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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 in 2024: 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
Phison Pascari D250V 128 TB SSD on black background

World's biggest PCIe SSD immediately squashed by even bigger and faster PCIe SSD

By Jacob Fox published

News Call that an SSD? THIS is an SSD.

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Black Friday SSD deals

Black Friday SSD deals 2024

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Black Friday is a month away now so we're keeping tabs on all the best SSD prices in the build-up to give you the best storage advice

SSDs
The Micron 6650 ION E3.S PCIe 5.0 60 TB SSD on a black background

Micron's introduced the first PCIe 5 60 TB SSD and it could house 375 Stalker 2 installs, or even better, 35,294 Crab Champions installs

By Jacob Fox published

News Yoooo now that's a BIG SSD.

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A photo of a Silicon Power SSD mounted in an M.2 slot on an AMD motherboard, with an 'Ask PC Gamer' logo in the top right hand corner

Five things I always tell people before they buy their first SSD

By Nick Evanson published

I've been buying and using SSDs for over 20 years, and here's my quick guide to making sure you get the right one for your gaming PC.

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A WD SN5000 SSD out of its box and installed in a PC's NVMe slot.

WD Blue SN5000 4TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Big, not bold Big ticket capacity held back by poor pricing.

Big, not bold
Samsung 990 Evo Plus installed inside a gaming PC's NVMe M.2 slot.

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 1 TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Sammy Powerful sequentials on the cheap.

Sammy
Sabrent Rocket 2230 and WD Black SN850X SSDs

Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024: 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
Crucial X6 and Adata SD810 SSDs on colourful background

Best external SSD for gaming in 2024: 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
Western Digital WD Black SN770 on a motherboard

As Microsoft rolls out its Windows 11 24H2 update, owners of certain Western Digital SSDs have been greeted with constant Blue Screens of Death

By Nick Evanson published

News Has there ever been a major Windows update that hasn't messed up something somewhere?

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