{"product_id":"western-digital-wd-black-an1500-1tb-pcie-3-x8-nvme-add-in-card-ssd-heatsink-rgb-wds100t1x0l-00auj0","title":"Western Digital WD Black AN1500 1TB PCIe 3.0 x8 NVMe 3D NAND TLC Add-in Card SSD with Heatsink and RGB - WDS100T1X0L-00AUJ0","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Western Digital WD Black AN1500 1TB is a solid state drive on a PCIe add-in card. You fit it in an expansion slot like a graphics card, with no extra cables. It has a metal heatsink and RGB lighting, and it is built for gaming PCs and workstations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo drives on one card\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTech sites report that the card holds two WD SN730 NVMe drives. A Marvell 88NR2241 chip joins them as RAID 0. WD sets this mode at the factory, and you cannot change it. The flash is BiCS4 96-layer TLC. Your system sees one 1TB drive, and the card can serve as a boot drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat RAID 0 means for your data\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRAID 0 splits data across both drives, which adds speed. It does not add safety. If one of the two drives fails, the data on the card is lost. Keep backups of anything you cannot replace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy it needs eight lanes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card uses PCIe 3.0 with eight lanes. That gives it room for 6,500 MB\/s reads and 4,100 MB\/s writes, WD's top ratings. A slot with fewer lanes, or a slower link, lowers the speed. The card fits x8 and x16 slots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLight and heat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn aluminum heatsink covers the card, and the card has no fan. It has 16 RGB LEDs. You control them with the WD Black SSD Dashboard on Windows. WD lists 13 lighting effects, and the card also syncs with the lighting tools from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. WD lists an operating range of 5 to 35 degrees C. Power saving is turned off to keep the speed up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBefore you install the card\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind a free PCIe slot with eight lanes of PCIe 3.0.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave space around the card so air can reach the heatsink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack up the data, because of RAID 0.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWD Black AN1500 WDS100T1X0L-00AUJ0 specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWestern Digital\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWD Black AN1500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePart number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWDS100T1X0L-00AUJ0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1TB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eInterface\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePCIe 3.0 x8, NVMe 1.3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eForm factor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePCIe add-in card\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFlash type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96-layer 3D TLC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSequential speed\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 6,500 MB\/s read, 4,100 MB\/s write\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCooling\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum heatsink, no fan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eLighting\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 RGB LEDs, 13 effects\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eLimited coverage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Western Digital","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63118939554163,"sku":"WDS100T1X0L-00AUJ0","price":467.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/9546\/1747\/files\/dm_wds100t1x0l-00auj0.jpg?v=1784576413","url":"https:\/\/cpurepublic.com\/products\/western-digital-wd-black-an1500-1tb-pcie-3-x8-nvme-add-in-card-ssd-heatsink-rgb-wds100t1x0l-00auj0","provider":"CPU Republic LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}