Is the ssd is going to be used as your C: drive or storage? Because either way it could be a bad cable if it is a sata ssd. Or you have to reformat the drive.
If you have a cheap budget say under $500 usd. You can get a quest 2 although, you only need a Facebook or Meta account for signing up then you don't have to deal with it again. After that you can use air link to play pcvr games. Or if you have a higher end budget a hp reverb g2 or a valve index can work.
Only had a few visual bugs. Like a weapon not showing but equipped. Couldn't talk to Jackie during a mission. Although I am 7 to 8 hours in and it runs around 60 fps on ultra or high. Coming from someone who has a rx5700 an a ryzen 3700x.