Does putting an SSD in an optical drive caddy affect performance?

[marshedpotato]

Since I only have a single hard drive in my computer, a 1TB SSD, it seems really pointless to have 10 huge hard drive caddys in my computer. As well as freeing up space, by removing the hard drive caddys I could improve the airflow of the case significantly as I have 2 intake fans directly behind the caddys. But of course, if I were to remove the hard drive caddys (which I really want to do), I would need somewhere else to put my SSD. I have a 2x optical drive bay, and I was wondering how difficult it would be to put my SSD into one of those optical drive bays.

I came across these when doing some research: http://goo.gl/k1eP6A

With my SSD in one of those, I could then house it into one of these: http://goo.gl/SlMBqF

Is this possible? Will it have an impact on performance, and if so, how severely?

Any advice on this subject would be much appreciated.


Would this be possible?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I was a little confused at first. The first link is for a caddy/adapter for a laptop. The second link is for a 5.25 inch optical drive designed for use in a desktop pc.

If you have a desktop pc with an available 5.25 hard drive or optical drive bay, then all you need is a 5.25 inch to 2.5 inch drive bay adapter. I've had good luck with this Orico model which is available from Amazon in the UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ORICO-Aluminum-mounting-bracket-adapter/dp/B005OJFASY/ref=sr_1_29?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1433619112&sr=1-29&keywords=Orico

Orico has several variations. One of the adapters can accommodate two 2.5 inch ssd's in the space of one 5.25 inch hard drive / optical drive. There are other brands that are also available. Just search for 2.5 inch to 5.25 inch drive bay adapter or 5.25 inch to 2.5 inch drive bay adapter.

 

[marshedpotato]

I was a little confused at first. The first link is for a caddy/adapter for a laptop. The second link is for a 5.25 inch optical drive designed for use in a desktop pc.

If you have a desktop pc with an available 5.25 hard drive or optical drive bay, then all you need is a 5.25 inch to 2.5 inch drive bay adapter. I've had good luck with this Orico model which is available from Amazon in the UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ORICO-Aluminum-mounting-bracket-adapter/dp/B005OJFASY/ref=sr_1_29?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1433619112&sr=1-29&keywords=Orico

Orico has several variations. One of the adapters can accommodate two 2.5 inch ssd's in the space of one 5.25 inch hard drive / optical drive. There are other brands that are also available. Just search for 2.5 inch to 5.25 inch drive bay adapter or 5.25 inch to 2.5 inch drive bay adapter.

oh my god i cannot believe i didn't think of this........................
thank you so much i feel very silly now