New motherboard help

Emericafan94 · Jul 3, 2017

So I'm getting a new motherboard processor and ram I will be going from an Asus pro gaming ddr3 mobo to a newer Asus rgb ddr4 mobo I've only changed my graphics card before but do I need to do anything all of my data is on an ssd so do I just connect/screw it all in an I'm good to go? If it matters I'm still sticking with intel and just from the i7-4790k to i7-7700k the upgrade is really just to help a friend out plus get my rgb done for cheaper.

Serenity_3 · Jul 3, 2017

Wait so let me get this straight. You are upgrading from a 4790k to a 7700k and are wondering if you can still use the same boot ssd.

Here is something I found - looks like you might be out of luck if you are also using a new motherboard.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.howtogeek.com/239815/why-cant-you-move-a-windows-installation-to-another-computer/amp/

But, you can get a cheap external hdd, back up all of your files, and do a clean install of windows by clearing all of your storage devices and reinstalling.

Here is a 1tb external hard drive but they sell ones with less storage if you don't have a terabyte of data on your pic.

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16822178744?ignorebbr=true&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle-Mobile&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-Mobile-_-Hard+Drives+-+Portable+External-_-Seagate-_-22178744&gclid=Cj0KEQjw1ufKBRDYrqLzrY3dy88BEiQAPI_r4X0YOroLA21RtH2ou9raV1XzOidy3AEGuvVOMGgkHaYaAmQv8P8HAQ

Hope this helps.
-LC

Serenity_3 · Jul 3, 2017

You can create a bootable usb thumbdrive here.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

So basically all you need to do is plug the thumbdrive in to your pc and boot the system and windows setup should begin. Then just download your important files from the hdd and you should be good to go.

Emericafan94 · Jul 3, 2017

Serenity_3 :

Thank you and yes that's correct I know it's not a great improvement but my friend is building his first pc so I'm going to sell him some parts for cheapish and upgrade. But I saw in that article it said if I purchased windows it's not so bad so does that mean I can do it and when it mentioned not working it said windows 7 and 8 but I have 10?

Emericafan94 · Jul 3, 2017

Serenity_3 :

But also I have a spare 2tb Seagate sshd if that would work better to backup my pc I just would rather avoid it because I have around 400gb in steam games I'd rather not reinstall ya know lol itd take so long.

Corwin65 · Jul 3, 2017

Clean install of the OS is always the best way to go.

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