Kingston NV2From real comments

Name: Kingston NV2
Rating: 2.6 (14 reviews)

Verdict distilled from 14 mentions across 10 aspects in comments under product review videos.

Positive sentiment46%

PROS 46%

CONS 54%

Rank based on 14 mentions across 10 aspects

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Buy this if...

You want an affordable entry into PCIe 4.0 NVMe speeds
Your use case is general storage or light workloads at lower capacities
You're upgrading from SATA SSD or HDD and want a noticeable boost

What users love

Low price for PCIe 4.00 mentions

Widely praised

Noticeable speed upgrade from SATA/HDD0 mentions

Widely praised

Works fine for general use at lower capacities0 mentions

Generally positive

Kingston discloses NAND type0 mentions

Generally positive

Skip this if...

You need sustained write performance for large file transfers or game downloads
You're concerned about long-term durability due to QLC NAND
You want guaranteed cool, crash-free operation for gaming

What users complain about

Write speed collapses under sustained load0 mentions

Strongly criticized

QLC NAND durability concerns0 mentions

Frequently criticized

Overheating despite marketing claims0 mentions

Frequently criticized

Slower than expected versus competing drives0 mentions

Frequently criticized

Compatibility and detection issues on some motherboards0 mentions

Frequently criticized

Slow texture loading in games0 mentions

Generally negative

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31Budget

Kingston NV2

Low price for PCIe 4.0Noticeable speed upgrade from SATA/HDDKingston discloses NAND typeWrite speed collapses under sustained loadCompatibility and detection issues on some motherboardsOverheating despite marketing claims

Kingston NV2

Low price for PCIe 4.0

Noticeable speed upgrade from SATA/HDD

Kingston discloses NAND type

Write speed collapses under sustained load

Compatibility and detection issues on some motherboards

Overheating despite marketing claims

Fast boot times
1. Samsung 860 EVOarrow_upward12
2. Samsung 840 Proarrow_upward6
3. Samsung 850 EVOarrow_upward6
Fast speed
1. Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5arrow_upward16
2. Seagate FireCuda 520arrow_upward6
Good value
1. WD Black SN750arrow_upward9
2. Samsung 850 EVOarrow_upward5
3. Seagate FireCuda 520arrow_upward4
Setup confusion
1. Crucial MX100arrow_downward4
2. Samsung 860 EVOarrow_downward7
Reliable
1. Samsung 840 Proarrow_upward5
2. Crucial MX100arrow_upward4
Overheating
1. Kingston NV2arrow_downward1
2. Samsung 850 EVOarrow_downward2

Overall Impression

Pricing is the drive's biggest draw, but perceptions vary sharply by region. Multiple commenters focus heavily on price, with one calling $64 for the drive a steal versus their older RAID setup, while another felt 'robbed' paying 1500 pesos for a 4TB model compared to their own 3000-peso purchase. Someone else pointed out a 1TB 7000MBps Kingston PCIe 4.0 model available cheaper elsewhere. This inconsistency suggests value perception depends heavily on where and when it's bought, not the drive itself.

Sustained write performance is a recurring pain point once the drive fills up or handles large files. One user reported write speeds crashing to 1MB/s while downloading a 60GB game, with the drive pegged at 100% usage even with just Windows open. Another documented a 500GB unit at 84 percent capacity dropping from 200MB/s to 20MB/s mid-transfer on a 28GB file, calling it a total disappointment versus the advertised 2100MB/s write spec. A third found it slower overall than an older Samsung PCIe 3.0 drive.

Build quality concerns include NAND type, heat, and hardware compatibility issues. A detailed comment explains the drive uses QLC NAND chips rather than more durable TLC, which Kingston discloses but many competitors don't, raising longevity concerns. Two users reported real overheating despite marketing claiming minimal heat generation. Another user on a Gigabyte B450M board described detection failures, formatting issues, and new blue screens after installing the drive, requiring Diskpart workarounds.

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attach_moneyLow price for PCIe 4.0

3 mentions

Widely praised

Multiple users highlight the drive's affordability as its main selling point, with one praising the $64 price for 3500MBps speeds and another comparing favorable Amazon Mexico pricing on a 1TB 7000MBps model.

@marcomunoz1751

A 4 TB for 1500 pesos, I felt robbed. I bought mine 4 TB for 3000.

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February 13, 2024

@evilqtip7098

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤\nI love this drive cheap $64.00\n3500mbs\nDestroys my SSD DRIVES 600MBS 4X RAID - 0\nMAX 1000MBS .\nWAY FASTER RESPONCE INCREDIBLE..\nVERY PLEASED...\nIHAVE THE 7000MBS 2 DRIVES GONNA GET 2 MORE ASUS RAID CARD HYPER X GONNA SEE THE SPEED\n28,000 MBS IN THEORY....😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

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November 17, 2023

@btodblas2580

I think the price you mentioned for a 7000MBps PC 4.0 SSD was a bit exaggerated. I've seen Kingston brand PCI 4.0 models of 7000MBps of 1TB for 1550 Mexican pesos on Amazon Mexico.

