Could I put an SSD in this PC

Is it possible to put an SSD in this PC? :http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Lenovo_TC_EDGE_72_TWR_I5_4-1TB-DVDRW-W7PRELOAD_RCCJEUK/version.asp#maindesc

I'm a bit reluctant to go down the self build route but ideally I would a PC with an SSD but they don't seem to be as readily available in PC's as they are in laptops. The PC is going to be used for office work and an SSD would be great for boot times and running all those office and programs.

paulmclaughlin

You sure could. You could then use the existing hard drive as storage for photos, videos and the like. You may have to buy an extra SATA cable to connect it to the motherboard though.

mad turnip

Number of hard drives installed 1

I can't see why you wouldn't all you'll need is a few screws and a SATA cable.

Tij da feen

It is but you're much better off going down the self build route. You get better value for your money and we can spec you a build that'll fit all your requirements. Fill out these questions and someone here will spec you a build.

Tij da feen

Tij da feen wrote: »

It is but you're much better off going down the self build route. You get better value for your money and we can spec you a build that'll fit all your requirements. Fill out these questions and someone here will spec you a build.

I was looking into the self build option but am I going to get an i5, SSD, Windows, optical drive, keyboard, mouse, dedicated graphics card, motherboard that supports dual monitors for less than €600?

Also, I was reading other threads trying to troubleshoot their self builds when they assembled the pc themselves and it sounded like an absolute disaster.

Gumbi

brenbrady wrote: »

I was looking into the self build option but am I going to get an i5, SSD, Windows, optical drive, keyboard, mouse, dedicated graphics card, motherboard that supports dual monitors for less than €600?

Also, I was reading other threads trying to troubleshoot their self builds when they assembled the pc themselves and it sounded like an absolute disaster.

For office work you don't need an i5 at all. What will you be doing to justify the extra cores?

It's less likely to be a disaster than pre-built really, as you end up buying higher quality components.

You can easily get a more than capable system for that money.

Gumbi

Gumbi wrote: »

For office work you don't need an i5 at all. What will you be doing to justify the extra cores?

It's less likely to be a disaster than pre-built really, as you end up buying higher quality components.

You can easily get a more than capable system for that money.

TBH my main concern is more about assembling the PC. If I buy a self build and spend two days trying to troubleshoot the build then that would negate any savings I made.

Does anyone have any links/videos of whats involved in a self build?

Gumbi

brenbrady wrote: »

TBH my main concern is more about assembling the PC. If I buy a self build and spend two days trying to troubleshoot the build then that would negate any savings I made.

Does anyone have any links/videos of whats involved in a self build?

In all likelihood you won't have any issues assembling the PC. It will take you about 6 hours to put it together start to finish, and you're better off for doing it. It's a fulfilling experience.

You can ask us for help and we'll help you out if you run into any problems. Some of us are even willing to come over and help if we're nearby.

mad turnip

just make sure you buy POPULAR parts

tuxy

brenbrady wrote: »

I was looking into the self build option but am I going to get an i5, SSD, Windows, optical drive, keyboard, mouse, dedicated graphics card, motherboard that supports dual monitors for less than €600?

Actually you can get that for just under €600 (delivery pushes the price a little over 600 though)

The script to post the build is not working right now, I can post it later if you like.

tuxy

tuxy wrote: »

Actually you can get that for just under €600 (delivery pushes the price a little over 600 though)

The script to post the build is not working right now, I can post it later if you like.

Yes please

tuxy

brenbrady wrote: »

Yes please

Item|Price
Zalman T2 Mini Tower - schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€20.68
Corsair VS Serie VS350, Non-Modular, 80+|€29.56
4GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€27.29
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€80.84
Intel Core i5-3330 Box, LGA1155|€158.61
HIS HD 7770 GDDR5 1024MB DVI HDMI 2xMiniDP|€99.74
Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.46
Samsung SH-118AB schwarz|€12.62
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€66.00
ASRock B75M-DGS, Sockel 1155, mATX|€51.44
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€47.84
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€622.07

Just missing the keyboard, you would have to buy it somewhere else since that site only sells german keyboards. And for an extra €20 you could replace the ssd in that build for one with twice the capacity.
http://www.hardwareversand.de/Solid-State-Disk/67795/Samsung+SSD+840+120GB+SATA+6Gb+s.article

Tij da feen

tuxy wrote: »

Item|Price
Zalman T2 Mini Tower - schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€20.68
Corsair VS Serie VS350, Non-Modular, 80+|€29.56
4GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€27.29
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€80.84
Intel Core i5-3330 Box, LGA1155|€158.61
HIS HD 7770 GDDR5 1024MB DVI HDMI 2xMiniDP|€99.74
Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.46
Samsung SH-118AB schwarz|€12.62
Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€66.00
ASRock B75M-DGS, Sockel 1155, mATX|€51.44
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€47.84
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€622.07

Just missing the keyboard, you would have to buy it somewhere else since that site only sells german keyboards. And for an extra €20 you could replace the ssd in that build for one with twice the capacity.
http://www.hardwareversand.de/Solid-State-Disk/67795/Samsung+SSD+840+120GB+SATA+6Gb+s.article

Why the 7770? I thought this is just a basic office build. If there's no games involved then intergrated graphics could be an option depending on what connectors need to be used. Or a 6450.

tuxy

Tij da feen wrote: »

Why the 7770? I thought this is just a basic office build. If there's no games involved then intergrated graphics could be an option depending on what connectors need to be used. Or a 6450.

