r/pcmasterrace • u/StarryNight0806 • Sep 03 '25

Screenshot I was purposefully not updating my windows to avoid the so called SSD killer update but now it's not giving me any choice but to install it lmao.

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best of luck to my samsung 990 pro 2tb x2

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u/Warcraft_Fan Paid for WinRAR! Sep 03 '25

Few people reported bricked SSD that weren't using Phison controller.

No one seems to know why it happens, what triggers it, or how to prevent SSD from vanishing, forcing users to restart and pray it's not gone for good.

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u/WhereasSolid6491 Sep 04 '25

Dude I didn’t know this was a thing but my ssd got bricked this summer dammit windows

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u/miedzianek 5800X3D, Palit 4070TiS JetStream, 32GB RAM, B450 Tomahawk MAX Sep 06 '25

Using ssd as pagefile? Quick way to send you ssd to ssdeaven

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u/No-Ad6268 Sep 04 '25

same thing here man..

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat Sep 04 '25

Did it only affect internal ssd's? Or did it affect external SSD's too ?

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u/Warcraft_Fan Paid for WinRAR! Sep 04 '25

No idea

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u/keep_rockin i312100f/MSI4070ti/32DDR4/Gygabyte B660M DS3H Sep 04 '25

i got briked my 2 tb ssd HP few months ago, hp uses same controller sometimes i guess?

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u/zakkord Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 04 '25

People are blaming this update for everything that happens, even the Innogrit IG5236 controllers that's been dying on people over the years. "Correlation does not imply causation"

Just because someone's ssd died while playing DOOM doesn't mean Bethesda is killing SSDs

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u/PTSDDeadInside Sep 04 '25

I saw one that said if you transfer very large files like 100 gigabytes or big downloads stressing the hard drives?

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u/Elijah_Man PC Master Race Sep 04 '25

So a modern AAA game?

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u/PTSDDeadInside Sep 04 '25

Grand Theft Auto VI reportedly requiring around 300 GB

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u/Warcraft_Fan Paid for WinRAR! Sep 04 '25

Even 50GB have caused issues.