Probably a dumb question but I came across a 60gb silicon power SSD on Amazon for $30 (USD) that would be perfect for me cause it would strictly be used for my os. The question I have is that it's advertised as a laptop SSD and I would be putting it in a mid tower case. Would there be any compatibility issues if I got it?
Silicon power SSD compatibility.
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Yes it is compatible.Standard SATA ports, and your case probably have dedicated 2.5" mount points.
But you will be sorry trying to use a 60GB drive for any recent Windows OS. Simply too small.
For instance, Win 7, after all the updates are applied, takes about 45GB. That is literally ALL of the usable space on that drive.
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only issue is mounting in case.
if you case does not have a 2.5 inch drive mount, adapter plates are made. but SSD's are so light if you can get one screw secured the drive will be fine. double sided tape will work, weigh almost nothing.
if you case does not have a 2.5 inch drive mount, adapter plates are made. but SSD's are so light if you can get one screw secured the drive will be fine. double sided tape will work, weigh almost nothing.
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Yes, larger drives are more expensive. As it is with ALL drive types.
I'm just saying...if an extra $25 for a 120GB is too much, maybe wait a little bit.
"Only the OS" never ends up that way.
Is this going into a new PC or an existing one?
Yeah. Here's what I currently have
Viso smart micro at case ($34)
ASRock am4 Mobo ($50) and ryzen 5 1600 ($214)
4gb flash drive to install windows ($5)
128gb SSD ($51)
We blue 1tb hdd ($50)
Evga 450 watt ($30)
Balistix 8gb ddr4 2400mhz ($65)
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If you're installing WIn 10, that 4GB flash drive is a touch too small.
Win 10 requires 5GB or larger.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
"A blank USB flash drive with at least 5 GB of space or blank DVD (and DVD burner) if you want to create media. We recommend using a blank USB or blank DVD, because any content on it will be deleted. "
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