New Build, Old Drives

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

Hi, I am starting a new build from scratch except that I also wanted to use my old drives in the new build. Would it be possible to just connect the drives without any repercussions? Or Should I start fresh and just copy from a backup drive?

Old Build

CPU: i5-9600k

GPU: RTX 2070

MOBO: Asus Prime Z390-A 

RAM: 2x8 Corsair LPX 3000 CL15

PSU: EVGA 600w

New Build

CPU: i5-13600k

GPU: RTX 4070 ti

MOBO: Asus Prime Z790-A Wifi 

RAM: 2x16 G.Skill D5 6400 CL32

PSU: Corsair 850w

[SimplyGone]

you haven't told us what the drives are

Should be fine though

[OwenWetzel]

I would reinstall Windows, but other than that, just be aware of the potential for drive issues due to age.

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

7 minutes ago, SimplyChunk said:

you haven't told us what the drives are

Should be fine though

For the Main OS: Im using a WD Blue 500gb Sata SSD 

 

the other drives are for games:

2tb WD Black SN750 NVME

2tb Seagate BarraCuda HDD

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

9 minutes ago, OwenWetzel said:

I would reinstall Windows, but other than that, just be aware of the potential for drive issues due to age.

Like what, if I may ask?

[OwenWetzel]

1 minute ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

Like what, if I may ask?

What kind of drives do you have?

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

Just now, OwenWetzel said:

What kind of drives do you have?

For the Main OS: Im using a WD Blue 500gb Sata SSD 

 

the other drives are for games:

2tb WD Black SN750 NVME

2tb Seagate BarraCuda HDD

[OwenWetzel]

2 minutes ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

 

For the Main OS: Im using a WD Blue 500gb Sata SSD 

 

the other drives are for games:

2tb WD Black SN750 NVME

2tb Seagate BarraCuda HDD

SSDs can age and stop working, although I have never had issues. The HDD on the other hand, could die, with heavy use. How long have you had it?

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

Just now, OwenWetzel said:

SSDs can age and stop working, although I have never had issues. The HDD on the other hand, could die, with heavy use. How long have you had it?

Probably around 4 years now

[OwenWetzel]

1 minute ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

Probably around 4 years now

Yeah, they only have a 2 year warranty. As long as you are only using it for games and backup, you should do fine. I just wouldn't trust it with anything to important.

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

Just now, OwenWetzel said:

Yeah, they only have a 2 year warranty. As long as you are only using it for games and backup, you should do fine. I just wouldn't trust it with anything to important.

So itd be fine to just connect the SSD OS drive without backing it up?

[Budget DIY]

You will most likely need to reinstall your operating system (windows?). If you've got legal games on the other disks, you most likely need to reinstall them, or use steam to reinstall it all over again.

 

Data like movies, series, moosic, comics, books and random documents, should be totally fine. Just make sure they aren't inside some kind of protected folder, from windows. (in the past, I've had issues accessing "my documents" folders/files, due to a new installation/other account)

*EDIT: 4 years of average usage should still make those disks very valid. I'm in the process of rebuilding my pc in a new case, and my oldest disk is close to 12 years old, and spinning all that time. According to software, still in near perfect health. (don't thrust software)

[OwenWetzel]

I would always backup important data before changes, but you current drive should work fine.

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

2 minutes ago, Budget DIY said:

You will most likely need to reinstall your operating system (windows?). If you've got legal games on the other disks, you most likely need to reinstall them, or use steam to reinstall it all over again.

 

Data like movies, series, moosic, comics, books and random documents, should be totally fine. Just make sure they aren't inside some kind of protected folder, from windows. (in the past, I've had issues accessing "my documents" folders/files, due to a new installation/other account)

*EDIT: 4 years of average usage should still make those disks very valid. I'm in the process of rebuilding my pc in a new case, and my oldest disk is close to 12 years old, and spinning all that time. According to software, still in near perfect health. (don't thrust software)

So you’re saying it should be fine to plug and play with the drives?

[Budget DIY]

1 minute ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

So you’re saying it should be fine to plug and play with the drives?

Yes. That ~12 yo HDD has survived 3 different pc's already. I personally don't consider a 4 yo HDD with consumer-grade usage, worn out. (but even with new disks, keep back-ups)

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

9 minutes ago, OwenWetzel said:

I would always backup important data before changes, but you current drive should work fine.

True, i’ll do that

[SimplyGone]

3 hours ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

For the Main OS: Im using a WD Blue 500gb Sata SSD 

 

the other drives are for games:

2tb WD Black SN750 NVME

2tb Seagate BarraCuda HDD

You'll be fine man

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

3 hours ago, SimplyChunk said:

You'll be fine man

Thank you