Is putting a 2.5 inch laptop drive in a desktop possible?

[RylieDetchon]

So I'm looking at the Silverstone RVZ02 for a small Mini ITX build. The problem is, the only spot for a 3.5 inch drive is in the graphics card chamber, which limits the GPU size to 190mm. I'm looking at an RX 460, and every card seems fairly large (over 190mm). I'm wondering if I can purchase a 2.5 inch laptop HDD, and hook it up to my mobo and PSU the same way as I would with a desktop HDD.

Mobo: ASRock H110M ITX/ac
PSU: FSP Group 450W (Comes with 3 15 pin SATA cables)

Any answers are appreciated!

 

[nickbachu]

yes you can but a ssd is the same size if not smaller than a 2.5 laptop hard drive. But the 2.5 laptop hard drive will work in this situation.

 

[MWP0004]

You will want to ensure that it is mounted in a way that limits vibration if it is a mechanical drive. The best way to do this would be to get a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter and mount it in the existing slot, if that will work. If that will still interfere with your GPU, you might have to find another option.

 

[clarkjd]

You could, but I would suggest getting an SSD. It would be the same physical size as the laptop HDD, but much faster, and perform better.

 

[RylieDetchon]

You could, but I would suggest getting an SSD. It would be the same physical size as the laptop HDD, but much faster, and perform better.

Thanks for the answer. I'm not looking at SSD's, because a 1TB SSD is way more expensive vs a 1TB 2.5 HDD.

 

[madmatt30]

There are plenty of small 460's around the 160mm mark mate - not sure where you're looking at most cards being over 190mm?

 

[RylieDetchon]

There are plenty of small 460's around the 160mm mark mate - not sure where you're looking at most cards being over 190mm?

Can you please link me to one on a Canadian website?

 

[madmatt30]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137028

Thanks to the Canadian market that is actually the only one I can find.
There's a 4gb model of it , & also a 2 & 4gb xfx card with a single fan which I can't find in stock anywhere.

 

[boosted1g]

Is there only 1 2.5" bay in the case or 2.
You get a 120 or 250gb SSD for OS and yoru fav game or two and 1 TB for other storage.

Most laptop hard drives are 5400 RPM so in vast majority of cases a laptop HDD will be slower then a desktop

 

[RylieDetchon]

Is there only 1 2.5" bay in the case or 2.
You get a 120 or 250gb SSD for OS and yoru fav game or two and 1 TB for other storage.

Most laptop hard drives are 5400 RPM so in vast majority of cases a laptop HDD will be slower then a desktop

Two.

 

[boosted1g]

Is there only 1 2.5" bay in the case or 2.
You get a 120 or 250gb SSD for OS and yoru fav game or two and 1 TB for other storage.

Most laptop hard drives are 5400 RPM so in vast majority of cases a laptop HDD will be slower then a desktop

Two.

Ok, then my suggestion is get a 120 or 240 gb SSD for your OS/Programs boot drive (and possibly your favorite game or 2) and then put files and other games on a 1tb laptop HDD