SSD boot priority help?

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built new comp..i put my Windows 10 on a 240 PNY cs1100 SSD..also have steam on there now...
So today i got a Samsung SSD 850 EVO....what should i do for boot priority? make the samsung 500 c drive and swap the 240 PNY? any suggestion for bios and boot priority as im only a gamer and dont use even 1/2 a Tbyte of space at a time.

Also does most cases only come with 1 slot for an SSD? cause i cant find a spot for this 2nd one? even the supplies they gave i can figure a way to make another slot.





 
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I would keep the OS/important programs on one drive, and games on another. That's just my personal preference. If you fill up your SSD on games it'll slow it down some.

As for your cases question, depends entirely on the case. If you've only got the one 2.5" bay for an SSD, just purchase a bracket, for example: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_901&products_id=21394. Just screw your SSD into that, then screw that into one of the empty 3.5" bays.
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I would keep the OS/important programs on one drive, and games on another. That's just my personal preference. If you fill up your SSD on games it'll slow it down some.

As for your cases question, depends entirely on the case. If you've only got the one 2.5" bay for an SSD, just purchase a bracket, for example: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_901&products_id=21394. Just screw your SSD into that, then screw that into one of the empty 3.5" bays.
 
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ok so i can keep a few games that im playing and are downloaded and steam on this 240... and anything else later down the road on the 500..keeping the 240 with OS nice and tidy... tx
ohh lastly i dont want to defrag the SSDs right? what basic maintenance is good to do then?

 
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Up to you where you store your games. I have my OS and programs on an 850 EVO, and Steam and all the rest of my stuff partitioned on a 4TB 7200rpm Western Digital Black.

It'd be great if Steam was like BattleNet, where you can install Battlenet on one drive, and its games on another.

Yep, never defrag an SSD, it does not require it. As for basic maintenance, others may have suggestions, I don't really. I just watch what I install onto it, and generally run CCleaner Pro on my computer to keep things neater.
 
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You can do that in Steam. Client on one drive, games on other drives.
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-.- When did that happen? changing it now

 
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Been that way for a couple of years.
 
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