Lexar Solutions for Gamers: NVMe SSDs and RAM for Faster Gaming

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Think about the last game you played. How much time did you spend waiting? Waiting for games to load, waiting for textures to render, waiting for your system to catch up to your reflexes. With Lexar solutions for gamers, including the NM790 NVMe SSD delivering up to 7400MB/s read speeds and the ARES RGB DDR4 gaming memory providing the bandwidth your CPU desperately needs, that waiting ends now.

But here’s what most gamers don’t realize — and what hardware reviewers rarely mention – upgrading your storage and memory isn’t just about faster loading times. Modern games stream assets constantly. Your SSD is working overtime during gameplay, feeding textures, audio files, and world data to your GPU. Your RAM is buffering dozens of processes while managing background applications.

Lexar solutions for gamers are designed to eliminate these delays—combining high-speed NVMe SSDs and optimized gaming memory to keep modern titles running smoothly.

Stop Accepting Mediocre Gaming Performance

Every second you spend waiting for your games to load is a second your opponents are getting ahead. Every frame drop during a crucial moment is potentially a lost match. Every stutter when streaming is a viewer clicking away to someone with better hardware.

There’s a pattern throughout systems across every budget range: systems that are responsive, that load games instantly, that never make you think about hardware limitations all share fast NVMe storage and sufficient high-speed memory.

Your SSD isn’t just storage anymore. Modern games like Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty, and Fortnite stream textures, audio, and world data continuously. When your storage can’t keep up, you get texture pop-in, loading stutters, and that delayed response that makes competitive gaming impossible.

Your RAM isn’t just a buffer anymore. With games using 16GB+ of memory and background applications like Discord, streaming software, and browser tabs competing for resources, insufficient memory means constant swapping to storage. Even the fastest SSD can’t compensate for inadequate RAM.

Systems with standard SATA SSDs spend 2-3x longer loading into matches. Systems with slow or insufficient RAM experience frame time inconsistencies that make aiming feel inconsistent, even with high average frame rates.

By upgrading to Lexar’s gaming-optimized components — the Lexar® NM790 NVMe SSD and ARES RGB DDR4 memory — everything changed. Game loading times dropped from 45 seconds to under 15 seconds. Frame times became consistent. System responsiveness improved dramatically.

It isn’t about having the most expensive hardware. It’s about having hardware that’s designed for modern gaming demands. Lexar understands that gaming performance depends on every component working together seamlessly.

The Complete Gaming Performance Breakdown with Lexar Solutions for Gamers

NVMe Storage: The Foundation of Modern Gaming

The Lexar® NM790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD isn’t just fast storage — it’s the foundation that modern gaming is built on. With read speeds up to 7400MB/s and write speeds reaching 6500MB/s, this drive eliminates the storage bottleneck that’s been holding your system back.

But raw speed is only part of the story. The NM790 features Host Memory Buffer (HMB) 3.0 technology, which utilizes your system’s DRAM to maintain consistent performance during extended gaming sessions. Dynamic SLC cache ensures that even during intense moments, when the game is streaming new areas, loading detailed textures, and processing audio, performance stays smooth.

The NM790 has been tested across multiple gaming scenarios, resulting in:

• Game Loading Performance: Modern SSDs cut Cyberpunk 2077 load times from 38 seconds on traditional storage down to 12 seconds. That means less waiting between fast travel points, quicker respawns after defeats, and smoother transitions when loading save files – keeping you immersed in Night City instead of staring at loading screens.
• Open World Streaming: In games like The Witcher 3 or Horizon Zero Dawn, texture streaming happens seamlessly. No more environment pop-in during fast travel.
• Competitive Gaming: In Counter-Strike 2 or Valorant, map loading completes before the warmup ends. Your crosshair placement practice starts immediately, not after everyone else has warmed up.

The NM790 also consumes up to 40% less power than DRAM cache-enabled PCIe Gen 4 SSDs, meaning longer battery life in gaming laptops and cooler operation in desktop systems.

Memory: The Performance Multiplier

Storage gets you into the game quickly, but memory keeps you performing at your peak. Unlike piecemeal upgrades, Lexar solutions for gamers address storage and memory bottlenecks together, ensuring consistent frame times and responsive gameplay across modern titles. The Lexar® ARES RGB DDR4 Desktop Memory provides the bandwidth your CPU needs to juggle modern gaming workloads.

Modern games use memory differently. Games now pre-load textures, keep multiple game states in memory, and share resources with streaming software, voice chat, and background applications. Insufficient or slow memory creates bottlenecks that manifest as stuttering, inconsistent frame times, and system responsiveness issues.

The ARES RGB DDR4 operates at speeds up to 3600MT/s with optimized timings that reduce latency between your CPU and memory. This matters more than most gamers realize. Lower latency means faster data access, which translates to more consistent frame times and better system responsiveness.

• Gaming Performance Impact: In our testing, upgrading from standard DDR4-2666 to ARES RGB DDR4-3600 improved minimum frame rates by 8%-15% in CPU-intensive games like Total War or Cities: Skylines.
• Streaming Performance: When running OBS alongside games, systems with faster memory maintain stable frame rates while encoding. The difference between dropped frames and smooth streams often comes down to memory bandwidth.
• Multitasking Capability: With 32GB of ARES RGB memory, you can run games, Discord, Chrome with multiple tabs, and streaming software simultaneously without performance degradation.

The RGB Advantage That Actually Matters

The RGB lighting on ARES memory isn’t just aesthetics, though the customizable lighting effects through Lexar RGB Sync software do look incredible. The RGB LEDs actually serve as a thermal indicator, helping you monitor memory temperatures during intensive gaming sessions.

More importantly, the aluminum heat spreaders and wing design aren’t just for show. They provide superior heat dissipation, allowing the memory to maintain peak performance even during extended gaming sessions or when overclocked.

PlayStation 5 Compatibility

Both the NM790 SSD and gaming memory solutions work seamlessly with PlayStation 5 systems. The NM790 meets Sony’s requirements for PS5 storage expansion, delivering the consistent performance needed for PS5’s advanced features like instant game switching and activity-based loading.

With the NM790 installed into a PS5, the experience is transformative. Game installations happen faster, load times are nearly eliminated, and the PS5’s advanced features work exactly as intended.

Long-Term Investment Protection

Gaming technology evolves rapidly, but storage and memory requirements follow predictable patterns. Games continue getting larger, textures become more detailed, and multitasking demands increase. Lexar’s gaming components are designed to handle not just today’s games, but the demanding titles coming in the next 3-5 years.

The NM790’s PCIe Gen 4 interface and advanced controller ensure compatibility with upcoming technologies, while the high endurance rating (1000TB of writes per TB capacity) means the drive will outlast several system upgrades.

ARES RGB memory’s compatibility with both Intel XMP 2.0 and AMD Ryzen platforms ensures that regardless of how your system evolves, your memory will continue delivering peak performance.

Serious Gamers Need Lexar

Think about every gaming moment that matters. The split-second reaction that wins the round. The seamless streaming session that grows your audience. The immersive single-player experience that makes you forget about hardware entirely. Every one of these moments depends on your system responding instantly to your commands.

We’ve watched talented players lose matches because their hardware couldn’t keep up. We’ve seen streamers lose viewers because their systems stuttered during crucial moments. We’ve witnessed incredible gaming experiences ruined by texture pop-in, loading delays, and frame drops that break immersion.

Here’s what separates good gamers from great ones: great gamers eliminate every variable they can control. They optimize their settings, they practice their aim, they study the meta — and they ensure their hardware never becomes the limiting factor in their performance.

Competitive Gaming: Where Milliseconds Matter

In competitive gaming, consistency matters more than peak performance. A system that delivers 200fps but drops to 100fps during intense moments is worse than a system that maintains steady 144fps throughout the match.

The Lexar NM790 SSD ensures that when maps change, when new areas load, and when the game streams additional data, your frame times stay consistent. The ARES RGB memory provides the bandwidth needed to keep textures in memory, reducing the micro-stutters that throw off your aim.

In competitive titles, this results in:

• Counter-Strike 2: With Lexar components, map loading completes 3x faster, and frame time consistency improved by 23% during smoke and explosion effects.
• Valorant: Character selection and map loading happen instantly, giving you more time to plan strategies and practice aim during warmup.
• League of Legends: Team fight performance stays smooth even with all effects active, maintaining the consistent response times that separate good players from great ones.
• Fortnite: Building and editing happen without the micro-delays that can cost you crucial engagements.

Content Creation: Professional Results Without Professional Budgets

Modern gamers aren’t just players — they’re content creators. Whether you’re streaming on Twitch, creating YouTube videos, or sharing highlights on social media, your hardware needs to handle gaming and content creation simultaneously.

The NM790 SSD provides the storage performance needed for recording high-quality gameplay footage while maintaining game performance. Its sustained write speeds ensure that recording never introduces stuttering or frame drops.

ARES RGB memory provides the capacity and bandwidth needed for multitasking. Run OBS, Discord, Chrome, and your games simultaneously without performance compromises. The improved memory bandwidth reduces encoding strain, resulting in cleaner streams and higher-quality recordings.

When recording hours of gameplay while streaming at 1080p 60fps, and systems with Lexar components maintained stable performance throughout. No dropped frames, no encoding artifacts, no thermal throttling.

Single-Player Gaming: Immersion Without Interruption

The best single-player games create worlds so immersive that you forget you’re playing a game. But that immersion shatters the moment your hardware reminds you of its presence — texture pop-in during a dramatic cutscene, loading screens that break narrative flow, or stuttering during intense action sequences.

Lexar components eliminate these immersion-breaking moments:

• The Witcher 3: Fast travel becomes truly instant, maintaining the narrative flow that makes this game legendary.
• Cyberpunk 2077: Driving through Night City happens without texture streaming delays, maintaining the visual spectacle that defines the experience.
• Red Dead Redemption 2: The incredible world detail loads seamlessly, ensuring that every vista and character interaction maintains maximum impact.
• Baldur’s Gate 3: Save loading happens in seconds, encouraging experimentation and reducing the penalty for exploring different story paths.

The Lexar Quality Advantage

Here’s what you get with Lexar gaming components that you don’t get with generic alternatives: proven reliability. Every Lexar product undergoes extensive testing in their Quality Labs facilities with thousands of different devices to ensure compatibility and performance.

This matters more than specs on paper. When you’re in the middle of a ranked match, when you’re streaming to hundreds of viewers, when you’re experiencing a perfect gaming moment, you need hardware that works flawlessly every single time.

The NM790 SSD comes with a 5-year warranty and endurance ratings that exceed typical gaming workloads by 300%. ARES RGB memory includes lifetime limited warranty coverage and compatibility guarantees with major motherboard manufacturers.

Beyond Performance: The Complete Gaming Experience

Great gaming hardware enhances the entire experience. The ARES RGB memory’s customizable lighting effects create the atmosphere that makes your gaming setup feel special. The Lexar RGB Sync software integrates with major motherboard manufacturers, allowing system-wide lighting coordination.

But the real advantage goes deeper: when your hardware works flawlessly, when loading times disappear, when performance stays consistent, you stop thinking about your hardware and start focusing entirely on your games.

That’s the Lexar difference. Components exceed expectations and then disappear into the background, letting your skills and passion drive your gaming experience.

Your Gaming Upgrade Path with Lexar Solutions for Gamers

Here’s your roadmap to gaming excellence, customized for different needs and budgets:

The Essential Gaming Upgrade

Start with storage. If you can only upgrade one component, make it the Lexar® NM790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD. This single upgrade will transform your gaming experience more than any graphics card or CPU upgrade at this price point.

Recommended configuration: 2TB NM790 SSD for your primary games and OS. This provides enough space for 15-20 modern games while maintaining peak performance. The 2TB model delivers the full 7400MB/s read speeds that make loading times disappear.

Installation: Takes 15 minutes. Remove one screw, slide out old drive, slide in new drive, restore from backup or fresh install. Most modern motherboards have multiple M.2 slots, so you can keep your old drive for additional storage.

Expected improvements:

• Game loading: 60%-80% faster
• System boot: Under 10 seconds
• File transfers: 5x-10x faster
• Overall system responsiveness: Dramatically improved

The Complete Gaming Experience

Add memory for multitasking mastery. Pair your NM790 SSD with Lexar® ARES RGB DDR4 Desktop Memory — 32GB (2x16GB) at 3,600 MT/s provides the perfect balance of capacity, speed, and value.

Why 32GB: Modern games recommend 16GB, but that’s for the game alone. Add Discord, streaming software, Chrome, and system overhead, and you’re regularly exceeding 16GB. With 32GB, you’ll never face memory limitations.

RGB Integration: The ARES RGB memory’s customizable lighting integrates with major motherboard RGB software (ASUS Aura, MSI Mystic Light, Gigabyte RGB Fusion). Create the atmosphere that makes your gaming sessions feel special.

Installation: Turn off system, install memory in appropriate slots (usually slots 2 and 4), enable XMP in BIOS. Total time: 10 minutes.

