Hey guys,
As the title suggests, this summer, I'm going to upgrade my PC by upgrading the motherboard, CPU, and Ram. I'm also going to replace my case. However, i don't know what steps i need to take before actually replacing the components.
My PC is a prebuilt one, it's an Acer MC605 (https://www.acer.com/ac/en/KH/content/model/DT.SM1ST.033) but i did modify it by replacing the PSU with a Corsair Cx500 80+ bronze, the pc came with only 1 stick of DDr3 133mhz ram so I added an additional 4gb DDr3 1333mhz ram and added a GTX 750ti.
My new build: https://se.pcpartpicker.com/list/bz4MCb
I know my GPU will bottleneck my system but I'm not looking to upgrade it yet.
Going back to the topic at hand, After I replace the components I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows. I've also linked my Microsoft account to Windows 10. So, since I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows, do I have to uninstall my drivers, and if so how do i go on about doing that?
If I am to do a clean installation of Windows 10, do I have to create a Windows boot media or will Windows automatically be installed and running once I turn on the computer after I've finished replacing the components? Also, before I start replacing the components, do I have to format my HDD beforehand when doing a clean installation of windows? I've also read that a motherboard needs a driver in order to access the internet. Will this be installed automatically because how do I install the driver if i cannot download it in the first place? Apart from installing the drivers from an external drive.
Basically, i would like to know:
What should I do before the upgrade such as uninstalling drivers, backing up HDD etc?
What should I do after replacing the components such as fiddling with the bios etc?
It would be awesome if you could structure your answers in a chronological fashion and in steps.
For example:
Step 1: Uninstall drivers, back up and format HDD, also create a window 10 boot media
Step 2: Replace the components
Step 3: Turn on the pc and insert the Windows boot media drive (I hope that how you install windows) and install windows
Step 4: install new motherboard and CPU drivers from their respective manufacturer site etc.
Thank you for reading,
Best regards, Rextear
As the title suggests, this summer, I'm going to upgrade my PC by upgrading the motherboard, CPU, and Ram. I'm also going to replace my case. However, i don't know what steps i need to take before actually replacing the components.
My PC is a prebuilt one, it's an Acer MC605 (https://www.acer.com/ac/en/KH/content/model/DT.SM1ST.033) but i did modify it by replacing the PSU with a Corsair Cx500 80+ bronze, the pc came with only 1 stick of DDr3 133mhz ram so I added an additional 4gb DDr3 1333mhz ram and added a GTX 750ti.
My new build: https://se.pcpartpicker.com/list/bz4MCb
I know my GPU will bottleneck my system but I'm not looking to upgrade it yet.
Going back to the topic at hand, After I replace the components I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows. I've also linked my Microsoft account to Windows 10. So, since I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows, do I have to uninstall my drivers, and if so how do i go on about doing that?
If I am to do a clean installation of Windows 10, do I have to create a Windows boot media or will Windows automatically be installed and running once I turn on the computer after I've finished replacing the components? Also, before I start replacing the components, do I have to format my HDD beforehand when doing a clean installation of windows? I've also read that a motherboard needs a driver in order to access the internet. Will this be installed automatically because how do I install the driver if i cannot download it in the first place? Apart from installing the drivers from an external drive.
Basically, i would like to know:
What should I do before the upgrade such as uninstalling drivers, backing up HDD etc?
What should I do after replacing the components such as fiddling with the bios etc?
It would be awesome if you could structure your answers in a chronological fashion and in steps.
For example:
Step 1: Uninstall drivers, back up and format HDD, also create a window 10 boot media
Step 2: Replace the components
Step 3: Turn on the pc and insert the Windows boot media drive (I hope that how you install windows) and install windows
Step 4: install new motherboard and CPU drivers from their respective manufacturer site etc.
Thank you for reading,
Best regards, Rextear
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram