Posted January 11, 2016 what do i need to hook up an ssd CPU: i5 4690k (overclocked to 4.3ghz) CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7 MOBO: Msi Z97 pc mate RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue GPU: rx480 4gb CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red OS: Windows 10 PSU: EVGA 500 watt SSD: v60gb Mushkin ssd HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Sata and sata power. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969416 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 A SATA power cable and a SATA data cable. Exactly the same cables go to your HDD. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969417 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 That is the exact same cables as your normal HDD, so just hook it up like your normal HDD. If you are using a desktop computer without 2.5 inch bays you may want to get an adapter. The Fruit Pie: Core i7-9700K ~ 2x Team Force Vulkan 16GB DDR4-3200 ~ Gigabyte Z390 UD ~ XFX RX 480 Reference 8GB ~ WD Black NVMe 1TB ~ WD Black 2TB ~ macOS Monterey amd64 The Warship: Core i7-10700K ~ 2x G.Skill 16GB DDR4-3200 ~ Asus ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming Wi-Fi ~ PNY RTX 3060 12GB LHR ~ Samsung PM981 1.92TB ~ Windows 11 Education amd64 The ThreadStripper: 2x Xeon E5-2696v2 ~ 8x Kingston KVR 16GB DDR3-1600 Registered ECC ~ Asus Z9PE-D16 ~ Sapphire RX 480 Reference 8GB ~ WD Black NVMe 1TB ~ Ubuntu Linux 20.04 amd64 The Question Mark? Core i9-11900K ~ 2x Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR4-3000 @ DDR4-2933 ~ MSI Z590-A Pro ~ Sapphire Nitro RX 580 8GB ~ Samsung PM981A 960GB ~ Windows 11 Education amd64 Home server: Xeon E3-1231v3 ~ 2x Samsung 8GB DDR3-1600 Unbuffered ECC ~ Asus P9D-M ~ nVidia Tesla K20X 6GB ~ Broadcom MegaRAID 9271-8iCC ~ Gigabyte 480GB SATA SSD ~ 8x Mixed HDD 2TB ~ 16x Mixed HDD 3TB ~ Proxmox VE amd64 Laptop 1: Dell Latitude 3500 ~ Core i7-8565U ~ NVS 130 ~ 2x Samsung 16GB DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM ~ Samsung 960 Pro 512GB ~ Samsung 850 Evo 1TB ~ Windows 11 Education amd64 Laptop 2: Apple MacBookPro9.2 ~ Core i5-3210M ~ 2x Samsung 8GB DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM ~ Intel SSD 520 Series 480GB ~ macOS Catalina amd64 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969438 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Author A SATA power cable and a SATA data cable. Exactly the same cables go to your HDD. Sata and sata power. are sata power cables on a cx500 or evga 80+ 500w power supply CPU: i5 4690k (overclocked to 4.3ghz) CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7 MOBO: Msi Z97 pc mate RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue GPU: rx480 4gb CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red OS: Windows 10 PSU: EVGA 500 watt SSD: v60gb Mushkin ssd HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969439 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 are sata power cables on a cx500 or evga 80+ 500w power supply Yes, most newer PSU's will have them. Top right, as you can see. Your CX500 has 5 SATA power connectors CaseLabs S5 Red Edition - Builds.gg CaseLabs S5 Watercooled 600t build log Prodigy build log Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969452 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 there should be some power cables with the psu some older dont deliver sata cables, the newer ones should Spoiler CPU i7 4790K 4,7Ghz Cooling:Corsair H100iGTX+Noctua NF-F12PWM GPU: EVGA 1080ti SC+ ACX2.0+ RAM:16GB DDR3 1866mhz Crucial Balistics Tactical Tracer Mobo:ASUS Z97-AR PSU:EVGA 750W G2 Supernova Case:Fractal Meshify C Storage:500GB Samsung 850 evo, 900GB Toshiba Game Storage SSD, 2TB Data HDD i7 4790k Devils Canyon OC @4,6Ghz,Cooler Corsair h100i GTX, GPU EVGA 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ @ stoc http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/278610-display-technology-faqmythbuster/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969458 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Author Yes, most newer PSU's will have them. Top right, as you can see. Your CX500 has 5 SATA power connectors with that i could hook up more hdd than my case can hold CPU: i5 4690k (overclocked to 4.3ghz) CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7 MOBO: Msi Z97 pc mate RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue GPU: rx480 4gb CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red OS: Windows 10 PSU: EVGA 500 watt SSD: v60gb Mushkin ssd HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969459 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Also use this cable to connect your SSD to a SATA port on your motherboard Did my post help you? Then make sure to rate it! Check out my post on symbolic links! || PSU ranking and tiers || Pokemon Thread Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969463 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Author there should be some power cables with the psu some older dont deliver sata cables, the newer ones should those come with the motherboard CPU: i5 4690k (overclocked to 4.3ghz) CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7 MOBO: Msi Z97 pc mate RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue GPU: rx480 4gb CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red OS: Windows 10 PSU: EVGA 500 watt SSD: v60gb Mushkin ssd HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969467 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 Author which one of these is for sata power CPU: i5 4690k (overclocked to 4.3ghz) CPU Cooler: Cryorig h7 MOBO: Msi Z97 pc mate RAM: 8GB HyperX 1600 blue GPU: rx480 4gb CASE: Corsair Spec-01 red OS: Windows 10 PSU: EVGA 500 watt SSD: v60gb Mushkin ssd HDD: 1000GB WD BLUE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969479 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 11, 2016 which one of these is for sata power Square peg square hole its not that hard, preschoolers can do it. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451339-help-me-find-him/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/525054-hooking-up-an-ssd/#findComment-6969484 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