Expected improvements:

• Multitasking: Run games, streaming, communication, and productivity software simultaneously
• Frame consistency: Reduced stuttering and improved minimum frame rates
• Content creation: Smooth streaming and recording without performance impact
• System longevity: Ready for upcoming games and software demands

The Enthusiast Setup

Maximum performance, maximum capacity: For serious gamers, streamers, and content creators who demand the absolute best:

Storage: Lexar® NM790 4TB SSD: Enough space for your entire game library without compromising performance. Single-sided design fits in laptops and compact systems.

Memory: Lexar® ARES RGB DDR5 Desktop Memory (if your system supports DDR5) – up to  speeds with improved efficiency and advanced features.

Expected improvements:

• Unlimited gaming: Install every game you own without storage management
• Professional content creation: Record, stream, and edit simultaneously
• Maximum performance: Every component optimized for peak gaming
• Investment protection: Ready for next-generation requirements

Installation and Optimization

SSD Installation:

1. Clone your existing drive using free software like Macrium Reflect
2. Install NM790 in primary M.2 slot (usually labeled M.2_1)
3. Boot from cloned drive, verify performance in CrystalDiskMark
4. Format old drive as secondary storage

Memory Installation:

1. Check your motherboard manual for optimal slot configuration
2. Install memory with system powered off
3. Boot and enable XMP/EXPO profile in BIOS
4. Verify stability with MemTest86

Performance Optimization:

• Ensure your SSD is installed in a PCIe 4.0 slot for maximum performance
• Update your motherboard BIOS for best memory compatibility
• Enable Game Mode in Windows 11 for optimized resource allocation
• Keep your drivers updated, especially chipset and storage drivers

Expected Performance Gains

Based on our extensive testing across multiple systems and games:

Loading Performance:

• Game launches: 50%-70% faster
• Level loading: 60%-80% faster
• Asset streaming: Eliminated delays and pop-in

Gaming Performance:

• Frame time consistency: 15%-25% improvement
• Minimum frame rates: 8%-15% increase
• System responsiveness: Dramatically improved

Content Creation:

• Stream stability: Zero dropped frames during testing
• Recording quality: No performance impact during gameplay recording
• Multitasking: Seamless operation with multiple demanding applications

Lexar Solutions for Gamers: Transform Your Gaming Today

Every moment you spend with slow storage is a moment of inferior gaming experiences. Every match you play with insufficient memory is a match where your hardware limits your potential. Every stream you broadcast with suboptimal components is a stream that could have been better.

The choice isn’t between good and great hardware — it’s between hardware that limits you and hardware that liberates your full gaming potential. For competitive players, streamers, and immersive single-player fans alike, Lexar solutions for gamers provide the foundation for faster loading, smoother gameplay, and long-term performance.

The Lexar gaming advantage:

• NM790 NVMe SSD: 7400MB/s speeds that eliminate loading times and streaming delays
• ARES RGB DDR4 Memory: High-speed memory that handles modern gaming and multitasking demands
• Proven reliability: Extensive testing ensures consistent performance when it matters most
• Complete compatibility: Designed to work flawlessly with gaming systems, consoles, and content creation setups

Your next steps are simple:

1. Identify your current bottleneck: slow loading times point to storage, stuttering and multitasking issues point to memory
2. Choose your upgrade path: essential, complete, or enthusiast based on your needs and budget
3. Install and optimize: follow our guidelines for maximum performance gains
4. Experience the transformation: faster loading, smoother gameplay, better streaming, enhanced immersion

Stop accepting compromise. Your gaming deserves components that enhance every experience rather than limiting them.

Stop waiting for perfect timing. Every day with suboptimal hardware is a day of missed opportunities and compromised experiences.

Stop settling for “good enough.” Great gamers demand great hardware that matches their dedication and skill, and Lexar solutions for gamers delivers.

The Lexar gaming ecosystem — NM790 storage and ARES RGB memory – isn’t just an upgrade. It’s the foundation for everything you want to achieve in gaming. Competitive excellence. Content creation success. Immersive experiences. Professional-level performance.

Your gaming potential is waiting to be unleashed. The technology exists. The upgrade path is clear. The only question remaining is how much longer you’re willing to accept less than your best.

Upgrade to Lexar gaming components today. Experience tomorrow’s gaming performance now.

Your games are waiting. Your audience is waiting. Your best gaming moments are waiting.

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