- May 2, 2015
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Hello everyone, it is my first post here but I have been coming here for help for about half a year.
I am planning on switching from an AMD CPU to an Intel. I was wondering if I needed to reinstall everything. I have most of my programs (Steam Games and others, Photoshop, etc.) on a second hard drive along with my personal files. I have my OS installed on a SSD. From what I have read, it is recommended to reinstall the OS when switching CPU manufactures, to avoid conflicting drivers. I am fine with doing that, but I was wondering if I it was also recommended to also reinstall the programs on the secondary drive as well. I would rather not have to download 400GB of programs. My specs are listed below.
I hope I have been clear enough with this question, and I am looking forward to working with you all.
Specs:
Current CPU: AMD FX 8350 @4.72Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i with 2x Noctua NF-F12 PWM
Current Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair CX750
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming 4G
Blu-Ray Player: LG WH14NS40
SSD: Kingston Hyper X 240GB
HDD: 2x WD Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/s 7200rpm
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Case Fans: Cooler Master Megaflow 200 (Intake); Noctua NF-A14 (Intake); Noctua NF-S12A (Outtake)
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
External Peripherals: Logitech G27 Wheel; Microsoft Xbox One Controller; Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller; Logitech K270 & M185
Upgrade Specs:
CPU: Intel i7-4790K @4.0Ghz (I will possibly overclock or use the TurboBoost)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark2
Everything else is the same.
I am planning on switching from an AMD CPU to an Intel. I was wondering if I needed to reinstall everything. I have most of my programs (Steam Games and others, Photoshop, etc.) on a second hard drive along with my personal files. I have my OS installed on a SSD. From what I have read, it is recommended to reinstall the OS when switching CPU manufactures, to avoid conflicting drivers. I am fine with doing that, but I was wondering if I it was also recommended to also reinstall the programs on the secondary drive as well. I would rather not have to download 400GB of programs. My specs are listed below.
I hope I have been clear enough with this question, and I am looking forward to working with you all.
Specs:
Current CPU: AMD FX 8350 @4.72Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i with 2x Noctua NF-F12 PWM
Current Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair CX750
Video Card: MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming 4G
Blu-Ray Player: LG WH14NS40
SSD: Kingston Hyper X 240GB
HDD: 2x WD Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/s 7200rpm
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Case Fans: Cooler Master Megaflow 200 (Intake); Noctua NF-A14 (Intake); Noctua NF-S12A (Outtake)
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
External Peripherals: Logitech G27 Wheel; Microsoft Xbox One Controller; Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller; Logitech K270 & M185
Upgrade Specs:
CPU: Intel i7-4790K @4.0Ghz (I will possibly overclock or use the TurboBoost)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark2
Everything else is the same.
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