PLUG. PLAY. DESTROY.Experience lightning fast gameplay with this bootable, plug and play add-in-card that reaches extreme velocity with minimum effort. Includes customizable RGB lighting and heatsink.
REACH EXTREME VELOCITYGet in the game faster with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card. Internally powered by two SSDs using PCIe® Gen3 technology, reach up to 6500MB/s read speed and up to 4100MB/s write speed to minimize load times.2
MORE CAPACITY FOR YOUR GAMESKeep numerous games and your rig running smooth with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card, allowing you to save up to 4TB1 of data.
PLUG AND OUTPLAYReaching extreme velocity has never been easier. The bootable WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card simply connects into your PCIe® expansion slot, requiring no external power or cables. Primed with an enterprise grade RAID controller, this plug and play add-in-card can run your entire operating system while you game, giving you solid reliability and effortless performance that holds nothing back.
LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGBEnhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting controlled through the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), designed to match your style with various colors and 13 different LED pattern effects to choose from.
THROTTLE THE ENEMY. NOT YOUR RIG.Help keep your rig running at top speeds with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card, featuring a fanless and silent heatsink to sustain performance and help keep you from throttling down.
OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACK™ DASHBOARD Take total control with the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard, allowing you to monitor the health of your drive and optimize performance using gaming mode to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders during intense gaming sessions.
| Weight & dimensions |
| Width | 72 mm |
| Depth | 176 mm |
| Height | 13 mm |
| Weight | 210 g |
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| Operational conditions |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 35 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -20 - 65 °C |
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| Features |
| SSD capacity | 1 TB |
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| Component for | PC |
| Read speed | 6500 MB/s |
| Write speed | 4100 MB/s |
| PCI Express interface data lanes | x8 |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 8.1 |
| Backlight | Yes |
| Compatible products | PCIe Gen3 x2, PCIe Gen3 x1, PCIe Gen2 x4, PCIe Gen2 x2, PCIe Gen2 x1 |
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| Logistics data |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 84717070 |
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