He said he needed a dedicated graphics card so I included one. For office work the integrated graphics in the i5 would do just fine.

Tij da feen

Tij da feen wrote: »

Why the 7770? I thought this is just a basic office build. If there's no games involved then intergrated graphics could be an option depending on what connectors need to be used. Or a 6450.

I'm using dual monitors so thought the dedicated graphics card would be a better option?

tuxy

brenbrady wrote: »

I'm using dual monitors so thought the dedicated graphics card would be a better option?

No the APU that comes with the intel CPU supports dual display.
So I will make changes to the build
A motherboard with 2 digital output would be best.
This one has DVI,HDMI and VGA outputs
The DVI can be converted to HDMI and vice versa if you want 2 DVI or 2 HDMI connections.
I have increased the capacity of the SSD and HDD
I also doubled the RAM to 8GB
And it's under 600 delivered

Item|Price
Zalman T2 Mini Tower - schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€20.68
Corsair VS Serie VS350, Non-Modular, 80+|€29.56
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€80.84
Intel Core i5-3330 Box, LGA1155|€158.61
Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.46
Samsung SSD 840 120GB SATA 6Gb/s|€86.09
ASRock B75 Pro3-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€60.89
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€57.74
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws PC3-10667U CL9|€56.95
LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA|€16.50
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€595.31

tuxy

tuxy wrote: »

No the APU that comes with the intel CPU supports dual display.
So I will make changes to the build
A motherboard with 2 digital output would be best.
This one has DVI,HDMI and VGA outputs
The DVI can be converted to HDMI and vice versa if you want 2 DVI or 2 HDMI connections.
I have increased the capacity of the SSD and HDD
I also doubled the RAM to 8GB
And it's under 600 delivered

Item|Price
Zalman T2 Mini Tower - schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€20.68
Corsair VS Serie VS350, Non-Modular, 80+|€29.56
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€80.84
Intel Core i5-3330 Box, LGA1155|€158.61
Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.46
Samsung SSD 840 120GB SATA 6Gb/s|€86.09
ASRock B75 Pro3-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€60.89
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€57.74
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws PC3-10667U CL9|€56.95
LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA|€16.50
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€595.31

That looks like a great pc, 8gb ram, SSD and i5!

What would be the approx lifespan of that pc?

mad turnip

brenbrady wrote: »

That looks like a great pc, 8gb ram, SSD and i5!

What would be the approx lifespan of that pc?

PC's have quite a long lifespan if your not going to play any modern games on them at least 3 years depending on what you really use your PC for I still use one of my old PC's from like 10 years back just not for gaming and it runs fine. If you just watch youtube, videos and do some word processing the PC should last well over 3 years.

trish.goyal

brenbrady wrote: »

Is it possible to put an SSD in this PC? :http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Lenovo_TC_EDGE_72_TWR_I5_4-1TB-DVDRW-W7PRELOAD_RCCJEUK/version.asp#maindesc

I'm a bit reluctant to go down the self build route but ideally I would a PC with an SSD but they don't seem to be as readily available in PC's as they are in laptops. The PC is going to be used for office work and an SSD would be great for boot times and running all those office and programs.

switching to solid-state drives or adding them to your system is simple using upgrade kits that include everything you need as well as software to clone your files and OS in just minutes. Kingston solid-state drives are backed by a two, three or five-year warranty, Intel also good in market they are legendary in performance & reliability

trish.goyal

trish.goyal wrote: »

switching to solid-state drives or adding them to your system is simple using upgrade kits that include everything you need as well as software to clone your files and OS in just minutes. Kingston solid-state drives are backed by a two, three or five-year warranty, Intel also good in market they are legendary in performance & reliability

Anyone know if it's possible to transfer licensed software over to an SSD without having to install all over again with registration codes etc?

cintec

brenbrady wrote: »

Anyone know if it's possible to transfer licensed software over to an SSD without having to install all over again with registration codes etc?

if the ssd is going into the same machine then you can just clone the hard drive and it will work.

Lu Tze

brenbrady wrote: »

Anyone know if it's possible to transfer licensed software over to an SSD without having to install all over again with registration codes etc?

You can clone the your existing hard drive to the ssd which takes the entire thing across as an image so no reinstallation needed. There are complications though, with settings in windows which have to change and the bios too.

Lu Tze

Lu Tze wrote: »

You can clone the your existing hard drive to the ssd which takes the entire thing across as an image so no reinstallation needed. There are complications though, with settings in windows which have to change and the bios too.

Thanks lads, I assume I could get someone to do that for me, I wouldn't be confident changing BIOS settings?

LKTechGuy

brenbrady wrote: »

Thanks lads, I assume I could get someone to do that for me, I wouldn't be confident changing BIOS settings?

Your local PC technician should be able to do it easy enough.

tuxy

LKTechGuy wrote: »

Your local PC technician should be able to do it easy enough.

And probably charge you €50 for 2 minutes work.
The motherboard manual will explain how to do it, it really is just selecting a option in a menu.
Most motherboards now have ahci set as default in the bios so there probably is no need to make changes after installing an SSD

BloodBath

If he's cloning from a hdd to an ssd then there are several windows settings that need to be changed.

trish.goyal

switching to solid-state drives or adding them to your system is simple using upgrade kits that include everything you need as well as software to clone your files and OS in just minutes. Kingston solid-state drives are backed by a two, three or five-year warranty, Intel also good in market they are legendary in performance & reliability