The latest Gen 4 NVMe SSDs are blazing fast. Capable of reaching speeds of over 7000MB/s Which is why M.2 drives are quickly becoming the go to for DIY PC builders but are they really the best SSD for gaming? My top M.2 picks: Sabrent: 1TB Gen 3 https://amzn.to/3wD5rtd 1TB Gen 4 https://amzn.to/39Syuza 1TB Gen 4 (Early) https://amzn.to/3utrL6P Samsung: 1TB 980 Pro https://amzn.to/39RvFP8 (Gen 4) Western Digital: 1TB Black SN750 https://amzn.to/3fOhrCg (Gen 3) Value Picks: 500GB WD Black SN750 https://amzn.to/3wCRyvi (Gen 3) 1TB Samsung 980 https://amzn.to/39SfukB (Gen 3) Support us on Patreon :) https://www.patreon.com/techilliterate Or you can hit the easy buttons, just LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. It really helps a lot! 0:00 NVMe Gen 3 vs. Gen 4 0:30 What's the difference between PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 1:29 CrystalDiskMark Speed Test Results 3:00 Boot to windows test 3:35 Game load times, Rocket League, GTA V, CS:GO 4:56 File copy test 5:46 Conclusions and recommendations 7:24 Reasons to get a gen 4 NVMe drive 8:33 Final Thoughts Music - Drop off by Chris Doerksen, and Downfall by Chris Doerksen https://soundcloud.com/chris-doerksen-1 Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD Worth It? | Gen 4 vs. Gen 3