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‎03-10-2018 04:50 PM

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Product: HP Omen PC 870-244
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello, I have the HP Omen 870-244 Desktop.  The specs are: i7-7700 CPU.  GTX 1070 8GB GPU.  16 GB RAM.  1 TB HDD.  If you need any more info about the PC, just ask.

 

It was one of the models which didn't come with an SSD.  With how important SSDs are to gaming these days, I decided to go ahead and order one.  I ordered the 128GB Samsung 830 SSD from Newegg (Really good deal).  All it came with was a screwdriver.  Prior to ordering the SSD, I had absolutely no knowledge on installing an SSD.  I am brand new to gaming PCs.  However, I am not silly, and I will not destroy it by opening it up, lol.

 

So with no knowledge, I watched some videos on installing SSDs.  It seems some PCs have dedicated areas in the tower for SSDs that require no cables, and some do need the cables.  

 

I see that some different versions of the same desktop have SSDs pre installed in them.  So I am assuming that they do have dedicated slots or areas for SSDs.  

 

Anyways, any information on the subject would be greatly appreciated.  I basically want to know if I'm going to need to go buy a SATA cable BEFORE i open this bad boy up.

 

Thanks for reading and any information you can provide to me, would be VERY helpful!

 

 

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