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Storage capacity is something most of us would be very happy of which to have no upper limit. Unfortunately, that will not ever be the case in our lifetime. Though you can boost your storage quite a bit without breaking the bank. Amazon has the WD_Black SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD for up to 56% off. That brings the price down to just $310.
This fourth generation SSD has read and write speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s — perfect for high-end computing and heavy duty workstations, and of course your elite gaming setup. Gamers will find themselves with ridiculously short load times and top-tier performance. And at 4TB, you won’t have to keep uninstalling older games to make room for the new ones. I hate having to go back and delete old favorites from my drive. It feels like killing my child.
You can install the WD_Black Dashboard on your Windows PC, which can monitor your drive’s health and let you mess around the the RGB lighting customization. It wouldn’t be a true gaming rig unless it can light up in different colors.
The WD_Black SSD also boasts a powerful suite of features like Predictive Loading, Overhead Balancing, and Adaptive Thermal Management. This all helps keep your performance high.
Compatible With PlayStation 5 (on One Condition)
For the console players out there, the version with a heatsink is also on discounted. A heatsink is crucial for SSD use on a console. It’s basically a piece of metal that can dissipate the heat from the device. This stabilizes its temperature and can help eliminate performance issues. Crucially, this means you can use it with your PlayStation 5.
A standard PlayStation 5 only has a 825GB drive. And on top of that, a some of that space is used toward the core system files. That leaves the player with roughly 667.2GB of usable storage for game installations. But, you can expand that with an SSD with a heatsink.
Unfortunately, the 4TB WD_BLACK with heatsink is still listed at its full price. However, the 1TB SSD is seeing a 23% discount right now, coming in at $100. If that’s still too small for you, the 2TB version is 25% off equating to a $50 discount. Not bad more than tripling your storage capacity for just $150.
If you are only looking for something to plug into a PC without the heatsink, the standard WD_Black 4TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD is down 56%. You’ll save almost $300 on all that space for more big games.
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