Western Digital is rolling out some new high speed storage options for PC and console gamers.
„With minimized latency, predictive loading and adaptive thermals management, gamers can expect an incredible gaming experience with fast load times, rich visual experience and uncompromising thermal performance. The downloadable WD Black Dashboard with its new Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) unlocks PC performance-boosting features so gamers can play, stream, record, and dominate at the top of their game,“ WD says. There’s no mention of the specific NAND flash memory chips or controller hardware, but this is another fast drive that leverages the PCI Express 4.0 bus to achieve speeds north of 7GB/s. That means you’ll need a modern platform with PCIe 4 support to take full advantage of its performance capabilities, though it’s backwards compatible with older platforms too. In addition to a speed bump, the Black SN850X offers up to twice the capacity of the SN850 with a new 4TB option, in addition to 2TB and 1TB models.
