Changing AMD Motherboard to Intel Motherboard

hustla2

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Oct 1, 2012
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Hey guys,

so right now I got a Gigabyte motherboard with an AMD socket. I have the AMD FX8350,but for some reason,my computer freezes at random times and the motherboard isn't using my Graphics card's full power(Double Diamond Radeon HD7770 GhZ edition). My processor overheats too fast and I think it's going to fry real soon. Also,sometimes my computer gets real slow when I open Facebook,Youtube at the same time.

So I decided to buy the Asrock Z87 Extreme4 motherboard with an Intel i5 processor. Now,my question is,do I need to re-install a clean copy of my windows 7? Or is there a way to change my motherboard and processor without re-installing windows?

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thank you.


 
Solution
Legally, you need to buy a new license for Windows if yours is an OEM. But if you boot with the new board, the current copy will probably get screwed up trying to load drivers for stuff that isn't there anymore, and have to search its database for your new MB's drivers. The bottom line is the Registry will be a mess. In fact it may not even boot. You may be able to limp by if you run a registry cleaning pgm. Not the ideal way to do it for sure.

And the next time Windows "calls home", you will probably be presented with a black 'basic use' screen until you jump through some hoops to get it re-licensed. Usually that involves an automated phone call and some questions to answer and some numbers/letters to enter.

clutchc

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Legally, you need to buy a new license for Windows if yours is an OEM. But if you boot with the new board, the current copy will probably get screwed up trying to load drivers for stuff that isn't there anymore, and have to search its database for your new MB's drivers. The bottom line is the Registry will be a mess. In fact it may not even boot. You may be able to limp by if you run a registry cleaning pgm. Not the ideal way to do it for sure.

And the next time Windows "calls home", you will probably be presented with a black 'basic use' screen until you jump through some hoops to get it re-licensed. Usually that involves an automated phone call and some questions to answer and some numbers/letters to enter.
 
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clutchc

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Well, actually yes you can. But you have to do a little work as I outlined above. If you can get Windows to boot with the old install, you have half the battle won. The rest is just a bit tedious. If it can't boot, then a clean install is the only way. After a clean install (or if lucky enough to get Win7 to boot), eventually you will want to activate Windows. That is where it is about a 50-50 chance you'll have to go thru the re-licensing process. Most times, even that is painless.