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I have two computers. One of which I am using, which was a pre-built one, and the other is one I built and plan to sell. The one I'm selling has a Gigabyte Gaming K5 AX-370 and the one I am using has a Asus B350M-Prime. I have a R5 1600 in the one I'm selling and a R7 1700X with a Corsair Cooler. What do I need to do if I plan on swapping these motherboards between computers? Do I need to delete some drivers or what do I need to do?
SELLING PC SPECS: R5 1600, Gigabyte Gaming K5 AX-370, 16GB Corsair RAM, Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB Graphics Card. 250GB SSD and 1TB HDD
PC I'M USING: R7 1700X with Corsair Cooler, Asus B350M Prime, 16GB RAM (some brand IBuyPower uses), MSI GTX 1080, 250GB SSD and 1TB HDD
 
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Much, much easier to keep the drives+OS married to the original motherboards.
CPU or GPU doesn't really matter.
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I'm swapping the Motherboards and RAM from one to the other. So the one I'm using will get the Gigabyte Motherboard and Corsair RAM instead of the Asus Board and ADATA RAM that it currently has. But everything else in the PC will remain the same.
Will go from R7 1700X & Corsair Cooler, Asus Board, ADATA RAM, GTX 1080 and Same Case to R7 1700X & Corsair Cooler, Gigabyte Board, Corsair RAM, and GTX 1080 with Same Case
 
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Primary question....
Does the drive and OS stay with the same motherboard?
 
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No. I already have several things on the one I use and the other is completely clean of programs and games.
 
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Then that is the major sticking point. Both for operation and licensing.

Operation - It may or may not actually boot up in the new hardware. Since you are just changing different levels of Ryzen systems, it is "likely" to work. But no guarantees.
Prepare for if either or both fail to actually boot up upon seeing the new hardware.

Licensing - Assuming Windows 10, Read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
 
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Would it be "easier" per say to keep the storages attached to the motherboards? Or would I still possibly have some hoops to go through because of the changes in CPU and Graphics Card?
 
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Much, much easier to keep the drives+OS married to the original motherboards.
CPU or GPU doesn't really matter.
 
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So what drivers would I have to delete and reinstall on each storage? Just the GPU's?
 
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Yes. DDU does a good job of scrubbing GPU drivers.
https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu-v17079-released
 
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Thank You, Now This Process Will Be Much Easier.
 
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