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If I upgrade my CPU, GPU and MOBO, can I keep the same HD w/ Windows?

Forum Systems : New Build If I upgrade my CPU, GPU and MOBO, can I keep the same HD w/ Windows?

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I have a three year old system that was a custom build. I want to upgrade the CPU, the MOBO, the RAM and the GPU. I wondering though, if I update all this stuff, then just plug in my regular hard drive, will all this new stuff read the Windows install and just boot like usual?

This might be a stupid question but I've been wondering. :)

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not necessarily.

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If you just replace cpu mobo ram and gpu you should have no problem booting windows from current HDD

You will of course have to uninstall drivers and install correct drivers and whatnot


Message edited by izoli on 06-18-2011 at 04:52:47 AM
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