Hmmm quite ingenious doing that, didn't think of it.. Thanks 
Dunno if OP can do it if the m/b died on the other computer, but its a trick I will keep in mind when my new laptop arrives any day.
Turn on bitcoin on both pcs while connected to the same network. On the new pc add a connect=123.13.123.123 to the config or command line of bitcoin where you replace the ip with the lan ip of the old pc.
Sync will go much quicker as the nodes will talk to each other rather than over the internet.
Once it's done you can remove bitcoin form the old machine. Also remove the connect line from the new machine's config.
Dunno if OP can do it if the m/b died on the other computer, but its a trick I will keep in mind when my new laptop arrives any day.
Ok, taking a crazy amount of time to sync...I'll give it a go once it's done. Thanks everyone!
Turn on bitcoin on both pcs while connected to the same network. On the new pc add a connect=123.13.123.123 to the config or command line of bitcoin where you replace the ip with the lan ip of the old pc.
Sync will go much quicker as the nodes will talk to each other rather than over the internet.
Once it's done you can remove bitcoin form the old machine. Also remove the connect line from the new machine's config.