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Tag: SSDs

Looks like PCIe 5

Looks like PCIe 5.0…

Here at PC Gamer we’d basically given up all hope of ever seeing new Western Digital SSD’s. After waiting…
Samsung 9100 Pro 2 TB SSD review

Samsung 9100 Pro 2…

It’s been 21 months since the first PCIe five drives arrived with us. 21 long months, since the Crucial…
Looks like we won’t be seeing Western Digital SSDs in our gaming PCs as the company hands the reins back over to SanDisk

Looks like we won’t…

Western Digital (WD) is one of the most recognisable brands for both SSDs and hard drives, alongside Samsung and…
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 still a smart CPU to buy in 2025?

Is the AMD Ryzen…

High-end AMD processors take top billing in our rankings of the best gaming CPUs, but most people should get…
Adata SE880 1 TB external SSD review

Adata SE880 1 TB…

It’s difficult to get excited about slightly older external SSDs, but sometimes they can surprise you—the Crucial X9, for…
Quit worrying about game install sizes with these future-proof SSDs

Quit worrying about game…

There’s one word that immediately strikes fear in every gamer’s heart: backlog. With endless games to play, it’s difficult…
If you thought PCIe Gen 5 SSDs were a little pointless, don’t worry, here comes 32 GB’s worth of Gen 6 technology

If you thought PCIe…

What with overheating issues and the reality that raw bandwidth only gets you so far, suffice to say that…
Crucial X9 2 TB external SSD review

Crucial X9 2 TB…

The Crucial X9 surprised me a little. I’ve spent so much time with 20 Gbps external drives that I…
WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review

WD Black SN850X 8…

That’s eight terabytes of storage on a single PCIe SSD. Seriously. We’ve come a long way since the conception…
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming SSD of 2024

PC Gamer Hardware Awards:…

Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer…