“I have a cyberpc model SLC7200BST. Is this a good choice for this? Is there anything else I need? How do I know if this is compatible?”
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All desktops have capability for this same size and type drive but you may need an 2.5 to 3.5 drive install kit, since this drive is smaller than the old style HDD’s. This size dive can actually be considered a laptop drive size but now desktop PC’s are coming with these. SSD are not made in 3.5” size but the install kit I mention above makes this SSD fit in any 3.5” HDD location. The case for this computer has two 3.5 trays that slide out and there may already be two hard drives here, depending on the configuration from the factory (or if someone else has installed another drive. This is accessible by removing the solid metal side panel cover on the right side of the case, as opposed to the glass side panel. If adding this where there is an empty slot, the PC may have an extra cable (SATA cable) siting there waiting for the new drive or you may need to purchase one that is long enough. These SSD’s do not come with that cable. It also takes a power cable (the wider connector on the drive) but your case for sure will have an extra power connector coming from the PC power supply, so no worries there. Ironically, this case has two slots for 2.5” SSD’s but the ones that I have seen as a prebuilt factory system, do not have the bracket to mount the drive. You can see this under the same cover that you just removed to acces the main HDD. They are the two rectangular areas on the metal backplate for the mother board. There is a large opening where you can see the back of the motherboard (to access the back of where the CPU sits, and just under that are these to empty slots. Now maybe you get lucky and the manufacturer included the bracket. You will know since there is one large thumb screw on each bracket. By removing this and the bracket, you can now access the back of the bracket to drive screws through to hold the SSD on the front of the bracket. You reinstall the bracket, attach the cables and setup the new drive as additional storage in windows using the Format Hard Drive app that comes with windows. If you do not have that bracket there, I don’t know if you can contact the OEM to order it. Otherwise, you get the 2.5” to 3.5” drive kit and install it down below in the 3.5” caddy location. It’s much easier to add this as additional storage. If you are looking to ditch the main hard drive and go with this larger and faster SSD, then this can be done as well. Removing the old original HDD and replacing it with this or any SSD is a grey option since this will speed up loading times with your PC and give you more storage space. SSD are much faster than HDD but keep in mind this is only when accessing the drive, like when you first start windows, first start apps and a few times while using apps and saving to the drive. It doesn’t make you CPU faster so will not help with handling graphics better or crunching numbers faster.
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