Upgraded CPU, RAM, and mobo but my pc doesnt run as fast as i think it should

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i started with
AMD Athlon X4 860K
Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H
kingston savage 8GB of RAM
and then i upgraded to
GeForce GTX 960ssc 2GB
CPU I7 7700K
Motherboard MSI Gaming Pro CarbonZ270
RAM G.SKILL Trident Z 8GB DDR4 3600mhz
GeForce GTX 960ssc 2GB (didnt change GPU)
i use this for gaming on medium settings and i still lag on newer games and my old cpu ran better than this should i have deleted something or installed something (i did download what came on the disc with the mobo) please help thanks
 
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Barty1884
Assuming Windows 10...?

To back up, attach an external (or internal) storage device; external hard drive etc - and copy all files/data over you cannot afford to lose.

Once you're done with that, download the Media Creation tool here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

Use a USB thumb drive to create the install media (just follow the prompts).
Once complete, shut down and attach the USB.
Use the boot override fuctionality (typically by tapping F8) and boot from the device marked {UEFI} NameOfUSBDrive
Follow the prompts etc, direct it to the drive you want to install to..... and let it complete.

Then, go to the manufacturer's website (MSI and nVidia) and download the latest drivers for your system
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Did you clean install your OS? Or did you just unplug from the 860K and attach to the 7700K?

Generally, it's recommended to skip the drivers on the disks and head to the manufacturer's website (MSI and nVidia in this case) and download the latest drivers/BIOS revisions.
 
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i unplugged the 860 and installed the new motherboard,RAM and cpu
 
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Yeah; you need to clean install your OS - you'll have all sorts of driver conflicts going on there and, while it's not a problem to the point of not allowing you to boot into the OS, it's still going to present bugs.

Back up your data and clean install your OS.
 
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Question from jtzbgr : "after upgrade my pc is still slow"





 
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ahhh i see i am very new to this thank you
one more question how do i do all of that?? sorry for the stupid questions
 
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Assuming Windows 10...?

To back up, attach an external (or internal) storage device; external hard drive etc - and copy all files/data over you cannot afford to lose.

Once you're done with that, download the Media Creation tool here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

Use a USB thumb drive to create the install media (just follow the prompts).
Once complete, shut down and attach the USB.
Use the boot override fuctionality (typically by tapping F8) and boot from the device marked {UEFI} NameOfUSBDrive
Follow the prompts etc, direct it to the drive you want to install to..... and let it complete.

Then, go to the manufacturer's website (MSI and nVidia) and download the latest drivers for your system
 
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hey one more question i dont have a drive to put my files in does that mean ill lose everything?
 
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i mostly just have games on steam and theyre all saved to the account so i can just skip that part
 
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