Thinking about installing a new SSD

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So I have a PC that came with a 1 TB HDD, and I was thinking about installing an SSD, but I would like to keep my HDD for storage use, as my computer case has an extra bay for the drive. I was wondering what would be the best way to do this, as I want the SSD to have windows on it and a few games, while everything else is stored on the HDD. I have windows on the HDD, as I got the PC pre-built, and all I had to do was enter the product key they gave me, no disc required.

PC Specs :
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.00GHz 32 °C
Skylake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1200MHz (16-16-16-39)
Motherboard
ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 (CPUSocket) 33 °C
Graphics
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 28 °C
Storage
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA) 27 °C
Optical Drives
ASUS DRW-20B1LT
Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Welcome to the community, @PSlopp!

In addition to what @MeanMachine has mentioned, I'd also recommend you back up all your data from your current PC system somewhere off-site. Having a duplicate of your most important files is what will save you from the headaches of the potential data loss.
As long as you are not changing the PC (motherboard or CPU) you won't need a new Windows installation or product key because the operating system is tied to the motherboard of your computer.
A Clean install on the SSD is highly recommended as it was already mentioned because you won't transfer any redundant system files from your previous installation (from the HDD). Re-installing all the software & games is also recommended to avoid any...
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Welcome to the community, @PSlopp!

In addition to what @MeanMachine has mentioned, I'd also recommend you back up all your data from your current PC system somewhere off-site. Having a duplicate of your most important files is what will save you from the headaches of the potential data loss.
As long as you are not changing the PC (motherboard or CPU) you won't need a new Windows installation or product key because the operating system is tied to the motherboard of your computer.
A Clean install on the SSD is highly recommended as it was already mentioned because you won't transfer any redundant system files from your previous installation (from the HDD). Re-installing all the software & games is also recommended to avoid any performance or loading lags/drops. Cloning is also an option but if you do a clean install, you should definitely make sure you unplug the old HDD from the mobo's SATA ports while installing Windows onto the SSD. If you have more than one destination SATA device connected, you could encounter the so-called OS confusion.

Here are a couple of tutorials you might find useful:
Windows Install & Optimization for SSDs & HDDs
Migrating the OS without reinstalling

Hope these help you. Best of luck! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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