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A modified promotional image for Micron's 9650 NVMe PCIe 6.0 SSDs, with the original black background swapped for a gradient red one.

Almost a full year after announcing it, Micron finally launches the world's first PCIe 6.0 SSD with up to 28 GB/s sequential read speeds

By Nick Evanson published

News You're not going to be sticking one in your gaming PC, though, no matter how hard you try to jam it in.

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Crucial T705 NVMe SSD on a desk.

A crypto wallet browser extension has been quietly wearing out some user SSDs at a rate of 5 MB/s: 'That's about 500 GB per day!'

By Jacob Fox published

News Or upwards of 175 TB per year.

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Two external SSDs on a green background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right corner

Best external SSDs 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
A pair of PCIe 5.0 gaming SSDs against a gradient red/orange background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo in the corner.

Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC

By Nick Evanson published

Speedy storage If you want blistering speed from your storage, a PCIe 5.0 SSD is a must-have.

Speedy storage
An image showing three internal NVMe SSDs angled and lined together, against a teal background with a white border

Amazon Prime Day SSD deals

By Nick Evanson last updated

Prime Day Deals An SSD can do wonders for your load times and, with Prime Day sales now here, we're seeing some great deals on these flashy wonders.

Prime Day Deals
Prime Day SSD deals on a pink background with the PC Gamer Recommended logo in the top right corner

Upgrade your storage on everything from your PC and gaming laptop to your own pocket this Prime Day

By Katie Wickens published

Prime Day M.2 drives and external SSDs are going exceptionally cheap over Prime Day.

Prime Day
The Razer Blade 16 gaming laptop, the Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam, and the HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset float in the pink swirling PC Gamer recommended badge void.

Get a cracking deal this Amazon Prime Day on the best of the best from our techie tier list

By Jess Kinghorn published

Prime Day The cream of the crop is all the sweeter at a cut price.

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Crucial and SiliconPower SSDs

You'll never have to uninstall a game again* because at $0.05 per GB these Prime Day SSDs are the solution to all your storage woes

By Dave James published

Prime Day *I mean, if it's rubbish and you just want to rage-uninstall I'll accept that.

Prime Day
Adata SD810 external SSD on a blue background

I've tested a ton of USB SSDs over the last few months and can tell you, you probably don't need any faster than this Adata drive that's over $20 off for Prime Day

By Jacob Fox published

Prime Day I still reckon this is the best external SSD on the market today.

Prime Day
Seagate Ultra Compact Prime Day deal

I wish I'd snagged this Seagate Ultra Compact SSD at its cheapest Prime Day price before splurging my cash on non-smol storage

By Sean Martin published

Prime Day Get masses of memory in a teensy package with this Prime Day SSD deal.

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