Adding a second SS?

Hi and thanks in advance for helping with my question;

I have a 120gb SSD that i use primarily for gaming and a 2T regular HD i use for storage. I'm constantly running out of room on my SSD and would like to know if it's possible to add another one. I'm fairly competent with computers, i have replaced several graphics cards and even the power supply but I'm leery of messing with the hard drives. When i ordered my PC from DS i asked about expandability and I thought they told me i would have a slot to install an extra SSD but I'm not 100% sure, and if i have it I don't know what it looks like.

Can anyone tell from my config below if it would be possible (easy?) to add a second SSD to my computer? Would games on the second SSD be as fast as the ones on the primary?

thanks again for your help!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler

Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)

Enhancements: - No Thanks

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

Noise Reduction: - No Thanks

CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks

Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty  

Hi moxxus,

Make sure you don't buy another Intel 320. The new SSD's are much faster. If you want another Intel get the 520. Don't get the 510.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 15 Sep 2012 at 5:19am

Hi moxxus,

It is pretty simple. You just have to mount the dirve into a drive bay. You might have to use a 2.5/3.5 adapter so it fits the drive bay. Plug in a power cable from the PS. Plug in a SATA cable to the drive and a SATA-3 plug on the Mobo. Turn on the computer and it should recognize the drive and configure it. You don't want to put it in a RAID setup.

Frank

Originally posted by moxxus awesome thanks, headed to pick one up now. i'll let  you know how it goes

Glad to hear you got it ironed out!

Glad it all worked out.  Enjoy.