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A Crucial P510 SSD installed in a gaming PC.

I've finally found a budget Gen 5 SSD I can recommend, a cool, calm, and collected drive available for a very reasonable sum

By Andy Edser published

Pigs in flight Budget PCIe 5.0 drives? Yep, we're finally here.

Pigs in flight
WD Black SN7100 and Lexar NM790 SSDs on a pink background with PC Gamer Recommended label on top

Best SSD for gaming in 2025: 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
The LaCie Rugged Pro 5 in blue on a laptop and on a white background.

LaCie Rugged Pro 5 SSD review

By Ian Evenden published

Score: 88% The fastest, bluest external SSD on the block.

Score: 88%
Seagate Ultra Compact SSD on a glass background.

Seagate Ultra Compact review

By Ian Evenden published

Score: 82% Tiny, tiny terabytes to take your gaming overspill.

Score: 82%
A promotional, stylised image for Micron's G9 QLC NAND flash memory chip

Want size and speed in your SSD? Micron's new 2600 boasts 'up to 63% faster sequential write and 49% faster random write speeds' than the competition

By Nick Evanson published

News Dancing the SLC, TLC, and QLC three-way tango.

News
A Crucial P510 SSD installed in a gaming PC.

Crucial P510 NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Balanced Well balanced, affordable, and a prime pick for your next rig.

Balanced
The Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 on a desk, ready to be installed inside a gaming PC.

Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Excelsior From flash maker to drive creator, the price just ain't right on this one.

Excelsior
An SK Hynix Platinum P51 drive installed inside a gaming PC.

SK Hynix Platinum P51 NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Platinum Seriously impressive if only it was a touch more affordable.

Platinum
Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro loaded into a gaming PC.

Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro 2 TB review

By Zak Storey published

Black Opal Taking the fight to Phison, the drive that may or may not exist.

Black Opal
SanDisk Extreme Pro 2 TB USB4 external SSD

SanDisk Extreme Pro 2 TB external SSD review

By Jacob Fox published

USB4 you and me Bringing blistering USB4 speeds into the mainstream.

USB4 you and me
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