Amazon Prime Day 2022 sales are still going on, and there are some unprecedented deals on the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs. The blazing fast Samsung 980 Pro and WD Black SN850 2TB models are available with or without heatsinks at Best Buy, and additional retailers including Amazon, Newegg, and more.
Picking up one of these will not only expand your PC storage for more games, you’ll also do yourself a favor with a little future proofing. Some modern titles already benefit from being installed on drives like these with faster loading times. However, once Microsoft DirectStorage and asset streaming technologies show up in future games, you’ll want, and possibly require, a PCIe 4.0 SSD for the best experience.
Each of these PCIe 4.0 SSDs hit read speeds up to 7,000MB/s and offer more than enough overall performance to do what you need for many years to come. You will need to verify your motherboard features the PCIe 4.0 spec to get the full speeds. AMD X570 and many B550 boards are fully compatible with PCIe 4.0. For Intel, you’ll need a Z590 or newer motherboard. The Intel B660 and H670 motherboards for 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs are also capable. However, you can use a PCIe 4.0 SSD in an older m.2 port if you plan to upgrade your board in the near future.
Get these PCIe 4.0 SSD deals today
You can get the WD Black SN850 2TB model with no heatsink for $189.99 USD. If your motherboard lacks an SSD heatsink and you’d like to ensure optimal performance, you can get the model with the heatsink for $207.00 USD. We can readily recommend this SSD and use it in our review test system. However, there are plenty of alternatives out there such as this next deal.
The Samsung 980 Pro 2TB model is also an excellent choice for a speedy SSD upgrade. You can get it without a heatsink for $194.99 USD, or $209.99 USD with a heatsink.
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If these 2TB models are more capacity than you need or can afford, you can also find deals on other drive sizes. These deals we’ve featured offer the best price per terabyte, though.
Another offer you might want to consider is Nvidia’s bundle offer for RTX 3080 purchases. You’ll get Doom Eternal and Ghostwire: Tokyo digital codes when you buy any model of the RTX 3080 this month.
Published: Jul 13, 2022 12:30 pm