Adding a 1Tb Samsung Hard Drive

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I have been running my new build for around a month now and had no problems whatsoever with Vista 64.
Have tweaked the graphics card with an Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 8800 and drastically brought the temperature down.
I have just taken receipt of a 1 Tb hard drive and wondered whats the best way forward.
Do I try to copy everything including the OEM version of Vista to the new hard drive or do I just transfer my files and keep the existing 320gb hard drive as the OS boot drive?

Whats everyones experiences about adding a hard drive?:)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 SLACR
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS GREEN
    Memory
    8 GB CORSAIR XMS 2 CM2X2048 6400C5
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GeFORCE 8800 GTX OC2 768MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24
    Screen Resolution
    1080p Full HD
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 320gb
    3x 1tb
    PSU
    700w
    Internet Speed
    10mb
Keep the OS on the 320gb drive and use the 1T drive for programs and data. If your OS fails and you need to reinstall at least your data will be safe. You may need to reinstall some files though as programs do link in to the registry. Another way of doing it is to use the 1T drive just for data. Pictures and music ect. This way it will be easy to back up when you want.
It also depends on the speed of the drive, if your new drive is alot faster than the old it would make sense to transfere everything to the new drive and sack the old drive or sell it on ebay.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
It also depends on the speed of the drive, if your new drive is alot faster than the old it would make sense to transfere everything to the new drive and sack the old drive or sell it on ebay.

Hi and cheers for the reply. Both are 7200rpm but transferring the job lot to the new HDD is an option , however as I have the OEM version of Vista I thought it was limited to one install?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 SLACR
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS GREEN
    Memory
    8 GB CORSAIR XMS 2 CM2X2048 6400C5
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GeFORCE 8800 GTX OC2 768MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24
    Screen Resolution
    1080p Full HD
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 320gb
    3x 1tb
    PSU
    700w
    Internet Speed
    10mb
I would do away with the 320gb, keep it as back up of your install & transfer everything to the new hdd. The samsung one is better in performace anyway i beleive.

I think you can get away with changing the hard drive, just not the MB
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    §ĮŁΣNŦ Д$$Д$$ĮN
    CPU
    Xeon X3360
    Motherboard
    P5W64 WS Pro
    Memory
    Corsair XMS2 8gb @ 5-4-4-12 833mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Geforce GTX470 SC+
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Extreme Gamer Fatlity Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T200
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD 1TB RE3
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughower 750w
    Case
    NZXT Lexa Silver
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10x Extreme
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa Mirror
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
    Internet Speed
    24Mb/s
    Other Info
    My massive wifi antenna is in the post!
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