How to install setup and test Crucial T500 NVMe SSD
In this video I'm showing you how to setup, install and test the Crucial T500 NVMe SSD. This is a gen 4 PCIe NVMe SSD that's a replacement for the Crucial P5 Plus with improved specs. So here I'm going to show you not only how to install the drive at a hardware level, but also how to set it up in Windows, test it to make sure it's running properly and more. There are a few things worth knowing about NVMe SSDs that I've covered in other videos. So be sure to watch these as well: Do stickers and heatsinks matter for NVMe SSDs? PCIe gen 5 drive testing! • Do stickers and heatsinks matter for NVMe ... Uncovering the real impact of NVMe heatsinks • Uncovering the real impact of NVMe heatsinks Should you peel the sticker off your NVMe? Does it help? • Should you peel the sticker off your NVMe?... How to benchmark your NVMe SSD - test speeds easily • How to benchmark your NVMe SSD - test spee... Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation - NVMe tips and tricks • Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe S... Disclosure: Shopping links within the description of this video generate a commission at no extra cost to you. These are added for your convenience but other retailers are available. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Products: Products featured may also have been sent for free for review/testing purposes. Often these have to be returned by me, but not always. I endeavour to avoid bias in my videos wherever possible and try to give honest, subjective opinions. Unless otherwise stated, the videos are not sponsored financially. Specs used in this video: Motherboard - Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI 2 https://amzn.to/46TdrYN CPU - Intel Core i9-14900K https://amzn.to/46xZ101 RAM - Corsair Dominator Titanium 32GB 72000MT/s https://go.corsair.com/baya19 GPU - Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC White Edition (https://amzn.to/3tr1nzc) PSU - Corsair RM Shift Series 1000X Shift ( • Corsair RMX shift PSU setup and install gu... ) Fans - NZXT F120 and F140 Core RGB Fans • How to connect NZXT F120 and F140 Core RGB... AIO - NZXT Kraken 240 RGB https://amzn.to/45UfqKY NVMe - Crucial T500 NVMe 2TB Other NVMe - Crucial T700 • How to install and test Crucial T700 NVMe SSD Crucial P5 Plus - • How to install Crucial P5 Plus NVMe SSD Case - ??? Please note links listed here include affiliate links which may earn me a commission. Find out more below.* Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3QDEoKg NewEgg - https://newegg.io/ncee0150c6 Overclockers - https://tidd.ly/3Qp0X48 Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3QFgxKv Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/3MqitUt Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/3QBec2W Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/3Mp04Hs CaseKing - https://tidd.ly/40hKu6k Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/3QBUCUm M2 screws if needed: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3j9Jw5p Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2Qk5tT3 Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/3lfsHb8 Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/3j8wAgb Amazon FR - https://amzn.to/3b1J1HS Amazon IT - https://amzn.to/2FVTQ2D Use these tools: CrystalDiskMark - https://crystalmark.info/en/software/... HWmonitor - https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmon... HWinfo64 - https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ Specs of the Crucial T500 NVMe SSD: • Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,400/7,000MB/s2 • Random read/write speeds up to 1.18/1.44M IOPs2 • PCIe 4.0 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD • Built with Micron 232-layer 3D TLC NAND1 • Available with and without a low-profile integrated heatsink, perfect for PS5™ console upgrades • Spacious capacity options: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB8 • Micron LPDDR4 DRAM, 1GB per 1TB of NAND flash • Phison® PS5025-E25 Controller • Microsoft DirectStorage optimized with Phison® I/O+ technology • Works with laptops, desktops and PS5 consoles • Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0 • 5-year limited warranty10 Advanced features • Static and Dynamic SLC caching • Variable by user capacity, up to approx. 20%11 • Redundant array of independent NAND (RAIN) • Multi-layer data integrity algorithms • Adaptive thermal protection • Data protection for power loss events • Active garbage collection • TRIM support • Self-monitoring and reporting technology (SMART) • Error correction code (ECC) • NVMe® autonomous power state transition (APST) support Timestamps: 00:00 Hello 01:21 Installation on motherboard 03:39 How to install NVMe in Windows 04:23 How to work out which drive is which 06:13 Test NVMe performance 06:59 NVMe speed testing 07:58 BIOS settings 🏆Big thanks to my super awesome YouTube members: SirSpawnsALot, Meatykeyboard, Rawrr483, Space Cannons, Mike S, Jay Shank 007, Jason Morgan, Starastin, McFarty, Chief Hao, Kraken Tortoise, Chris Thompson, Lank Wimb, Bhushan Mahesh Gandhi, Roburrt, isgursoy, Beaster Bunny and Gaming Nomad. 📸 Recorded with https://amzn.to/3kYrhGP
