Help would be appreciated!

[GameRage99]

So i built my own pc and oh my god pc gaming is gorgeous and sadly i didn't get an ssd i thought i won't need it "THAT" much...well....i was wrong, y'see in every game like overwatch the loading time takes too long and then i get kicked,and don't even get me started about RainbowSixSiege i mean i get cussed out because i make them take too long to enter the game, anywho, i made this thread asking for help i already have an HDD and i would like to add an SSD can someone please explain the process step-by-step and with full details, thanks!

 

[Hlsgsz]

It's teh same process as adding a hard drive, except you should transfer your windows install to the SSD using a tool like this: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
Or, better yet, you could do a fresh windows install, following these instructions, assuming you are on an Intel platform:

Download the Media Creation Tool from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/ and make a bootable USB wiht it.

Get the latest drivers from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver?product=55005
File: f6flpy-x64.zip. Unzip it to a folder on a USB drive(it can be the one with windows on it).

Disconnect all other drives except the one you are installing to.

Go into the BIOS and disable "CSM" and enable "Secure boot" in the Boot section.

Start the install and when it asks where to install hit "have disk" and point it to the folder you put the above files in.

**WARNING: THE FOLLOWING WILL WIPE AND ENTIRE DISK, NOT JUST A PARTITION**

Then hit SHIFT+F10 and:
diskpart
list disk
select disk x(where x is the drive in case)
clean
convert gpt
exit
exit

Hit refresh, select the clean drive, and the "new". Windows will create several partitions and auto-select the correct one to install to(you can also set the size of the partition after hitting "new", but you don't need to if you are using the whole drive).

 

[GameRage99]

It's teh same process as adding a hard drive, except you should transfer your windows install to the SSD using a tool like this: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
Or, better yet, you could do a fresh windows install, following these instructions, assuming you are on an Intel platform:

Download the Media Creation Tool from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/ and make a bootable USB wiht it.

Get the latest drivers from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver?product=55005
File: f6flpy-x64.zip. Unzip it to a folder on a USB drive(it can be the one with windows on it).

Disconnect all other drives except the one you are installing to.

Go into the BIOS and disable "CSM" and enable "Secure boot" in the Boot section.

Start the install and when it asks where to install hit "have disk" and point it to the folder you put the above files in.

**WARNING: THE FOLLOWING WILL WIPE AND ENTIRE DISK, NOT JUST A PARTITION**

Then hit SHIFT+F10 and:
diskpart
list disk
select disk x(where x is the drive in case)
clean
convert gpt
exit
exit

Hit refresh, select the clean drive, and the "new". Windows will create several partitions and auto-select the correct one to install to(you can also set the size of the partition after hitting "new", but you don't need to if you are using the whole drive).

so how would i transfer it to the ssd without plugging it in , btw i didn't completely build it my self so don't expect me to know anything lol

 

[Hlsgsz]

It's teh same process as adding a hard drive, except you should transfer your windows install to the SSD using a tool like this: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
Or, better yet, you could do a fresh windows install, following these instructions, assuming you are on an Intel platform:

Download the Media Creation Tool from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/ and make a bootable USB wiht it.

Get the latest drivers from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver?product=55005
File: f6flpy-x64.zip. Unzip it to a folder on a USB drive(it can be the one with windows on it).

Disconnect all other drives except the one you are installing to.

Go into the BIOS and disable "CSM" and enable "Secure boot" in the Boot section.

Start the install and when it asks where to install hit "have disk" and point it to the folder you put the above files in.

**WARNING: THE FOLLOWING WILL WIPE AND ENTIRE DISK, NOT JUST A PARTITION**

Then hit SHIFT+F10 and:
diskpart
list disk
select disk x(where x is the drive in case)
clean
convert gpt
exit
exit

Hit refresh, select the clean drive, and the "new". Windows will create several partitions and auto-select the correct one to install to(you can also set the size of the partition after hitting "new", but you don't need to if you are using the whole drive).

so how would i transfer it to the ssd without plugging it in , btw i didn't completely build it my self so don't expect me to know anything lol

Well, you obviously need to plug it in first. I would suggest that you get someone to do this for you if you say you are not versed in computers at all.