[SOLVED] Upgrading to a bigger SSD

[juiceton300]

Hello new to PC building. Bought a pre-built PC from iBuyPower. Came installed with a 480GB ADATA SSD. After 5 or 6 games my storage is already full. Wanted to upgrade to a 1 or 2 TB. Was wondering what would be the best option in upgrading to more storage? Is it possible to install another SSD and have them both? Or should i completely switch out the SSD to a new one? And if i were to switch the SSD , would i need to backup everything onto an external drive and load it or clone as some people say. Sorry for all the questions & thanks.

 

[mdd1963]

If your PC has a pair of M.2 NVME slots, you can have both...

Intel has recently had excellent pricing on 2 TB samples of the 660P....

 

[juiceton300]

my PC does have one slot. Would i be able to just plug one in with no problems?

 

[USAFRet]

The current ADATA...is that in the M.2 slot or in a SATA port?

 

[ChillAxis]

if you want to only have one drive, i would recommend a reflection software, such as macrium reflect, to make sure that your hard drive is mirrored correctly. if you're looking to add a new drive, I'd say purchase a sata ssd, as you can just pop one of those bad boys in and go to town, though an hdd would be fairly similar, and much, MUCH, cheaper. it's not a major sacrifice in speed, as some claim, and work about as well.

 

[juiceton300]

The current ADATA...is that in the M.2 slot or in a SATA port?

the ADATA is in a SATA port.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Just get another sata SSD and move your games to it.

 

[USAFRet]

Agreed.
Just add another SATA III SSD.
Move some stuff to this new drive.

Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860 EVO are good choices.

 

[juiceton300]

Thanks everyone! Just bought another Sata SSD