If I hadn't just upgraded my storage, I'd grab one of these Cyber Monday SSD deals at less than $0.05 per GB
If you've found yourself running out of storage for all those modern games, or you're thinking of building your own rig and haven't settled on your storage solution just yet, Cyber Monday is always a great time to pick a nice new SSD.
I have just changed my entire gaming rig and had planned to put in an extra SSD the second it arrived. If PC Gamer hardware overlord Dave didn't have an SSD lying around he could bestow upon me, I would have held out until right now to pick up that upgrade.
At just a few cents per GB, you need to pick an SSD that has quite a lot of storage for the best deals, and going a little higher is a great way of future-proofing your rig against ever-expanding games. With many recent games going all the way up to 100 GB and beyond, it helps to have a little more than you need.
Lexar NM790 | 1 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write | $99.99$69.99 at Amazon (save $30)
For anyone looking for a cheap, spacious drive offering serious performance, this is a genuinely brilliant SSD for the money. Our review of the 4 TB version clearly shows just how good it is.
Price check: Newegg $90.75
You end up paying a little more per GB the lower your SDD storage size is, yet with the Lexar NM790, you are still paying less than $0.07/GB. This is a solid ratio of price to storage, and all on an SSD we love.
With a read speed of 7,400 MB/s and write speed of 6,500 MB/s, this SSD is plenty quick, loading Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers marginally less quickly than the Teamgroup Cardea A440 at a fraction of the price.
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