You can never have too much storage, particularly as the size of games continues to balloon. For every 20GB Civilization VII, you have a 100GB Kingdom Come: Deliverance II or even 155GB Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Pop a brand-new SSD in your system, such as this discounted WD Black SN850X, and you’ll no longer have to worry about uninstalling to make room.
The NVMe drive comes in a variety of capacities, but none more enticing than up to 55% off the 1TB model. At just $109.99 on Amazon US for version with a heatsink and £70.79 in the UK for the one without, it’s within a tenner of its lowest price ever. Of course, it’s still worth considering 2TB since it offers double the breathing room with a 17% saving, costing just $190 / £128.
Reductions for larger capacities gets a bit spotty, but there are a couple. You can nab 4TB for £239.99 this side of the pond, but folks in the US must pay full price. Conversely, North American customers can snatch an 8TB model 39% cheaper at $629 with no deals available in Blighty. Your best bet is to simply click one of the two buttons below to check out your local savings.
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“Battling out with the best consumer SSDs available, WD Black SN850X is another fine contender, especially with these deals.” Read our review.
A WD SN850X sits at the heart of Club386’s test bench and my own personal build, proving a trusty companion over the past two-and-a-half years. With 7,300MB/s sequential read and 6,350MB/s sequential write speeds, this drive effortlessly eliminates the loading times you’re used to by maximising all PCIe 4.0 has to offer.
By sticking with the Gen 4 standard, it remains cool enough at 73°C without any extra help, but the US discounts do come with a heatsink on top. Keep in mind that models buried beneath a shield won’t fit underneath your motherboard’s thermal solutions, so you’ll need to choose between taking the SSD out or storing your motherboard’s panels away somewhere safe.
Western Digital’s Dashboard software adds further value by facilitating firmware updates and offering features like overprovisioning, which can help extend the drive’s life. With a robust endurance rating of 1,200 TBW and a five-year limited warranty, durability is clearly a strong suit of this SSD.
Give it a try for yourself, as Amazon lets you return purchases for a full refund up to 30 days from the moment you click Buy Now. And if this discount doesn’t suit you right now, it’s worth following Club386 on Google News as we’ll continue to hunt for the best reductions in tech.
