Building first system and have an SSD question.

[tdonn16]

I am building my first gaming PC and I want to know if i should include a SSD, or if I can just add one later. Any help/opinions are appreciated. here is my build, my budget is under 800, but i just sold a ton of games at gamestop so i am a little flexible. Thank You!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PTYWRG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PTYWRG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($280.00)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $779.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-09 15:50 EDT-0400

 

[WildCard999]

Since your already near your max budget I would hold off for now until you can afford a decent 240+gb SSD as you can just add it in later and just use OS transfer software to transfer the OS from the HDD to the SSD.

 

[tdonn16]

Since your already near your max budget I would hold off for now until you can afford a decent 240+gb SSD as you can just add it in later and just use OS transfer software to transfer the OS from the HDD to the SSD.

is it hard to transfer the OS, a friend told me it is a pain. i could probably squeeze this SSD into my budget if it is a good one (i just got $160 dollars of flexibility but i also still need to get windows 10)

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bY6qnn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bY6qnn/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($280.00)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $836.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-09 16:05 EDT-0400

 

[WildCard999]

There's software out there that is for transferring the OS which I've heard works fine. Personally I'm a reinstall the OS kind of person but if you were to get a Samsung SSD you can then use the Samsung Magician Software which I've heard is pretty easy to use.

 

[tdonn16]

There's software out there that is for transferring the OS which I've heard works fine. Personally I'm a reinstall the OS kind of person but if you were to get a Samsung SSD you can then use the Samsung Magician Software which I've heard is pretty easy to use.

ok, thank you!

 

[USAFRet]

is it hard to transfer the OS, a friend told me it is a pain. i could probably squeeze this SSD into my budget if it is a good one (i just got $160 dollars of flexibility but i also still need to get windows 10)

It can be hard, after you've used the system for a while, and your C drive contents is larger than the new SSD.

For instance...if you eventually get a 250GB SSD, you need the total consumed space on the original drive to be below 200GB for a successful clone operation.
Otherwise, you're doing a whole new OS (and everything else) reinstall.

With your current single drive of a 1TB, I give that no more than 3 weeks before you are over that cloneable space...:lol:
OS, applications, a couple of large Steam games.....oops...too much.

 

[USAFRet]

$160 of flexibility gets you a 275GB SSD as well as all your other stuff.
Ditch that Kingston drive at $57, and get a Crucial MX300, @$99
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

Much better to have it initially, rather than trying to make it work later.

 

[tdonn16]

$160 of flexibility gets you a 275GB SSD as well as all your other stuff.
Ditch that Kingston drive at $57, and get a Crucial MX300, @$99
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

Much better to have it initially, rather than trying to make it work later.

actually i have like 60 dollars of free space because i also have to get windows 10. (sorry should have mentioned this earlier)

 

[USAFRet]

$160 of flexibility gets you a 275GB SSD as well as all your other stuff.
Ditch that Kingston drive at $57, and get a Crucial MX300, @$99
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

Much better to have it initially, rather than trying to make it work later.

actually i have like 60 dollars of free space because i also have to get windows 10. (sorry should have mentioned this earlier)

1. The difference between the $57 Kingston and the $99 Crucial is ~$40. Within your budget.

2. You can install and run Windows 10, unactivated, until you go buy a license key.
It is not "free", and it has a few restrictions. But it will work.

 

[tdonn16]

$160 of flexibility gets you a 275GB SSD as well as all your other stuff.
Ditch that Kingston drive at $57, and get a Crucial MX300, @$99
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

Much better to have it initially, rather than trying to make it work later.

actually i have like 60 dollars of free space because i also have to get windows 10. (sorry should have mentioned this earlier)

1. The difference between the $57 Kingston and the $99 Crucial is ~$40. Within your budget.

2. You can install and run Windows 10, unactivated, until you go buy a license key.
It is not "free", and it has a few restrictions. But it will work.

Ok, Thank You!