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Western Digital
WD Blue SN5000
45 positive 0 neutral 6 negative
Based on 51 Reddit mentions
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People don't understand that read/write speeds mean nothing. So they will say it's slow just because it doesn't reach the 7000+ Read/Write. When in reality it all comes down to access times and application/gaming traces. Here's a transcript from Tom's Hardware review on the SN5000: "The WD Blue SN50
...Hairy-Stay5919 in r/PcBuild
June 25, 2025 6:20 AM
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Need help diagnosing high SSD temperature in my ITX build.
WD Blue SN5000 is the only one with temps too high You could set the m.2 port to pcie 3 to lower the temps without a massive impact to performance. For gaming you wouldn't even notice a difference. You might also want to tweak the fan curves. GPU, PSU will shut off fans when they are below a certain
...Sufficient_Fan3660 in r/PcBuildHelp
May 12, 2026 9:43 PM
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