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This gargantuan 4TB NVMe SSD is on sale for $177The Lexar NM790 is our top value PCIe 4.0 SSD pick.
The Lexar NM790 is our top value PCIe 4.0 SSD pick.
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Lexar’s NM790 4TB NVMe SSD thrums at the heart of my most beautiful , functional computer, the Digital Foundry CPU test bed. And now it can thrum at the heart of your PC too, as this capacious drive has dropped in price from $210 to $177 at Amazon US.
Get the Lexar NM790 4TB for $177 (was $210)
It’s this mixture of performance and value that’s made the Lexar NM790 our ‘best cheap PCIe 4.0 SSD for gaming’ pick. It’ll even work in the PS5, though Sony recommends picking up acheap NVMe heatsink.
After all, when you consider that the popular WD SN850x has similar maximum speeds to the NM790 yet costs$260for a 4TB model even when on sale, you can see that there’s a pretty massive price gulf between the two SSDs. Given that the NM790 loaded ourShadow of the Tomb Raidersave in seven seconds and the WD SN850x took 6.7 seconds, is it worth paying nearly 50% more for the WD drive? For most people, the answer is that it’s not - the NM790 is just the sensible choice.
In any case, you canread our write-up of the NM790for more insight, but I think this is a fine deal and well worth considering. Thanks for your time, and keep your stick on the ice.
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