Moving data from old Z68 to new X99X

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Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving!
I have a question about getting data from one PC to the other the easiest way I can. The old PC is still working quite well, just building a new one.

Old Build;
Intel I5-2500k
ASRock Extreme4 LGA 1155
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti
G.SKILL Sniper 16GB 240-pin DDR3 1600
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit

New Build;
Intel Core I7-5930K Haswell-E
ASRock Gaming Fatal1ty X99X LGA 2011-v3
WD 1TB Performance 7200rpm
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GDST
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB 288-pin DDR4 3000
Win 7 Professional 64 bit

This is my son's PC and he wants to keep all of his data from the old hdd and move it to the new one. Would I just back it up to an external and the move to the new HDD? Also, I haven't started the build yet but was wondering about maybe adding an SSD but I dont know much about them except I hear they are really fast.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there again, Just-Bip!

Yes, the 250 GB SSD would be more than enough for your OS. I'd recommend you to check out one very detailed and informative guide about SSD and HDD optimization, which you might find useful: http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
It would surely assist you with the storage configuration.

Hope it helps. Let me know if you have further questions regarding this! :)
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Welcome to the community, Just-Bip!

Since it's going to be an entirely new rig, you can simply back up the data your son wants to move to an external HDD and then copy it to the new build. You'd definitely need a new genuine Windows installation, though.

As for the SSD, I guess it's going to be a great addition to the new rig! You can upgrade the primary drive with an SSD and keep the WD Black as a secondary storage drive for gaming and demanding software. You'd definitely notice the difference between a solid-state drive and a mechanical hard drive, especially in the access time and the transfer rate speed. Having both an SSD and an HDD in your PC is the preferred and recommended storage configuration for high performance!

Keep me posted if you have more questions! :) Hope I was helpful.
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SuperSoph_WD, thanks for the answer! Are there certain files I would want to copy, i.e. C: users, or just look for games and such and copy those over?
Also on the SSD, I'm thinking about a 250Gb. I would make it drive C for the Os and the new WD would be drive D for data? I'm hoping the 250 Gb SSD would be enough space.

Thanks again!!
 
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Hey there again, Just-Bip!

Yes, the 250 GB SSD would be more than enough for your OS. I'd recommend you to check out one very detailed and informative guide about SSD and HDD optimization, which you might find useful: http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
It would surely assist you with the storage configuration.

Hope it helps. Let me know if you have further questions regarding this! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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