PC Gamer Hardware Awards_ The best gaming SSD of 2024
Published: January 01, 0001
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Even though there haven't been any major advances in solid state storage this year, it's still been a great 12 months for SSDs. The days of the market being dominated by just one vendor are long gone and the fierce competition, especially from newer companies, has meant getting a fast, spacious SSD has never been easier.
Most other handhelds sport at least one fast USB Type-C port, which offers another way of adding more game space to your device, without having to prise the back off. Adata's is simple, robust, and as speedy as you're going to get for a USB drive.
Of course, traditional M.2 SSDs weren't ignored and over the year, we began to realise that 1 TB drives were rapidly giving way to 2 TB and larger SSDs. So much so, that 4 TB drives are far more affordable than they were just a few years ago and is a great example of such a drive: masses of storage, great performance, and a tempting price to boot.
Those are the models that we've nominated for gaming SSD of 2024 but you'll have to wait until New Year's Eve to see which one is the winner!
Best gaming SSD 2024: the nominees
Team Group MP44 4 TB
There are faster SSDs and there are cheaper SSDs, but very few match the when it comes to the magic trinity of storage, performance, and price. That's especially true of the 4 TB version, which impressed us with its no-frills, no-spills, all-great credentials.
You could easily use the MP44 as the single drive in a gaming PC for the operating system, apps, and games, but it's best สล็อตฟรี suited as a secondary drive, used to host your Steam library. That's because having it in this singular role makes it easy to transfer the library to another PC.
With a solid read/write performance that holds up over sustained use, the MP44 is more than fast enough for สล็อตฟรี any gaming PC and even a PlayStation 5, though you'll want a heatsink-equipped version for that role.
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Lexar Play 2230 1 TB
2230-size SSDs are less than half the length of a typical M.2 drive (the 30 part of its name refers to its 30 mm length) but you're not losing anything in terms of performance or space by going small.
That makes the an ideal fit for slinky laptops and handheld gaming PCs, but while it's small in size, it's not small in capacity or performance. so it's no surprise that the Play 2230 is just as good.
In fact, it's so good, that it makes other SSD models look pretty poor in comparison. Sadly, you can't have it all and the largest version available is only 1 TB in size. That's absolutely fine for a handheld gaming PC but you wouldn't really want to use it in a desktop rig.
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The winner of the PC Gamer Hardware Award for the best gaming SSD on New Year's Eve. Three very different drives but which one will grab the 2024 crown?
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