Get a Crucial SSD with free Elden Ring (via GamesPlanet voucher)
So first, let’s look at the deal. The way it works is that you get a voucher for Elden Ring at Gamesplanet, where you can get a key for the game on Steam. Some of the drives in the promotion also come with a free copy of Guild Wars 2, which is nice. Now, onto the choice of drives. Here’s the full list of options:
Crucial P5 Plus (6600MB/s): 1TB / 2TB Crucial P2 NVMe (2400MB/s): 2TB Crucial MX500 (560MB/s): 2TB / 4TB Crucial X8 (1050MB/s USB): 1TB / 2TB Crucial X6 (540MB/s USB): 2TB / 4TB
The P5 Plus is a great shout for PC and PS5, offering bleeding-edge PCIe 4.0 speeds. This NVMe drive is a great choice for gaming or content creation workloads, and for taking full advantage of future DirectStorage titles. If value is more of your focus, then the P2 NVMe drive offers about half the sequential speeds and slightly worse sustained performance at a considerably lower price. The MX500 is a SATA drive, so it’s slower again, but may be the only choice for laptops or desktops with no free NVMe-capable M.2 slots. Finally, the portable options: the X6 and X8. Both connect via full-size USB or USB-C, offering SSD speeds in a compact form factor. I use one of these drives for transferring video footage from computer to computer (or computer to TV), but they’re great for portable game storage too. The X8 is about twice as fast as the X6, 1050MB/s to 540MB/s, which you’ll definitely notice for copying large files, but probably won’t for game load times.
