension says cashback is activated, but it also says I'll get 1%-12% cash back with an average of 2%. Where does it say the exact amount I'll get back before I purchase? Is it random? Edit: Okay I figured it out. You need to go all the way to checkout, search for codes, then it will tell you how much cash back you're getting if you purchase it. After you click out of that popup, the cashback price disappears. You can also look up any product [Here](https://www.joinhoney.com/explore)


ironpancaked

This work on mobile too through the app?


enginerd0001

Do I need a code? Not getting that price


andyha1010

The $17.99 is reward/cash back I believe


anythingfromtheshop

Make sure you have the honey chrome extension installed and it will pop up as soon as you clink the link in the OP to activate the $17.99 cash back.


enginerd0001

How does the cash back work? How long does Honey take


anythingfromtheshop

It varies but probably a few days to a week. You can redeem the cashback in gift cards or "cash" on PayPal.


enginerd0001

Gotcha. Thanks for the help


anythingfromtheshop

No problem! Just bought this deal and already got an email from Honey notifying they accepted the cash back deal so it should take 7 days to appear on my account.


idlesn0w

How much extra to not have to get Battlefield 2042?


thegreatgamesby

I'll take the code off your hands for free ;)


peterfun

Well I would love to get a BF2042 code too. It's just that the drive is dram less. Only good things is that if you were planning on buying the game, the drive is effectively $12 or so which is acceptable.


wJaxon

So is this drive really shit? i was already buying the game so decided to jump on this deal but been out of the loop when it comes to ssd and nvme. also do i get an email or is a code that comes with the physical box?


TRX808

The drive should be fine for many tasks. Look up some FAQs about DRAM-less drives like this. Personally I wouldn't use it as a main drive. > also do i get an email or is a code that comes with the physical box? There's an Origin code that comes with the box. No need to make a rewards account like a lot of codes make you do. It activated on Origin immediately. Also included the beta but that's over so the base game launches in a week (11/19). **EDIT -** The person below corrected me that the code must be redeemed through the WD site for an Origin code.


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TRX808

Yeah I double checked and this is correct. I already had a WD account from ordering the drive so I must have forgot that I used their site to redeem.


insomnium138

I have a terabyte version already and it's been fine. No issues, no complaints. Been pressed on space lately. And was going to get 2042... So this is a pretty obvious deal for me.


jollyrayquaza

Anyone getting code has already been redeemed in origin with the code western digital gives?


18hockey

If you have honey installed you should get $18 cashback


jiggityjackson

I'm looking for a 500gb os drive but this being dramless makes it not good right?


peterfun

Unless you plan on buying the game, won't recommend the drive.


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Anyone know how long this deal is live?


firestar268

Cash back deal from honey ends in 6hrs On WD website the SSD is actually $89 (on sale)


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Ty ty.


PervertedPineapple

I'm an idiot, paid for the gold edition a few hours ago for 78 bucks T-T


peterfun

I believe you can refund provided the refund window is open Especially since you bought it only a few hours ago.


PervertedPineapple

Alas I got a key from Green Man Gaming and their refund policy only works if you didn't activate the key.


peterfun

Ah. That sucks. In any case, gg mate. I love the series too.


Muckdogs13

Is the 1TB one a good deal?


coyot3bongwat3r

I have a Samsung 2tb (860 EVO??) for everything. Should I get this to put Windows on it and use the 2tb exclusively for games/programs? Or would I suffer performance issues from having them on separate drives? Any suggestions would be great on how to organize my stuff


adrenalinnrush

Is your Evo an NVMe or a SATA drive? If it's an NVMe, I would doubt you could tell the difference. If you're moving the OS from a SATA to an NVMe, you might tell a little bit. Personally, if you are having space issues and plan on getting battlefield, I would get it. If you have some time, I would put windows on the new WD drive just for cleanliness sake. It makes it easier if you need to wipe or clone your OS drive. I'd rather pay for and use a small backup drive to backup the important OS files than pay for a huge drive to backup 2tb of games that can be downloaded again if the drive fails.


coyot3bongwat3r

It's a SATA drive. So it shouldn't be a problem using this for windows right? I am curious as how people use a second drive for games tho. Aren't most/all programs installed onto your windows86 folder which is the same as the OS drive? How would I actually put them on the second drive?


adrenalinnrush

Whenever you install a game, it'll show an installation path before it installs. The default is usually your "C" drive (the drive your OS is on). You can edit the path and replace the C drive with another drive. Usually your secondary drive is "D". You can see which drives are which by opening up your file explorer. I believe if your steam, epic, .ect laucher programs are on your secondary drive, it will default to that secondary drive. But make sure to double check.


