preparing for an upgrade

2008-04-30 08:52:50

#1

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

changing everything except PSU, GFX card & hard drive (going to reuse as a slave for for future backups.)

i'm going to use ntbackup to save as much of my existing settings & files as possible, i'm also going to take a screen shot of all the software i've currently got installed.

just wondered if you had any advice.

2008-04-30 08:55:23

#2

']['error: Banned; +630|6915|The Netherlands

What are the current specs of your machine?

2008-04-30 08:56:17

#3

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

Post your specs.

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2008-04-30 08:57:13

#4

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

athlon amd64 x2 dual core 4600+
2GB RAM
radeon 1950PRO 512MB (crossfired) pcie x 16
asus A8R-MVP mobo
OCZTECH 600W PSU
western digital caviar 80GB IDE

Last edited by molotov<bf2> (2008-04-30 08:59:13)

2008-04-30 09:01:15

#5

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

I would say get a bigger hdd as your master. Increas your ram....wait, what OS do you want or have?

2008-04-30 09:02:43

#6

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

i'm getting 320GB as the master, 4GB RAM, OS will be XP64.

2008-04-30 09:05:32

#7

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

You don't like vista?

Last edited by killer21 (2008-04-30 09:11:13)

2008-04-30 09:08:01

#8

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

well XP64 cost me £100 about a year before Vista was released, so i'd prefer to reuse in spite of DX10.

no the mobo (P5K-PRO), CPU (Q6600), RAM (corsair) & hard drive (seagate) will all be changed.

Last edited by molotov<bf2> (2008-04-30 09:11:24)

2008-04-30 09:12:37

#9

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

How much are you willing to spend?

2008-04-30 09:14:40

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

So you are already decided on what you will get? I would go for a WD or Samsung HDD and a fast PC 8500 memory. If you play games a lot get a dual core.

2008-04-30 09:15:59

#11

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

i've bought the hardware, i'm looking for advice about the reinstall, particularly about preparation whilst i've still got easy access to my settings & data on the existing hard drive. sorry i didn't explain myself very coherently.

Last edited by molotov<bf2> (2008-04-30 09:17:23)

2008-04-30 09:19:05

#12

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

Oh. So you already have everything you are going to use but you just want advice on how to hook everything up?

2008-04-30 09:23:32

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

Put all your data on your old HDD.
1. I also always make screenshots of the services/startup programs i disable so when i reinstall, one of the first things i do is disable them.
2. Screenshot or write down all your passwords.
3. Move your savegame folders from My documents to a save place.
4. Screenshot your Firefox/IE extensions so you will know what to reinstall.

2008-04-30 09:24:53

#14

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

not connecting the hardware, i know how to do that. what i don't want to do is boot up the new system & find out i've forgotten to keep something like ISP account information or what software i had installed. it doesn't matter, this is only my second rebuild so i'm very cautious.

2008-04-30 09:26:23

#15

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

thanks .sup thats what i was after. +1

Last edited by molotov<bf2> (2008-04-30 09:27:05)

2008-04-30 09:27:33

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

molotov<bf2> wrote:
thanks .sup thats what i was after.

np. Also don't forget about your pics and other documents in My documents folder.

2008-04-30 09:30:59

#17

molotov<bf2>: Member; +15|6715|uk

yeah i think ntbackup saves everything stored in 'my documents' so i dump everything i want in there before i backup, i just hope it keeps all my profile settings as well.

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