OK, I've got my new parts, I'm ready to build, even put on my own thermal compound (a bit nervous about that) but the software installation and transfers is the part that makes me insecure or nervous.
Das parts:
ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Intel Core i5-2500K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Windows 7 HP 64 bit
My old Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB which I'd like to maybe use as a back up drive.
I'm also keeping my old PNY Quadro NVS 440 graphics card which I run 4 monitors for financial trading from.
And my old case and power supply.
My question is how to install the SSD and HDD's and install the programs on the SSD and the data and less important, less used programs and data on the new WD Black HDD.
I assume I'll install the OS first on the SSD, then my financial trading programs which I think only use less than 250 megabytes of space, my ESET NOD32 anti-virus software, Firefox 5 browser, my Nvidia graphics card software (120 MB).
Then what? How do I set up (or find the info on how to set up) the other HDD's and transfer all the data and jpegs, etc to the new HDD? Do it manually or use something like LapLink? Is LapLink, etc. worth it?
I'm not sure I'm even asking the right questions here. Advice, instructions, info sources, where to get a clue all appreciated.
Thank you. Thank you vurry much.
Das parts:
ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Intel Core i5-2500K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Windows 7 HP 64 bit
My old Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB which I'd like to maybe use as a back up drive.
I'm also keeping my old PNY Quadro NVS 440 graphics card which I run 4 monitors for financial trading from.
And my old case and power supply.
My question is how to install the SSD and HDD's and install the programs on the SSD and the data and less important, less used programs and data on the new WD Black HDD.
I assume I'll install the OS first on the SSD, then my financial trading programs which I think only use less than 250 megabytes of space, my ESET NOD32 anti-virus software, Firefox 5 browser, my Nvidia graphics card software (120 MB).
Then what? How do I set up (or find the info on how to set up) the other HDD's and transfer all the data and jpegs, etc to the new HDD? Do it manually or use something like LapLink? Is LapLink, etc. worth it?
I'm not sure I'm even asking the right questions here. Advice, instructions, info sources, where to get a clue all appreciated.
Thank you. Thank you vurry much.