Need Help with new Hard drive

Simply make an 'image' of your old drive using Windows 7: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-sys...
After it finishes you will be given the option to make a bootable system repair disk that you can use to restore that image to the new drive.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7702/restoring-windows-7...

You can just add the new hard drive to your computer and keep the OS where it is on your old hard drive. Then just transfere what you want to the new drive. What is your old drive and what is your new drive?

i have a hitachi 640GB currently, its what came with my computer when i bought it three years ago. I haven't looked up a new hard drive yet I want one that has a better data transfer rate.

Do you happen to have a Z68/77 motherboard? If so, a 60GB - 64GB SSD setup to cache the main drive will make the system feel many times faster than the fastest mechanical HDD. And 60/64GB SSDs are less than the cost of a hi-speed 640GB HDD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...

You have to have a board that works with Smart Response Technology to use the cache feature however.

A good option to think about is to get a SSD for the OS and your current drive will then be storage and apps and games that you don't want on the SSD. There are a variety of sizes of SSD's and depending on your budget you can get a 128 gb or a 256 gb. I use a 256 gb for the boot drive and that has room for Win 64 bit and a couple of games so you can actually fit 4 or 5 games comfotaby and put movies and photos and storage files on the old hard drive.

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

For $200 you can get this Samsung 830 256 gb and it's the same as I use and I get a 7.9 WE with it. Ganmes load faster and apps open quicker , it just makes the over all performance of the Pc much faster.

Best answer selected by masterofmagic420.