Upgrading my rig

caxe

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So I'm going to upgrade my rig / DIY for the first time.

I'm currently using a mlx pro with an fx 4100 and a radeon 6850 (sapphire)

I plan to buy tomorrow a gigabyte z97 gaming 7, a i5 4690k a nzxt h440 case and a corsair 750watt cx series psu all for about 527$

I kind of just want opinions on all of this /10 (I can swap the corsair 750 watt for a 600watt modular if reccomended I guess)

Opinions on the case / better options under 115$

and do you have to completely wipe a hard-drive to use it with a new mobo? I'm really not looking forward to trying to figure out how to preserve my files/programs any suggestions would be dandy
 
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I doubt it will boot. Your install of windows will be looking for your old hardware and it won't be there. Just backup all of your files, then do a fresh install of windows. It's a pain, but you will be glad you did a fresh install when everything works perfectly without issues.