Just CPU change need OS re-install?

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Anthony Hart

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Do i need to reinstall my OS [windows 8.1] if i swap out my CPU to something more powerful? or can i just download new drivers?
 
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No you will not need to re-install your Windows 8.1, done it with my transition from FX-4100 to FX-6300 on Windows 7, didn't need to reinstall. Windows is stored on your harddrive so you won't need to reinstall.
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No you will not need to re-install your Windows 8.1, done it with my transition from FX-4100 to FX-6300 on Windows 7, didn't need to reinstall. Windows is stored on your harddrive so you won't need to reinstall.
 
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Not necessarily, I transitionned from a GA-970A-D3 to a GA-990FX-UD3 and didn`t need to reinstall. I think you'll need to reinstall if your changing platforms, Intel to AMD, AMD to Intel, but I`m not sure and may be mistaken.
 
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zxt827

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You don't need a reinstall OS, if you are just changing the cpu. even though it is recomanded to avoid potencial driver problems.
 
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You were lucky, when you move from one chipset to another, older drivers want to work on a different chipset and most of the times crashes windows at startup. Even same chipset mobos crash when swapped.
 
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I reinstalled the new chipset drivers and stuff from the new CD xD
 
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