Upgrading My Desktop: Preparation

My desktop computer is almost 2 years old, but certain parts of it are way over 5 years. My C: and D: drives were taken from my last computer and re-used in my new custom built desktop (primarily to save money). I really wanted to upgrade my HD space and switch to the latest craze, an SSD. While doing this upgrade, I felt like I should blog about what I did and any problems I ran into. To start this off, here was my old system.

As you can see, my RAM and HD space was abysmal. My C: drive was 90% full of crap, mainly the OS and all installed programs. The plan was to install a new secondary internal drive and migrate all program files into this new drive, the E: drive. I also had to reduce the space used on the C: drive so that I can transfer my OS to the SSD (note: transfer, not a fresh install). Lastly, my F: drive is primarily used for media storage (which is connected to my iTunes): music, tv shows, videos, pictures, docs, etc. Before I continue, here is the new hotness (changes in italics):

Even though I was mainly going to upgrade my HD slots, I kind of splurged and upgraded my RAM, keyboard and monitors. The RAM was relatively cheap, only $40 for another 8GB. My keyboard was getting extremely outdated, so I upgraded to the Sidewinder gaming keyboard as I am always destroying face in Battlefield 3. Lastly, the only reason I bought 2 new monitors is because one of them died during this upgrade process (what are the chances)... so I decided to upgrade both at the same time.

The upgrade process for migrating all programs to another drive and for switching to a new SSD will come shortly. They are pretty in depth, so a full blog post about it should suffice. I hope to inform you all on this journey!

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