Just upgraded processor, motherboard and ram. (CPU Overheating)

minecraftfarmer

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CHASSIS MODEL: CORSAIR 300R WITH WINDOW

PROCESSOR:INTEL i7-3770 Quad Core (8-Thread) 3.4 - 3.9GHz LGA 1155 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge CPU
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS H61M-PLUS (INTEL H61 CHIPSET)

SYSTEM MEMORY:Crucial 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR3L-1866 UDIMM

POWER SUPPLY: 430W CORSAIR CX

HARD DRIVE SET 1: MULTIMEDIA\DATA: 1X (1TB SEAGATE (7200 RPM) (32MB CACHE)

OPTICAL DRIVE 1: : DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD WRITER 24X / CD-WRITER 48X)

INTERNET ACCESS: HIGH SPEED NETWORK PORT (SUPPORTS HIGH-SPEED CABLE / DSL / NETWORK CONNECTIONS)

VIDEO CARD(S): 1X NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 650 TI BOOST 2GB (INCLUDES PHYSX)

SOUND CARD: INTEGRATED MOTHERBOARD AUDIO

EXTREME COOLING: EXTREME COOLING: STANDARD FACTORY HEAT-SINK AND FAN

I just installed them nothing else, what do I need to do? Update drivers? Computer is also acting slow, do I need to reinstall windows 8? Sorry I am terrible at computer stuff.
 
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You probably do need to do a fresh Windows install. Anytime a motherboard is swapped, a clean Windows install is the best option. Then install the driver disk that came with the motherboard (or get them from the motherboard manufacturer's website). Then windows updates, then NVIDIA drivers.

kanewolf

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You probably do need to do a fresh Windows install. Anytime a motherboard is swapped, a clean Windows install is the best option. Then install the driver disk that came with the motherboard (or get them from the motherboard manufacturer's website). Then windows updates, then NVIDIA drivers.
 
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