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jlear3   08-18-2009 at 09:14:01 AM

Yes, i just wanted to know if theres anything i'll have to do to switch my mobo and processor, ive switched mobos and stuff but not processor, anything i should do? do i need to format my OS drive or will it be fine the way it is? thanx!

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PsychoSaysDie   08-18-2009 at 09:17:31 AM
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You'll need the following.

New Memory
New CPU
New Motherboard

You should do a clean install after installing those items as well.

------------------------------ E8600 @ 5Ghz 1.475v
8GB DDR3 2000
Intel X25-M
XFX 5770 In X-Fire
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jlear3   08-18-2009 at 09:20:02 AM
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i know that, sorry i should have explained more, aside from all of the upgrades, anything else lol

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PsychoSaysDie   08-18-2009 at 10:30:22 AM
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Get a nice one of these


http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] 5_AM2.html

------------------------------ E8600 @ 5Ghz 1.475v
8GB DDR3 2000
Intel X25-M
XFX 5770 In X-Fire
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amnotanoobie   08-18-2009 at 11:37:40 AM
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You would need to do a clean install of your OS. That should be pretty much what you'd need to do. I have tried repairing an install of WinXP when I changed the mobo and processor, and honestly I wish I didn't. It was detecting the old hardware config on some of my apps, and it generally feels "dirty". :D

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ulysses35   08-18-2009 at 01:57:30 PM
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Clean install is better option.... but you know if you are really brave you can use the new kit with your old install of windows. However you need to remvoe the drivers for your mobo before starting the upgrade.

Even then there might be some issues.....

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UltraO   08-18-2009 at 02:00:08 PM
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Clean install. Or you might run into serious issues.

And hey I agree they do feel quite "dirty" ;)

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jlear3   08-18-2009 at 05:14:08 PM
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Clean install it is, thanx alot guys!


ps, i really dont think that cooler'd fit in my scout case it looks huge!


Message edited by jlear3 on 08-18-2009 at 05:15:00 PM
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