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Crucial's P510 on a yellow and red background with Black Friday written on it.

It's that time of year when you can pick up Crucial's budget PCIe 5.0 SSD for the same price as a PCIe 4.0 drive

By Jacob Ridley published

Black Friday 1 TB for $90. Or 2 TB for $140.

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Crucial X10 8 TB external SSD

Save $55 this Black Friday on this small, yet also huge, Crucial X10 8 TB Portable SSD

By Jess Kinghorn published

Black Friday Tiny drive, big capacity, and a big saving

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The Biwin Black Opal NV7400 SSD floats in the funky Black Friday deal void.

Incredibly, the best budget gaming SSD is now only $70 for 1 TB this Black Friday

By Jess Kinghorn published

Black Friday Not quite enough room for all of your backlog, but it's a start.

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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.

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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 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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PCs on a desk with the Ask PC Gamer icon

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming PC

By Jacob Fox published

New PC Guide I bought my first gaming PC almost two decades ago, and here are the things I've learnt since then that I think you should know.

New PC Guide
Macro view of the group of computer PC DRAM memory modules circuit board PCB with selective focus effect

'We're facing [what has] never happened before: HDD, DRAM, HBM, NAND... all in severe shortage in 2026' says Silicon Motion's CEO as memory prices continue to soar

By Andy Edser published

News Good news, everyone! I mean, terrible news, everyone!

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Seagate FireCuda 540 SSD Phison E26 controller

Flash storage has doubled in price over the last few months, says Phison: 'All the capacity is sold out'

By Jacob Fox published

News At least memory prices are fi- oh, wait.

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A side-by-side comparison from left to right of the PS5 slim, Not From Concentrate's tiny PS5 rebuild, and a standard, fullsize PS5 on top of a blue desk.

Tiny PS5 build reduces size of original console by 60%, making it look like a mini PC while slashing its power draw and temps too

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Console yourself, Sony fans—it's a really neat reimagining.

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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.

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