Switching Motherboards/CPU Sockets

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CafeteriaMan

CafeteriaMan

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Been looking around the internet for a while now and no one has had a straight-forward answer. I'm planning on switching the motherboard on my gaming pc so that I can get a more current cpu socket, I currently have an fx 6300 amd processor and am going to switch to an intel lga socket most likely. I would just like to know if there is a way to change motherboards while keeping my windows and all my data intact on the new motherboard, thanks!
 
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MeanMachine41
When changing platforms as you describe, you would have to backup your important data, reformat the disk, then do a clean install of your OS.
You can't just install your existing OS drive and expect it to boot.
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you can boot from your hdd , or your ssd , but there 's a small problem and that's with the RAM , unless you do a clean install it's gonna tell you part of your RAM is not usable , but the rest is ok , windows gonna detect your new hardware and install drivers for them all you need is a functioning internet connection
 
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