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Oh then i weill have a problem i have almost half of my drive filled with steam games... Is there a way to do this without uninstalling all my games.

Yes, assuming you only have one drive, you can create another partition on your current one. So you will have C and D. Then just move your Game Library in Steam onto the D partition. 

Here are the instructions for making a new partition - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309170.aspx

Except that you will need to right click your C volume first and select shrink. 

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So i am going to be buying an ssd today and a new case. I was going to go with a samsung 840 120gb for my os and a few games. Is that good for my os? Also what should i use to move my os to the ssd? Any help would be great.

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Yes, the Samsung 840 SSD is a great choice.

As for moving your OS, the SSD will come with Samsung's data migration software. Or you can download the latest version from here, the program is very easy to use - http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/samsungssd/downloads.html

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Yes, the Samsung 840 SSD is a great choice.

As for moving your OS, the SSD will come with Samsung's data migration software. Or you can download the latest version from here, the program is very easy to use - http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/samsungssd/downloads.html

Will there be any problems with my other programs and games when I move my os? Also just noticed I have no more sata cables going to have to get another one :(

My rig  case- Graphite 600t white CPU-i5 3570k OC 4.0Ghz RAM- 8gb Vengeance memory HDD-WD Black 1tb PSU-tx650 GPU- MSI 770 gameing edition 2gb , gtx 650 1gb Motherboard- asrock extreme 3 z77 Fan controller- NZXT sentry lx CPU cooler- H60 Peripherals- g300 mouse G630 headset k70 silver cherry mx red switches  my free nas nas Case- Dell something.. Ram- 8 gb ecc ddr 2 CPU - Pentium D 3.0ghz HDD currently 160 gb adding 3tb wd red “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” –Jake the Dog

 

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The Samsung 840 is one of the best SSD's you can buy, your OS and a few games will be fine on it.

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Ok thanks everyone

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Will there be any problems with my other programs and games when I move my os? Also just noticed I have no more sata cables going to have to get another one :(

No, using Samsung's program (assuming you have no more than around 110GB of used space on your current drive) will cause no problems with Windows or any programs, everything will run as it did before except... much much faster.

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Oh then i weill have a problem i have almost half of my drive filled with steam games... Is there a way to do this without uninstalling all my games.

 

No, using Samsung's program (assuming you have no more than around 110GB of used space on your current drive) will cause no problems with Windows or any programs, everything will run as it did before except... much much faster.

My rig  case- Graphite 600t white CPU-i5 3570k OC 4.0Ghz RAM- 8gb Vengeance memory HDD-WD Black 1tb PSU-tx650 GPU- MSI 770 gameing edition 2gb , gtx 650 1gb Motherboard- asrock extreme 3 z77 Fan controller- NZXT sentry lx CPU cooler- H60 Peripherals- g300 mouse G630 headset k70 silver cherry mx red switches  my free nas nas Case- Dell something.. Ram- 8 gb ecc ddr 2 CPU - Pentium D 3.0ghz HDD currently 160 gb adding 3tb wd red “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” –Jake the Dog

 

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It doesnt get any better than the samsung 840.

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Oh then i weill have a problem i have almost half of my drive filled with steam games... Is there a way to do this without uninstalling all my games.

Yes, assuming you only have one drive, you can create another partition on your current one. So you will have C and D. Then just move your Game Library in Steam onto the D partition. 

Here are the instructions for making a new partition - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309170.aspx

Except that you will need to right click your C volume first and select shrink. 

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OK now im good thank you marking solved now

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