ready to make the switch....almost???

liquidmonkey

liquidmonkey

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so i have my new build sitting next to me...

core i7 920
ASUS P6T WS Pro
3x2gig OCZ Gold 12800 RAM
Corsair 750W
XFX GTX 260
Cooler Master 690

wooohoooo!!!!...and want to make the big switch over from my current winXP Pro SP3 system.
originally i was just going to switch over the hard drive and see what happens but after a little careful thinking i'm wondering if you have any advice for me before i do that so i don't mess it up.

driver backups? how is that done for ALL drivers?
reg backups? how is that done?

is there anything else i should do before making the switch?


thanks for ANY advice :)
 
You cant really just switch over the hard drive.... backup your files and install a fresh copy of windows is your best bet.
 
so far i have to say, the XFX GTX 260 is a SOLID card and is very professionally done!!! seriously, i don't impress easy but it feels awesome when your holding it!! and the box was GREAT!!
the corsair power supply was wrapped in plastic AND a extra cloth bag which i thought was cool. plus the box it came was GREAT!! even came with some little tie clips :clap:
the OCZ memory is super awesome looking and built solid!!
the cooler master 690 is an AWESOME case, very well built and looks great!!
and the xigmatek heatsink / fan is imperssive too! great build with the heat pipes lying DIRECTLY on the CPU!!!

i guess its the little things that impressed me with those things, just passing it along.



as for the OS, you have convinced me and it will be win7 RC1 64bti as i want to take advantage of DX10 and those 6gigs of gold RAM, but i have a few ????'s.

- will i be able to upgrade once the FINAL versions are released or is it fresh install time?

- will most of the programs i use work? i use EVERYTHING from PINNACLE to ADOBE CS3 MASTER COLLECTION to wallpaper master to daemon tools and of course the games, oldies like QUAKE III and the newer FAR CRY 2 / COD 5???

- how stable is a RC (release candidate)? have never installed a RC of anything before.

- so instead of making a backup, i'm to use a newer HDD since my older one was still IDE but now i will use a SATA HDD and that should also speed things up for me.


am off to 'find' a win7 RC 64bit version now and please, keep the tips coming, i'm very appreciative for everything :hap2:

thanks again!!!
 
I don't think you should choose Windows 7 as your default OS. If you still have your license and CD, I'd stick with XP for now. I LOVE Vista so much better than XP, and I really enjoy working with 7. However, it could save you a lot of time by sticking with a current OS and waiting for 7. My suggestion, set up a dual boot, with XP and 7 on different partitions. That way, if 7 craps out or you can't upgrade to the real version once that's released, you'll still have a working OS.
And choosing SATA will show a lot of improvement over IDE. I personally still have an IDE HDD in one of my builds along side a SATA. You can tell the difference in speed, but it is minute.
As for computability, the real version of Windows 7 is coming with a virtual XP, which should provide almost if not 100% compatibility with XP.
Stability-wise, the RC is pretty stable. But I still would do the dual-boot config I suggested.
 
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