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Yes the data on the old HDD was way under 200GB when I installed the ssd last fall. I wasn't sure if I needed to shrink the old C: drive partition first. My version of Acronis is pretty old.

OK thanks for clarifying that.

I used Acronis True Image Home (2009). It must have shrunk the system reserved partition to the size it is now. Prior to doing that I shrunk the old C; partition on the 500GB hard drive to a smaller size so everything would fit onto the new 240GB SSD. I'm thinking I should have chose "backup...

So far I have only used the tools withing Windows Disk Management. I started looking into EaseUS Partition Manager, but I think I will try the elevated command prompt instructions provided above.

OK, I will try this tomorrow after making a clone of the current drive for backup. Do I delete the existing 31MB system reserved partition? If not how will I know if the system is booting from the newly created one?

Thanks SkyNetRising. I was hoping you would see this post. Should I make the new partition 500MB like you told the other member to do?

The old HDD that I originally cloned from when the SSD was installed has been "repurposed" and no longer contains the Windows 10 O/S.

I did try shrinking the largest partition, but the unallocated space was to the right of it. How do I move the unallocated space next to the system reserved?

After installing a SSD and cloning my old HDD, my system reserved partition is only 31MB, and I can't install the latest Windows 10 Pro update. I get the error message "We couldn't update the System Reserved Partition". Below is a screenshot of my Disk Management screen. View...

I just got an email from Microcenter showing the 2700X is on sale for $139.99 with purchase of a compatible motherboard ($20 bundle savings).

If I may ask, which motherboard are you using? I was considering a Gigabyte B450 Gaming X ATX.

Thanks for the input. I just checked the spec's on AMD's site and maximum RAM frequency is 2933 Mhz. I guess I will have to check the Motherboard's site for the MB I am considering for the RAM QVL list.

That's good advice, but I have found from past research that the QVL's aren't always updated from the initial list. I will check it out.

Thanks for the reply, InvalidError. From what little research I have done so far, there seemed to be some initial confusion as to the RAM frequency the processor would support. PCpartpicker did not throw a warning on their compatibility check when I selected DDR4 3200, so maybe they have that...

I've noticed that Newegg has the cpu on sale for $134.99. It looks like a pretty good processor based on the Passmark scores. My current rig has an AMD FX6300 processor. I don't do anything too cpu intensive with my computer. Normally about 8 tabs open on one monitor and live or recorded TV...