Will I need to get a tray or something for an SSD?

[c0mplexx*]

I'm planning to get a Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD but i'm unsure about fit in my PC. my PC case seems to have a few HDD trays so I guess i'll need to get a tray that would fit an SSD in there?  

  

Also how do I know I've got enough connections for the SSD, does it only use one? My MOBO has 4 SATA connections but i'm unsure considering I would have an HDD connected and whatever else connects to SATA

[PotatoRynn]

When it comes to the ports, it'll be just like having a hard drive. So long as you have a free spot on the motherboard for SATA, and another cable you can use for the power, you should be fine. If you only have a hard drive plugged in at the moment, you should have 3 ports on the board open. I doubt you have a disk drive, but if you do then you still have two free open ports. (If you do have a disk drive, honestly I would just take that out and replace it with the SSD.) I don't know much about the mounting situation though, I know there's some mounts you can buy on amazon for around 5-10 dollars, but I think they're smaller than the usual hard drive sized trays.

[SkyHound0202]

Get a 2.5 to 3.5 drive bay adapter if you don't have a dedicated slot for 2.5 inch drives like SSD.

Check if your motherboard have enough SATA socket for the new drive. It's better to use a SATA3 (6Gb/s) connection. Consult your motherboard manual.

Also, does your power supply have an available SATA power connector? Get a splitter if you don't.

[Princess Luna]

As far as I am concerned you can screw in an SSD on most 3,5 bays from most *decent* cases.

[c0mplexx*]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

As far as I am concerned you can screw in an SSD on most 3,5 bays from most *decent* cases.

How would that look like, will the SSD just be midair while screwed into the bay? I don't see how 2.5 would work on a 3.5 bay

 

9 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

Get a 2.5 to 3.5 drive bay adapter if you don't have a dedicated slot for 2.5 inch drives like SSD.

Check if your motherboard have enough SATA socket for the new drive. It's better to use a SATA3 (6Gb/s) connection. Consult your motherboard manual.

Also, does your power supply have an available SATA power connector? Get a splitter if you don't.

I've got 4 SATA2 with to my knowledge an HDD and a cd tray (I can just unplug the CD tray if space is needed for the SSD I guess) on the MOBO but i'm unsure about my PSU SATA connectors, completely forgot about that. And the specifications page doesn't mention any SATA connection, only PCI-E

[SkyHound0202]

1 minute ago, c0mplexx* said:

I've got 4 SATA2 with to my knowledge an HDD and a cd tray (I can just unplug the CD tray if space is needed for the SSD I guess) on the MOBO but i'm unsure about my PSU SATA connectors, completely forgot about that. And the specifications page doesn't mention any SATA connection, only PCI-E

Modern SSD will not be at their full potential when connected to a SATA2 connector, nevertheless it's still faster and more responsive than a conventional hard drive.

You power supply is a modular power supply. You can just plug more cable in if you want more expansion (providing if you still have them).

5 minutes ago, c0mplexx* said:

How would that look like, will the SSD just be midair while screwed into the bay? I don't see how 2.5 would work on a 3.5 bay

Screwing it in with only one screw. Not elegant, but it still works.

[c0mplexx*]

27 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

Modern SSD will not be at their full potential when connected to a SATA2 connector, nevertheless it's still faster and more responsive than a conventional hard drive.

You power supply is a modular power supply. You can just plug more cable in if you want more expansion (providing if you still have them).

Screwing it in with only one screw. Not elegant, but it still works.

Ohh got it thank you!  

  

27 minutes ago, SkyHound0202 said:

Screwing it in with only one screw. Not elegant, but it still works.

Can nothing happen to the SSD that way? I know it's not as sensitive as an HDD  but it seems like PC parts are just fragile overall. I'm guessing it's just like a USB flash drive which is not really fragile at all?

[RollTime]

5 hours ago, c0mplexx* said:

Can nothing happen to the SSD that way? I know it's not as sensitive as an HDD  but it seems like PC parts are just fragile overall. I'm guessing it's just like a USB flash drive which is not really fragile at all?

 

All internal components should be treated with care as a simple precaution. While it's true that SSDs are much more durable than HDDs, they're far from indestructible. You should be fine however as long as you're not playing catch with the thing.