When they first appeared on the PC scene the solid state drive was very much a luxury item, and even then capacities of 250GB seemed like extreme extravagance. Now it’s almost an expected component of a proper gaming PC.

And gone are the lowly 30-60GB capacity SSDs too, with even a 120GB drive looking like a miserly amount of space for your Steam library. For just £45 you can now pick up a 240GB SSD which will outperform even the most expensive drives of just a few years back.

If you’ve already checked out 
our guide to the best SSD then you’ll already have an idea what you’re after, but if you want them for the absolute best price then allow us to help…

Some highlights this week: A 240GB SSD for less than £45? That’s what’s going down at Dabs, where you can also pick up one of the cheapest 480GB SSDs around in the OCZ Arc 100.

But if you really want to supercharge the storage in your gaming rig though the stunning Samsung 950 Pro PCIe SSD is full of NVMe goodness and is a great price right now.

– The Kingston SSDNow V300 is a classic SandForce SSD, but considering the bargain price we can overlook that for its 240GB capacity. It’s a steal at Dabs this week at just £44.98.

– With the same capacity but a better controller and higher speeds, the Kingston HyperX Savage is only a little more expensive and can be picked up from Overclockers for just £59.99.

– OCZ’s reputation for reliability was tarnished, but since the purchase by Toshiba that’s behind it, and with one of the cheapest 480GB SSDs around the OCZ Arc 100 is worth a look. Check it out at Dabs for just £84.98.

– Samsung is the biggest name in SSDs at the moment and is pushing the next generation of SSD tech. The 256GB Samsung 950 Pro PCIe drive, running on the ultra-fast NVMe protocol, is a stunner and can be picked up at Amazon for just £137.99.

– The 500GB version of our absolute favourite SSD around, the Samsung 850 EVO, is now £14 off over at Amazon where it’s just £118.49.

We’ve picked out our current favourite solid state drives and have put together our 
best SSD guide which details both the overall best SSD around as well as the best budget SSD as well as the best high-end SSD.

And here are the best prices we’ve found for them around the web today:

“The ideal SSD for a gaming PC strikes that perfect price/performance/reliability balance, and Samsung’s 850 EVO SSD manages this, and then some.”

“With an affordable SSD, like the BX100, larger capacities are a more realistic prospect.“

“If you’re building the ultimate rig, and want the very best possible performance in any situation, without worrying about the cost, then it’s the 850 Pro you should choose.“

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