I'm building a new PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and need recommendations for the best SSD. Should I go for Gen 4 or Gen 5? Any specific brands or models that offer great performance and reliability? Thanks!
Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD. https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Computing-Workstations-VAP2T0B-AM/dp/B0DX2DPJZ5?tag=7649-20
A standard NVMe SSD will handle your needs just fine - you won't notice speed differences between models for typical computer use.
PCIe 4.0 is enough for most build.