if to apply thermal greaseand if i should reinstall my oe

Yo Yo Sandy · Feb 19, 2014

hi huys you guys have been a lot of help to me thanks to Tom's hardware

since wll my new pc parts comes next week i have 3 doubts about it i hope u guys Will gelp me

1-does the fx8320 come wirh pre applied thermal grease pre applied to its stock cooler.i donot want to over clock.how can i identify if there is pre applied thermal grease inthe coooler

2-do i have update bios in order to install the fx 8320 in the MSI 990FXA-GD65 mobo

3- i alredy have windows 8 installed in my old pc.so while changing the mobo & processor do have to reinstall Windows again while using the same hdd

thanks guys and pls hurry

getochkn · Feb 19, 2014

1. yes it comes with it on the stock heatsink preapplied

2. no you should be fine. the warning was when the boards first came out. all new boards will have the latest bios.

3. yes you will probably have to reinstall windows when making a big switch. very few times you can get away with it but most of the time you'll have to reinstall./

ethereal essence · Feb 19, 2014

1) Yes

2) Probably not. You should be fine

3) you will most definitely have to resintall windows when changing your motherboard.

groundrat · Feb 19, 2014

1: Yes, most (if not all) stock coolers come with grease pre-applied. If you are not overclocking you should be fine with the stock cooler.
2: No. install your OS and after the computer stabilizes update the bios. The MSI website specifically states the bios supports FX CPUs (http://us.msi.com/product/mb/990FXAGD65.html#/?div=Basic)
3: Problematic. If your last CPU was FX class and your last motherboard was an MSI you *might* be able to transfer without reimaging. I doubt it. Call MS if you attempt it and it will not authenticate. They may let you get by without buying a new license... but I doubt it.

getochkn · Feb 19, 2014

groundrat,windows 8 lets you transfer the license now, there shouldn't be any issue getting it activated again with a new mb. they changed their TOS for 8.

Yo Yo Sandy · Feb 19, 2014

thanks to all of guys for the reply
it helped me a lot

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