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Ka-pi96 said:

JEMC said:

Well, you would need an internal one because the USB connection from the externals won't be fast enough.

And in your case, I don't know if you would want to do it because it's more complex than replacing a GPU. You'd need to make what's called a mirror of your current HDD to the SSD (basically a copy of everything from the OS to all your files in a way that your computer won't notice that it's something new) or simply put the SSD in and install everything from the ground.

So yeah, it's easier said than done.

Oh, and SATA is the interface used to connect HDDs, SSD or even optical drives to your motherboard. It has had several revisions and the last one, which is the one that offers higher speeds is SATA 3. I'm sure you saw them in your PC when you changed your GPU, the cables (which can be of several colours) look like this:

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Well that makes things more complicated.

My PC has two 500GB HDDs though. I assume I wouldn't need to mirror anything if I replace the 2nd one rather than the one that my OS is on right?

If you want to make your PC faster, you'll need to use the SSD as you main drive, which means having the OS and main programs installed on it.

But you can leave it as it is and install your games to the SSD to make loading times faster. OS and other progams won't benefit from it, but it will also be easier to do.