Hello want to upgrade my laptop but first I need help

[eyals4]

i bought a hp omen 17 inch gaming 2019-2020 

i have only 1 tb on the laptop 500hdd 500ssd i want to upgrade

now i know i have 2 slots there

can i add 2x 1 tb ssd ? and together it will be 2tb ssd

or i can only upgrade another 500 ssd ? 

how much can i get mixumum storage ssd ? with those 2 slots 

same questions for the harddrive 

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@eyals4,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Your OMEN Laptop - 17-Cb1046nr can be fitted with up to 2 x 32GB of DDR4 PC4-25600, 3200 MHz, NON-ECC, SODIMM, 260-pin RAM, though your system may throttle it down to 2933 MHz.

Your laptop has 2 x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD slots, and if it is the case that you have an unlimited budget, I can't find any reason why you couldn't fit 2 x 4TB of M.2 NVMe SSDs.

Link: https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/hp-omen-17-cb1046nr#memory.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@eyals4,

Here is an example of an OMEN by HP Laptop 17-cb1xxx fitted with the following drives totaling 4TB:

1.) 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
2.) 1TB Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
3.) 1TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD

Link: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42093989

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[eyals4]

wich ssd that fit my 17-Cb1046nr you think its the best for gaming?

samsung?

crucial ?

wd?

if you have a good place to buy ? i will be glad for a link

[eyals4]

SSD WD_BLACK 2TB SN750 NVMe SSD SSD- Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND,  - WDS200T3XHC is this one compatible with my omen ?

https://www.amazon.com/-/he/WD_BLACK-SN750-NVMe-%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99-%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7...

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[NonSequitur777]

@eyals4,

The choice of "the best" M.2 NVMe SSDs for gaming is somewhat subjective, but personally I have had best results with Samsung, specifically the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 and a close second, the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2.

Reference links: https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Internal-Gaming-MZ-V8P2T0B-AM/dp/B08RK2SR23/ref=sxts_rp_s_1_0?content..., and: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus-MZ-V7S1T0B/dp/B07MFZY2F2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=OPIXA3H01PLX&ke....

These M.2 NVMe SSD drives really rock, as you can see by their incredible performance scores (400+%) via UserBenchMark on one of my legacy HP desktop upgrade projects (HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF):

Link: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/53529086

By the way, don't forget to add (copper) heatsinks on your M.2 NVMe SSDs, such as what I added:

Reference links: https://www.amazon.com/Easycargo-Heatsink-Silicone-Thermal-70mmx20mm/dp/B07JMJ85ZQ/ref=sr_1_17?crid=..., and: https://www.amazon.com/Awxlumv-Heatsink-Copper-Cooler-Computer/dp/B08MV44567/ref=sr_1_11?crid=CFR0ZQ....

Then again, I had more space for these heatsinks, but I think that the first link/heatsink model should fit inside your laptop too.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@eyals4,

And yes, the 2TB Western Digital SN770 M.2 NVMe SSD you referenced is an outstanding drive too.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[eyals4]

sorry to ask to many questions one final 

is it really important to buy the heat sink model? im not sure it can be fitted on my laptop .......

i really want the 980pro samsung  i see that

 in amazon there is an option with cooling fins 

[NonSequitur777]

@eyals4,

You can likely do without an M.2 NVMe SSD heatsink-especially for a Samsung SSD as their heat distribution is second to none.

Many M.2 NVMe SSD heatsinks are quite bulky and would definitely not fit in your laptop.

You would have to carefully look at whatever clearance there is between an M.2 NVMe SSD and your laptop back panel to see if it allows a thinner heatsink (say the 3mm grooved copper heatsink strip I referenced).

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[eyals4]

thank you very much

you helped me alot