samsung 850 pro for dell xps 8910

[MarcoLsx]

Hello,

next week I will receive my new Dell XPS8910 (i7-6700k, gtx1080, 16gb ddr4, ssd256+hdd2T) and I wondered if is possible to add my 10 month old Samsung 850 Pro as extra ssd.

I know that the 850 pro is a Sata 3 and that the xps has the following PCIe slots:

1x PCIe x16
1x PCIe x4
2x PCIe x1

So, is it possible and/or worth to add it? Should I buy an adapter?

Thanks

 

[bignastyid]

The motherboard has 4 sata connectors so there is no need to add a pci-e sata controller,

 

[MarcoLsx]

The motherboard has 4 sata connectors so there is no need to add a pci-e sata controller,

Thanks for your prompt reply, in the italian forum I'm still waiting for an answer.

Well, I'm not a Pro so I'm a bit confused cause Dell.it (where I bought the PC) says:

Fino a 4 in totale (Up to); 3 HDD /1 SSD; ODD
4 slot di espansione PCIe (x1, x1, x4, x16)

then it says:
the 3hdd slot are 3.5", the ssd one is 2.5".

Now, since the PC arrives with an M2 ssd and an hdd already installed on it, I can't figure how to add my 2.5" 850 pro without an adapter.

 

[bignastyid]

Possible you may need a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter(normally fairly inexpensive) so you can properly mount a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" slot, but the PCI-e ports have nothing to do with this. I assumed you were asking about using a pci-e slot for the sata SSD.

 

[MarcoLsx]

Possible you may need a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter(normally fairly inexpensive) so you can properly mount a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" slot, but the PCI-e ports have nothing to do with this. I assumed you were asking about using a pci-e slot for the sata SSD.

Well yes, cause I thought it matters!
Thanks for your support and clarification bignastyid, have a good week end!