I'm looking to replace some aging hard drives that have started causing long loading times in large games such as Total War: Warhammer and Stellaris. My ASUS TUF Gaming B760-Plus WiFi D4 motherboard has two available M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 slots. There's no strict budget limit, so I'd like recommendations for reliable 2TB SSDs that are well suited to gaming and large installs.
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The Lexar NM790 is another strong 2TB option and offers higher performance than some budget models. It’s worth comparing its current price with the Patriot and Silicon Power drives, since SSD pricing changes frequently. For gaming, capacity and reasonable TLC-based performance matter more than chasing small benchmark differences.
The TEAMGROUP T-Force G50 2TB is a solid option for a gaming system. A PCIe 4.0 drive with good sustained performance should make a noticeable difference compared with hard drives, especially when games are loading lots of assets.
Silicon Power and Kingston both have reasonably priced drives, although the best deal depends heavily on your country and current local pricing. The Silicon Power UD90 is particularly worth checking if it’s available at a good price.
The Patriot P410 is one of the more affordable 2TB TLC choices and should be perfectly adequate for game storage. It’s more of a mid-range model, but gaming generally doesn’t require the very fastest SSD available.
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