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Reinstallation of windows on new mobo+cpu

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I'm thinking (decided to) upgrade to skylake from my fx-6300 I got last year. Buuut I'll need a new motherboard obv. I'm going for a MSI gaming m7 and a i5 6600k. So will I need to do reinstall windows when the new hardware is in? Some people say yes, some say no. Anyone switched mobos and have first hand experience that can help me out?

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Usually you will have to reinstall windows but you can follow this guide to keep Windows.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/106642-how-to-keep-your-current-windows-install-with-a-new-motherboard/

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I would just go with reinstall. You are making really big jump from AMD to Intel.

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