Kingston Fury Renegade 8TB Review
Conclusion
Conclusion
The 1TB model of the Fury Renegade was one of the easiest recommendations we’ve had this year. It combined super fast speeds with an attractive price and the security of the Kingston brand. The 8TB model is basically the same, but there is a caveat which wasn’t there on the smaller model. First things first though…
The reliability and trustworthiness of the Kingston brand is beyond reproach. This matters a lot, especially when you’re dropping so much green on a product. Sure there are companies of which you’ve never heard who might give a similar capacity option for a smaller investment, but if it fell over would they honour their warranty? We know many of the utterly identical products under 10 different brand names that appear on Amazon are basically impossible to contact, much less arrange an RMA. No such issues with Kingston.
Speaking of price, naturally the 8TB model requires a chunk of change, just because all 8TB drives do. When you’re talking a PCIe 5.0 drive at peak capacity the price is obviously not for the average user. But then the feature set isn’t for most people. Speed is nice, but only the hardcore gamers, or those who pump out lots of 4K video, need 8TB. If you do have a need for such a girthy piece of storage then it’s great to know that the speed we saw on the 1TB model remains present and correct. There are a couple of results where the extra capacity helps. Naturally there are a couple where it, hinders is too strong a word but just takes the absolute peak of performance off.
Unlike the smaller one though you really need to make sure your cooling is up to snuff. Our MSI Godlike test motherboard hasn’t got the greatest M.2 heatsink and it shows. If you plan on a drive as fast and capacious as the 8TB Fury Renegade then make sure you can cool it properly if youre going to be putting it under any form of consistant stress. Most normal users will never find the limits of the drive, but thats why we are here to let you know where you can expect to find them.
The Kingston Fury Renegade 8TB is fast, reliable and more than big enough to handle all tasks. Such brutal performance ensures the Kingston Fury Renegade wins our OC3D Performance Award.
Update
Edit – Just as we were about to go to press we discovered the we hadnt yet gotten the pricing of the Kingston drive….. So we waited. If you were unaware there are massive global chip shortages and this is significantly affecting pricing. Nonetheless we checked all the major retailers and the Kingston is £150-£200 more expensive to pre-order than the Samsung 9100 8TB we recently reviewed thats actually in stock. I make sure I say that because it could be an early indication on where prices are going to be headed “on the next shipment”. This means the Kingston is the most expensive 8TB drive we’ve ever reviewed. Clearly some of this will be the difference between a model that is still on pre-order – the Fury Renegade – and a model that is already on shelves.
We don’t know if future stock of other 8TB drives will have this price hike affect them, only time will tell. What it does mean is that the Kingston is still fast enough to win our Performance Award, but you need to pay close attention to pricing in these volatile times.
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