changing from Intel to AMD (motherboard and cpu)
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SkyNetRising
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What exactly are you upgrading from and to?
Full platform change (involving change of motherboard) usually also involves re-installation of OS.
There are several issues, if you try to avoid re-installation:
Full platform change (involving change of motherboard) usually also involves re-installation of OS.
There are several issues, if you try to avoid re-installation:
- boot mode/sata controller mode compatibility (system doesn't boot);
driver compatibility (performance issues);
loss of windows activation.
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2 considerations. Licensing and Operation.
Licensing:
What OS is this? Where did it come from?
If Win 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
Operation:
The eternal question...Will it boot or will it fail?
3 possible outcomes:
1. It boots up just fine.
2. It fails completely.
3. It boots up, mostly. But you have lingering issues later.
With a parts swap like that, a clean install is always recommended, often required.
How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10
erickmendes
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Windows 10 reinstall drivers when it detects hardware change, but I would go for a fresh install, it's always safer and cleaner.
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Fresh install is when you install Windows from scratch... you must first create an installation midia (usually an bootable Windows 10 installation pen drive), then boot from it, format your drive and install Windows 'fresh'. Before you need to backup all your important files to another location (an external drive, a pen drive...), so you won't loose them, because formatting your hard drive will delete everything from it.
SkyNetRising
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Why don't you go with i5-7600 instead? It wouldn't require re-installation of windows.
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