SSD upgrade help

[bnewlands32]

I am running out of storage on my WD 1Tb HDD and wanted to add an SSD. I am on a budget so I was thinking get a 120Gb SSD as a boot drive and could have a few files on along with an additional 1tb HDD. I am on a budget, planning to spend around 100 USD.
Is this a good plan or should I get a 250gb SSD instead?Which ones should I get? How do I use an SSD as a boot drive If I currently boot of my HDD? Thanks for any help in advance! P.S. I put together a PCPartPicker list of What I might get here it is: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d3qyNN

 

[Froge]

It really depends, do you run more programs or games on your computer? Because some programs are gonna want to be installed on your SSD if you use your PC more for programs then gaming then go for the 250 gb SSD if not go for the 120 gb SSD and the 1 TB HDD.

 

[bnewlands32]

It really depends, do you run more programs or games on your computer? Because some programs are gonna want to be installed on your SSD if you use your PC more for programs then gaming then go for the 250 gb SSD if not go for the 120 gb SSD and the 1 TB HDD.

I use it a lot for games. That's why I need more storage in the first place!

 

[Froge]

It really depends, do you run more programs or games on your computer? Because some programs are gonna want to be installed on your SSD if you use your PC more for programs then gaming then go for the 250 gb SSD if not go for the 120 gb SSD and the 1 TB HDD.

I use it a lot for games. That's why I need more storage in the first place!

Then go for the 1 TB HDD and 120 gb SSD

 

[USAFRet]

At $100 USD, this 275GB SSD:
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

And your current 1TB HDD for all that other stuff.

 

[bnewlands32]

At $100 USD, this 275GB SSD:
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

And your current 1TB HDD for all that other stuff.

I only have about 170 Gb left on my HDD

 

[USAFRet]

At $100 USD, this 275GB SSD:
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

And your current 1TB HDD for all that other stuff.

I only have about 170 Gb left on my HDD

And what, exactly, is consuming that ~800GB space on the current 1TB drive?

 

[bnewlands32]

At $100 USD, this 275GB SSD:
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O

And your current 1TB HDD for all that other stuff.

I only have about 170 Gb left on my HDD

And what, exactly, is consuming that ~800GB space on the current 1TB drive?

mostly games, along with some videos I make with my gopro and everyday applications

 

[USAFRet]

mostly games, along with some videos I make with my gopro and everyday applications

So then add another 2TB HDD. $70.
Or up your budget a bit, and a 250GB SSD ($100), and another 1TB HDD ($50)

 

[bnewlands32]

mostly games, along with some videos I make with my gopro and everyday applications

So then add another 2TB HDD. $70.
Or up your budget a bit, and a 250GB SSD ($100), and another 1TB HDD ($50)

Why not a 120gb SSD and 1 tb hdd? comes to around $100.

 

[USAFRet]

Why not a 120gb SSD and 1 tb hdd? comes to around $100.

Because I'm not a fan of 120GB SSD's anymore. They are getting to be 'too small'.
Yes, you can make it work. But they very often end up crunched for space.

I moved away from my 120GB C drive a couple of years ago.