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April 25, 2023

speedNoticeable speed upgrade from SATA/HDD

2 mentions

Widely praised

Users describe a clear performance boost when moving from SATA SSDs or HDDs, with one noting SATA drives show performance drop over time that NVMe avoids, and another praising the drive destroying their older RAID SSD setup speeds.

@evilqtip7098

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November 17, 2023

@juliangutierrez8446

Yes, all the points are very well explained, and from personal experience, SATA SSDs today, at least for me, if you start to notice a small drop in performance after a few months of doing a clean Windows installation, since over time you know, software updates Steam, your K-lite codec pack or your VLC, the C++ libraries that games use, I mean I noticed it when I bought my first NVME about 4 years ago of 256GB it reached 8 months and I didn't notice anything in boot or program execution, which if you are very picky like me you will notice some performance drop with a SATA SSD, but better a SATA SSD than HDD if that's your only option.

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August 16, 2023

check_circleWorks fine for general use at lower capacities

1 mentions

Generally positive

A user running the 500GB model reports it works fine for their needs after testing the smaller 250GB variant and wanting more speed, indicating satisfaction at this capacity tier.

@agustingomez1155

It works fine, I have it but in 500GB. I tested the 250GB but wanted more speed. In the future I'll try the NV3, but will the NV4 exist? With 6000 speed who knows.

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August 24, 2025

infoKingston discloses NAND type

1 mentions

Generally positive

One detailed comment credits Kingston for clarifying QLC vs TLC chip type on their product pages, unlike many competing brands that hide this detail, which the commenter values even while critiquing QLC usage generally.

@NekoKawai-0

The most important thing that most of these types of videos don't mention is what type of chips the SSD units have, whether they are QLC or TLC. These cheap units almost always come with QLC, the worst chips you can have and they are not very durable to say the least. The best ones are units with TLC, but nowadays it's a lottery to get one with TLC chips because almost all brands are opting for QLC to make them cheaper and on top of that they don't clarify it on their pages like Kingston does. Even Crucial is doing this bad practice of putting the worst chips just to reduce costs. It's a game of Russian roulette to find a durable SSD nowadays.

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October 18, 2024

warningWrite speed collapses under sustained load

2 mentions

Strongly criticized

Several users report write speeds dropping dramatically during large file transfers or game downloads, with one seeing speeds fall to 1MB/s and another watching a 500GB drive at high capacity drop from 200MB/s to just 20MB/s.

@alonso.h1970

I have the same one and I download Warzone with 60 GB download and the write speed drops to 1 MB. Any solution? And afterwards it says the hard drive is working at 100% with just Windows open.

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May 28, 2025

@samet1710

Kingston NV2 84 percent full 500GB model write speed dropped to 407 MB, it's a disaster. I copied a 28 GB file from C to the desktop, it starts writing at 200 MB, then drops to 20 MB. Total disappointment. I don't recommend it. Supposedly it has 2100MB write speed.

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March 6, 2024

battery_alertQLC NAND durability concerns

1 mentions

Frequently criticized

A detailed comment explains the drive uses QLC chips, which are described as less durable than TLC alternatives, framing this as a cost-cutting compromise common across budget SSDs including this one.

@NekoKawai-0

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October 18, 2024

whatshotOverheating despite marketing claims

1 mentions

Frequently criticized

Two users directly contradict claims of minimal heat generation, reporting real overheating issues during use with the 1TB model.

@TecterOne

1:00 Minimal heat generation? WRONG!!! Me and my friend use NV2 1TB and face the same issue, overheat.

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March 29, 2024

trending_downSlower than expected versus competing drives

1 mentions

Frequently criticized

One user found the drive slower than an older Samsung PCIe 3.0 SSD in a mini-PC, deciding to remove it and switch brands, explicitly not recommending it.

@Horacio-r3t4

This Kingston came to me in a Beelink mini-pc, cheap comes expensive. This SSD is very slow, worse than a Samsung PCI 3 that I've had for a long time in a Dell laptop. I'm going to remove it and buy a Samsung. For a little more money, look to buy another brand. I don't recommend it at all.

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September 14, 2023

errorCompatibility and detection issues on some motherboards

1 mentions

Frequently criticized

A user on a Gigabyte B450M board reported the system failing to initialize the drive, formatting failures, no write data in benchmarking tools, and new blue screens after installation.

@gomoongamer

Friend is your motherboard a Gigabyte B450M DSH3? I have that same motherboard and when I installed that same M.2 the following happened to me: 1) the system did not initialize it, I had to use Diskpart to make it appear in My Computer. 2) it won't let me format the drive 3) it doesn't give me write data in Crystaldiskmark. 4) my PC gives me blue screens (which didn't happen before) the speed MB varies a lot from 5mbs to 60 mbps when passing a file to it. It behaves very badly. Has any of this happened to you?

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December 28, 2023

hourglass_bottomSlow texture loading in games

1 mentions

Generally negative

A user reports textures taking too long to load in open-world games when using this drive, prompting consideration of switching to a Crucial SSD instead.

@aaroufit

For me with this M2, textures take too long to load, at least in open world games. I think I'll have to go with Crucial.

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April 5, 2024

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Fast boot times

Fast speed

Good value

Setup confusion

Reliable

Overheating

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