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The storage upgrade that actually matters

You don't always need a new GPU. Swapping a hard drive for an SSD is often the most-noticed upgrade in a whole PC. Tell us what you run now and we'll show the upgrade worth making — and which drive your board supports.

A SATA SSD works in any PC with a SATA port; an NVMe drive needs a free M.2 slot. Faster drives still run in slower slots — they just cap to the slot's speed. For games, aim for 1 TB or more.