I was using aol im and surfing the net while i started the transfer, i actually have a pretty zippy pc:
Intel 2.4Ghz with hyper threading with a abit mobo (IC7-G i believe)
1.5GB pc3200 kingston memory
2x120GB SATA Seagate 7200rpm HD's
and all the other fancy stuff (ati 9700 pro videocard). I do have mcafee antivirus/firwall installed and running for the last 2 months or so, so i'll try shutting that off while doing the transfer and shutdown any other programs that may be interferring with useless crap, like aol im. My HD"s were defragged a week ago and both are about 50% full. Thanks for the tips guys, it's always good to know these things when doing a transfer.