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Hello all,

here's my current system specs:

Q9450 Oc'ed to 3.5 GHz
500GB HDD
Asus Rampage Formula MOBO
4GB DDR2 OC'ed from 800 to 1050 MHz
HiS IceQ HD 7850 OC'ed to 1125/1350
TX750W PSU Corsair

I'm gonna move over all my data and OS from the old HDD to a new 500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, which I'll later transfer into a new build. The new build will be something like a z170 with ddr4, a 970, a skylake cpu etc...which is to say a huge upgrade with totally different hardware

My question is this:

Can I just plug in my SSD with all the info, OS, chipset and other drivers etc...from the old build into the new build, and then download the new drivers myself (or even windows will update those drivers for me) or will I run into serious problems and even a failure to boot if I try that? In which case I would have to clear the SSD of all it's old contents and install a fresh windows.

Thanks for any help
 
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geofelt
A qualified maybe.
If the chipsets are similar enough, you may be able to boot and just install drivers.
What is your OS?
I am on windows 7.
In the past, I have been successful in being able to boot into windows when changing from an older Intel chipset to a newer one. Not so with a amd to intel change.
I think such a change has become easier with windows 8 and more so with windows 10.
It is definitely worth a try.

Here is a procedure I came across that may well work, but I have not tried it.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

My suggestion is to use the Samsung ssd migration app to copy all to the new ssd and verify that it works by booting it.

Then use that known good ssd...
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A qualified maybe.
If the chipsets are similar enough, you may be able to boot and just install drivers.
What is your OS?
I am on windows 7.
In the past, I have been successful in being able to boot into windows when changing from an older Intel chipset to a newer one. Not so with a amd to intel change.
I think such a change has become easier with windows 8 and more so with windows 10.
It is definitely worth a try.

Here is a procedure I came across that may well work, but I have not tried it.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

My suggestion is to use the Samsung ssd migration app to copy all to the new ssd and verify that it works by booting it.

Then use that known good ssd as your experimental device on the new build so if anything goes wrong, you can still revert back to your old hard drive.
I was recently good, changing from z97 to Z170. Only needing to install the newer motherboard drivers.
 
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Thanks for the help.

I'm also on windows 7, but I get the free upgrade to windows 10 of course. Should I upgrade before plugging the SSD into a new machine?

The mobo chipset is Intel X48/ICH9R
 
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Good question. That was going to be my fall back method; it would be a pain to reinstall many games and apps.

I am not enamored with windows 10, but I suppose I could get used to it.
Today, I see no compelling reason to migrate to windows 10 ;
I plan on waiting until the bugs get worked out at the very least.

 
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