Solid State Drives (SSDs) 🚀

An SSD is the single fastest upgrade you can make to an older PC — it cuts boot times, app launches and game loads dramatically over a mechanical hard drive. With no moving parts, an SSD is also quieter, more rugged and lower-power. For most builds, the question isn't whether to use one, but which type.

There are two formats. NVMe M.2 drives slot straight onto the motherboard and are the fastest — PCIe 4.0 reaches up to ~7,000 MB/s and PCIe 5.0 up to ~14,000 MB/s. 2.5" SATA SSDs top out around ~550 MB/s but are cheaper, fit almost any PC, and are still a big step up from a hard drive. Match the drive to your motherboard's M.2 slots and your budget.

Evetech stocks NVMe and SATA SSDs from boot-drive capacities to large game and storage libraries, all with local warranty and nationwide delivery. A fast NVMe drive for Windows and your most-played games, with a larger SATA SSD or hard drive for bulk storage, is the sweet spot for most South African builds. Compare capacities and speeds below.