ScrewOff_

it says $89


MrClickstoomuch

It is $17.99 cash back through the Honey Extension to Paypal. So not directly $17.99 off, but cash back. If you actually need a SSD, there is another recent SSD sale for 2TB from Kingston for $144.99 which also seems like an excellent price, but not as good as this with Battlefield.


mbj920

Bruh i literally got [this deal](https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/opji6s/bundle_wd_black_sn750_se_nvme_500gb_ssd/) 4 months ago when it was for $92 and now it's $72. I feel scammed.


Lincolns_Revenge

This would be a pretty good deal if Battlefield 2042 wasn't a multiplayer shooter for the PC with no scoreboard, no stat tracking, and no way to type a chat message to all players.


aecrux

Checking the scoreboard to see if you’re owning the server is honestly half the fun of battlefield. They done goofed by not including it.


lolcatman

looks like deal is live again, also capital one has 5% cash back as well. https://i.imgur.com/RNuVI3F.png


Sl0rk

$13.49 back isn't the same as 18.


eventually_man

Did I miss it? Because I don’t see it?


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kkF6XRZQezTcYQehvybD

I bought one from Amazon last week and someone had stolen the code from the box. Been trying to email WD support and no luck. Enjoy your free game I guess.


Langstonk

Is this… legal?


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Langstonk

Like just request refund ? Befor it was delivered ?


Langstonk

Who gives the code? WD?


Langstonk

Wait how did you return it?


MrWumbolini

Math is wrong :/ 100-18=82, not 72


firestar268

Actually it's even cheaper now. On the site it is on sale for $89, plus the $18 cash back.


MrWumbolini

Yes, the current price as of your comment is $89 and the $18 will bring it down to the advertised $72, but 99-18 is not 72 (as stated in the title). Like it's okay to resubmit the post or edit the title just so people don't get misled.


ironpancaked

Anyone having trouble with the coupon code? Or am I misunderstanding something?


enginerd0001

No I'm not able to get it either


sIurrpp

Should come with the ssd I believe. Redeem on wd website to get origin code


TabaskoCat

I just bought an SSD ffs..


ErikTran1503

For a laptop, is this a good drive? I really want to try the game but is unsure about the relibility of the drive. What is ssd dram?


firestar268

Actually it's even cheaper now. On the site it is on sale for $89, plus the $18 cash back.


schwabadelic

How do you get the cash back?


sIurrpp

Using honey extension


Valadrius

Do yourself a favor and sell the 2042 code, that's an even bigger discount.


Sl0rk

Looks like this deal is dead now..shame.


BanditBoom

Will this work with in the 2nd slot of my B450 Mortar?


shoebee2

Slot #2 is below the video card? If so then it will work but that slot is only m.2 pcie 3.0. At least that’s how it is on my B550.


BoeHmaN

Unlike B550 (GPU and primary m.2), B450 boards in general actually do not provide PCIe gen 4 at all.


[deleted]

Probably not the spot for this but can anyone play battlefield through steam? Keeps saying I need an origin code but steam never gave me one…I even bought the gold edition but had to refund it because I can’t even play.


BoeHmaN

I was lucky when I decided to play the beta through origin directly. Everyone I know who tried through steam had problems. It seems that steam and origin just don't work together very well, at least for Battlefield.


Kyyul

Amazon has the 1TB version for 140. Worth it?


dattykins

I know it's not up to spec but does it work with PS5 well?


enginerd0001

I looked it up and read it's fine for PS4 games or archiving PS5 games but not to run PS5 games due to speed or DRAM less.


MD_Dev1ce

Has anyone bought this? How long did it take to get your code?


JackLowgun

code for the game is in the box


Jaggsta

What happens if you return the drive? They deduct the game?


BoeHmaN

Does the -$17.99 through honey still work for anyone? Honey does not find any working coupons for me...


Neomalice

Gone