Need some advice with upgrading (replacing parts)

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Okay so I'm planning on upgrading my current computer and I'm looking for advice from more experienced people.

So this is what I'm currently thinking of doing: I plan to replace my old motherboard, cpu, graphics card and psu. I have build a computer from scratch so I'm not new in building, however, I have never upgraded a computer with replacing parts. So my main concern here is that can I just replace everything listed earlier (MOBO, CPU, Graphics card and PSU) and everything will work just fine? I don't plan on replacing my HDD, ram or case.

I have no idea what would actually happen after swapping those parts (MOBO, CPU, Graphics card and PSU) and keeping my old (HDD, ram), would it simply not work or would it perhaps work just fine? Would I have to reinstall my windows 7 or would that also work without problems? if you have done something like this before I'd like to hear what happened to your computers after swapping something like mobo and cpu, did it work like before or did you have some problems?

Please ask if my post was somewhat unclear, English is not my first language so have mercy and ask any question if you need some clarification on my post.
 
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Should be fine to do the change, windows will ask you to confirm your identity when it sees the new mobo and cleaning out and reinstalling drivers can be annoying but doable. Personally I would do a re-install of windows just to avoid issues, have done this before and it worked but was a day of fighting with it to get everything sorted out.
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Should be fine to do the change, windows will ask you to confirm your identity when it sees the new mobo and cleaning out and reinstalling drivers can be annoying but doable. Personally I would do a re-install of windows just to avoid issues, have done this before and it worked but was a day of fighting with it to get everything sorted out.
 
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Hey CrystalClear.
You have no worries, of course your old HDD and RAM will work with the new parts as they did with the current components/parts you have there at the moment.
Re-installation is not needed, but it's recommended. Still if you are too lazy to do so, keep it running like that :)

If you don't mind writing, what MBO, CPU, GPU and PSU are you planning to get and what RAM, HDD and case do you plan to keep for the new configuration ?

Hope I answered your questions, if you need any other help around something or any kind of other questions, feel free to ask ;)

 
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Thank you for your advice FireDragon

I still am on planning stage and I'm not in a rush so I haven't really thought about what parts I'm planning on getting. For HDD I have Western Digital 1TB, RAM is http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-12800cl9d-4gbrl x2 and the case is http://www.computeruniverse.net/en/products/90418327/lc-power-pro-917b-titus-x-schwarz.asp .

You definitely did answer to my question :)
 
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As long as you are doing DDR3 for DDR3 you can keep the RAM. Any SATA HDD should be fine to transfer over.

As SU11YBEAR says you can often get away with transplanting an OS. I have successfully gone from AMD to Intel twice, and Intel to Intel many times, generally just had to re-activate Windows over the phone.
 
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Thanks for the advice SU11YBEAR

Reinstalling sound like a good plan for me, however, I don't own the windows 7 installation disk anymore, but I do have that sticker which has the production key on it, is that enough (my windows is not pirated or anything like that, I just didn't build this computer myself so I don't have the disk)

 
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You can grab a digital copy and do a USB reinstall (easiest method), the last time i did it with 7 there is an issue where it will ask you to install the CD during the install, you just need to change the usb port you are using and it will work (make sure to use USB 2.0 ports as the 3.0 generally need drivers)
 
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Great answers everyone! I got a lot of information and I am now confident and can proceed with my plan and start thinking about new parts. Thank you all for informative and fast answers! :) (sadly I could pick only one "best answer" since all of your answers were great)
 
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Thanks for help man, but I think I can manage :) Now this is not final or anything, I just made this up in like 30mins but I was thinking something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wqxwmG do you think this is good?
 
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I wouldnt go with the 1155 socket, nothing new coming out for that, changed to an 1150 which saved some money and will probably give better performance, upped RAM speed and upped GPU

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4tcwmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4tcwmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $746.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 19:04 EDT-0400
 
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"I wouldnt go with the 1155 socket, nothing new coming out for that, changed to an 1150 which saved some money and will probably give better performance" didn't know about that. This raises one question though. I already have 8gb of ram but it's speed of 1333, so I would have 2 different speeds of ram. Would this be a problem? Also I think I've read that difference between 1333 and 1600 isn't that big, is this true?
 
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Running two different speeds won't work, if you already have 1333 i would just stick with it, the Z series mobo and K chip allow overclocking so you can get higher speed RAM and run it, costs more but prices should drop soon with the release of X99 and DDR4, i wouldnt upgrade 1333 to 1600 but whenever i do a build i always try and get 1600 as a base so thats why i made the change
 
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