Upgrading storage with ssd

[Rimi]

Hi, i built my first pc about a year ago and now ist finally the tine for me to consider upgrading some parts. I usually just install games on my drives. 

 

I want so buy a samsung 850 500gb ssd to upgrade my pc. So here are a few questions:

 

- should i go with this ssd or not? 

- do i need to take care of anything after connecting the ssd? 

 

I just want more storage, as i already have a boot ssd. 

 

 

[GilmourD]

Only reason I'd say not to go with the 850 Evo is that the 860 Evo is out.

[Cupar19]

If you are using the drive just for storage and don't mind some extra wait time I would definitely recommend picking up something like the Seagate barracuda. But if you are going to use that ssd, after connecting power and the sata cable to the motherboard your computer should detect it as a usable drive.

[Rimi]

6 minutes ago, GilmourD said:

Only reason I'd say not to go with the 850 Evo is that the 860 Evo is out.

860 evo is about double the price of 850 in germany

 

5 minutes ago, Cupar19 said:

If you are using the drive just for storage and don't mind some extra wait time I would definitely recommend picking up something like the Seagate barracuda. But if you are going to use that ssd, after connecting power and the sata cable to the motherboard your computer should detect it as a usable drive.

Thanks, so to clarify. I do not need to change anything in the bios or do some windows partitioning thing, right? 

[Cupar19]

1 minute ago, Rimi said:

860 evo is about double the price of 850 in germany

 

Thanks, so to clarify. I do not need to change anything in the bios or do some windows partitioning thing, right? 

No you don't just plug it in, but remember to change the download location when you install things, otherwise they will still install to your boot drive