Upgrading my pc cpu and graphics card

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Zachasaurs

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while my current pc is good i really want to upgrade it so it can handle games such as star citizen and planetside much better at ax graphics while recording. i am planning on getting a new motherboard and an inten cpu and also a 760 and new powers supply listed belo and i want to know what i should do to prepare to install them. should i install the drivers ahead of time? do i deleter the onld ones then update and how? or do i have to completly re format my hardrive?
cpu-i5-4430
gpu-evga 760
mobo-ASRock Z87 Extreme4
psu-CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650
 
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You really don't need a Z87 board with that CPU, unless you are planning on adding a second 760 for SLI in the future. If not planning on such things, I would go with this CPU and MB combo instead for about the same price. It will handle games that take advantage of more cores better. Games like Crysis 3 and BF4 for instance.

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:56...
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Just assemble the build and if all is well (you can boot to BIOS) enter BIOS and be sure the SATA mode is set to AHCI and the DVD is set as the first boot device. Then pop in the Win7 disk, reboot, let the DVD load the Win7 installation pgm, and follow the instructions. Win7 will take care of formatting the drive. I presume you are clean installing Win7 to a HDD and not a SSD?

Your PSU looks fine.
Drivers only need to be installed AFTER you get Win7 installed.
 
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i already have everything from my current computer working i was wondering if i could just dropout the mobo and put it back in with the new graphics card and cpu and plug in the new psu to everything without redoing the windows instalation.
 
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You really don't need a Z87 board with that CPU, unless you are planning on adding a second 760 for SLI in the future. If not planning on such things, I would go with this CPU and MB combo instead for about the same price. It will handle games that take advantage of more cores better. Games like Crysis 3 and BF4 for instance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 19:56 EST-0500)
 
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Oh, you want to do a parts swap and NOT re-install Win7. That may or may not work depending on how different the old MB was from the new one. If the new MB's components are too different from the old one, Win7 will lock up and not boot. If you get lucky and it does boot, it will immediately attempt to find MB drivers from its database to install. After a re-boot, you'd want to run something like CCleaner to clean up all the registry errors and wasted space from the old installation. (The registry will still be somewhat messed up, but usable) Then, install the MB drivers from the accompanying disk (or the MB's website).
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

But before installing the new gfx driver, be sure to uninstall the old gfx card driver first. Another run of CCleaner wouldn't hurt. Then after Win7 is up and running, and MB drivers installed, do the new gfx driver.

But be aware that when Win7 sees the new MB, it will de-activate the original activation validation, and you will be left with a 30 day trial version until you activate anew. That is when you need to keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't revoke the license and ask you to make a phone call. I'm assuming your Win7 is an OEM.
 
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yes so mine is oem windoes 7 and my motherbord if for an fx6300 currently so it wont be too many years behing. and also my graphics card is 650 ti boost and since i will be going to another nvidia card i would guess it could use the same drivers correct?
 
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You should always uninstall/reinstall the gfx driver for best results when changing cards. Gfx drivers from Nvidia and AMD today are 'unified' drivers. They set themselves up for the card they are being installed with. Will a new card work with the driver installed for an older card? Yes, but you will get the best performance by doing a fresh install of the latest driver with the new card in place.
 
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The E3 Xeons 1230 and up are all i7's with ECC support, but work in regular motherboards. Most of them do not have the igp on die. The ones with a 5 at the end, ie 1245 v3, do have the IGP. That particular motherboard wouldn't support raid or multicard setups. If you want raid, an H87 board will work. Z87 boards tend to be required for SLI and CF capability.
 
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if i went ahead and got my graphics card drivers to work with the new card with the current machine would it make changing out the mobo and cpu out easyer?
 
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