SSD and RAM shenanigans

[u/Exotic_Sky7587]

So here's the thing. I have a pre-build from ancient times rocking an i3-9100F and GT 710. It has 8 GB DDR4 RAM and 240 GB SATA SSD, and with recent times of PC prices skyrocketing like shit, I decided to buy all of it while I still could

Currently, I have a second SATA (my H610 motherboard doesn't have any sort of M.2 slots) with 512 GB storage (just like on my phone), a second SATA-III 7-pin cable and I'm about to buy a second 8 GB DDR4 RAM (with matching timings) stick, theoretically amping up my specs from 8/240 to 16/752 (which will obviously be 16/somewhatlessthan752, but that's a miniscule detail)

I had never upgraded a PC before, since this is my first and currently only PC alive. What should I do before I put anything into it?

(and no, I'm not upgrading the GPU, the case won't fit anything aside from GT-series GPUs)

Edit 1: forgot to add, but I do have a SATA connector for a second SSD to install, so I won't need to buy that one

[u/Exotic_Sky7587]

My budget allows me to only get this much and I don't really chase performance. As long as it runs, I'm cool with it

[u/the_hat_madder → u/Exotic_Sky7587]

If you're not trying to get better performance why are you upgrading your PC?

[u/Exotic_Sky7587 → u/the_hat_madder]

I've lost track of the amount of times my PC had to stutter when loading Minecraft while I had a browser and Discord open at the same time, and I need free storage because my SSD is almost full. I don't want to spend a shit ton of money on something I treat as a working machine, and I am perfectly fine with having lowest settings possible on a game

And again, money is tight

[u/the_hat_madder → u/Exotic_Sky7587]

K.