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Crucial X6 and Adata SD810 SSDs on colourful background

Best external SSD for gaming in 2025: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage

By Jacob Fox last updated

SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.

SSDs to go
Crucial X9 external SSD on a desk mat

Crucial X9 2 TB external SSD review

By Jacob Fox published

Puck A smart, surprisingly performant portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 drive.

Puck
The WD Black SN850X 8 TB out of the packaging.

WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Huge lad Pushing PCIe storage to the limit.

Huge lad
An out-of-focus image of an SSD, surrounded by a colorful border, with a PC Gamer Best SSD 2024 logo in the center

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming SSD of 2024

By Nick Evanson published

Gear of the year Big, little, or just plain portable, which SSD will take the crown this year.

Gear of the year
Corsair MP700 Elite SSD with its packaging on a desk.

Corsair MP700 Elite 2 TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Controlled Impressively chilled, with top-tier random 4K stats.

Controlled
A collage of M.2 SSDs from Lexar and Western Digital against a gradient blue background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo in the corner

Best M.2 SSDs for gaming: my top picks for blazing fast storage

By Jeremy Laird last updated

High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.

High speed
The WD Black SN850X and the Lexar NM790 NVMe SSDs on a pink gradient background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right

Best SSD for gaming: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend

By Jeremy Laird last updated

Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

Speedy storage
A promotional image of a Crucial MX500 SATA SSD resting on a computer motherboard

It's the end of an era: Crucial starts calling time on its popular SATA SSD, the MX500

By Nick Evanson published

news Was it a good SSD? No. It was the best.

news
An image of the best external hard drives on a red background with the PC Gamer recommended badge

Best external hard drives

By Nick Evanson last updated

TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.

TB on the go
A photo of a Team Group MP44 SSD next to its retail packaging

Team Group MP44 4 TB SSD review

By Nick Evanson published

Big value Big capacity, big performance, big value.

Big value
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