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An image of a Nextorage NEM-PAC gaming SSD against a colorful background, with a set of Black Friday and PC Gamer logos on the sides.

It's designed for the PS5 but this $115 super-fast 2 TB SSD will work just fine in your gaming PC

By Nick Evanson published

Black Friday Probably best to grab one now before SSD prices start to go the same way that RAM has.

Black Friday
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 last updated

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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WD_Black SN7100 and BiWin NV7400 SSDs on an orange background

Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the fastest and the best value solid state drives to perk up your PC

By Dave James last updated

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

Speedy storage
The Nextorage NEM-PAC SSD with heatsink included floats within the PC Gamer deal void.

While some SSD prices surge ahead of Black Friday, this Nextorage 2 TB drive is now only $130

By Jess Kinghorn published

Deal Funky, chunky, and at a great price.

Deal
An image showing three internal NVMe SSDs angled and lined together, against a pink background with a white border

Amazon October Prime Day SSD deals

By Nick Evanson last updated

Prime Day Deals An SSD can do wonders for your load times and we're still seeing some great deals on them even though the October Prime Day sales have officially ended.

Prime Day Deals
A SanDisk Extreme Pro external SSD on a pink background with the PC Gamer Recommended label on top.

My favorite USB4 external SSD is at its lowest ever price for October Prime Day and makes for a very snappy 2 TB of storage

By Jacob Fox published

Prime Day It's the best external drive I've tested to date.

Prime Day
Crucial P510 SSD on a pink background with a PC Gamer Recommended badge in the top right.

This PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD is down to $80 for a terabyte—actually less than some PCIe 4.0 drives

By Jacob Ridley published

Prime Day Now we're getting serious speedy storage at excellent prices.

Prime Day
An image of a Samsung 990 Evo Plus SSD against a vibrant pink background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo in the top right corner.

Thanks to a massive $128 discount, this 4 TB drive is the best Prime Day SSD deal I've seen so far

By Nick Evanson published

Prime Day It's a fast drive, too, making it perfect for anyone's Steam library.

Prime Day
Silicon Power US75 4 TB SSD

For just 5₵ per GB, this 4 TB SSD means you can install a massive chunk of your Steam library for a whole lot less than you'd expect

By Andy Edser published

Prime Day Just call me the storage hunter.

Prime Day
The Silicon Power UD90 floats in the swirling pink PC G Prime Day deal void.

These Prime Day SSD prices may not last much longer as AI data centers swallow up all the memory, so take advantage of a 1 TB drive being just $54

By Jess Kinghorn published

Prime Day Not the fastest, but probably the cheapest.

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