Upgrading MoBo and CPU on Windows 10

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Dylan_92

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So ,I've been looking around at what the process for this is but so far I've not seen any definitive answers so I was wondering if could get one... Here goes:

I'm planning on going from an Intel Core i5 2500 and an Intel DQ67SW Motherboard, to an FX 8320 and an ASUS 970 Pro Gaming Motherboard, I'm planning on keeping all my other components such as my RAM, SSD, HDD and of course my copy of Windows 10.

Will I have to do a clean install of the OS to get the PC to boot? My windows is activated under my Microsoft account (it was upgraded from Windows 7 so I don't have a key, but there is a process for re-activation under the accounts system). I really don't want to have to mess around with my boot drive or do a clean install, although I do have a bootable install USB stick.

I also heard somewhere that I'd need to do a "repair install" (?), Can I do this off the disk or can this happen automatically in the OS after boot?

Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance.
Dylan.
 
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Seems like you will be going backwards or sideways moving from the i5-2500 to the FX-8320, but that is another subject.

If you have Win10 associated with your MS account, you should be fine for re-activation... this time. Even if you have to do a clean install... which I suspect you will have to. Even if Win10 recognizes the new hardware and finds enough drivers in its database to complete a boot, the registry will be a mess. Moving from an Intel platform to an AMD is quite a change for the OS to cope with, but it may work. You'll just have to try.
If you manage to get to the desktop, run CCleaner and do the Clean and Registry portions both. That will help clen up registry errors and other possible software conflicts. https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

If you need a Win10 download, you can download it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
 
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Dylan_92

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I have a USB with a copy of my boot drive on it here, I use it for installing W10 on laptops and stuff.

But I know about the whole backwards/sideways thing from intel to AMD, I'm doing it not for a performance boost (though the extra cores will hopefully help out my render/processing times of audio and video) but more for a cost saving, new MB and CPU means it'll be covered under warranty, meaning I won't have such a crazy returns process for an out of warranty board and CPU from Intel...

I also already have CCleaner, I run it at least 2/3 times a month to clean the registry and get rid of any temporary gunk.

 
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