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New CPU: Clean install windows?

Shadowman
By Shadowman
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Hi, sorry will sound like a silly question but need to be sure. If your just changing/upgrading only the CPU should you do a clean installation of windows also? or is that not necessary?

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3 minutes ago, Shadowman said:

Hi, sorry will sound like a silly question but need to be sure. If your just changing/upgrading only the CPU should you do a clean installation of windows also? or is that not necessary?

no it shouldn't be necessary 

the majority of the time you wont need to reinstall windows though its reccemoned if you change platforms or socket such as AM3 to AM4 for example 

Please quote or tag  @Ben17 if you want to see a reply.

If I don't reply it's probly because I am in a different time zone or haven't seen your message yet but I will reply when I see it ? 

 

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3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

You'll be fine the majority of the time

Thanks, yea with the motherboard when I changed it a few years ago I did a fresh windows install because drivers were for the old one. But I do understand maybe that was not necessary either as i could have just deleted all the drivers for the old motherboard.  

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Just now, Shadowman said:

Thanks, yea with the motherboard when I changed it a few years ago I did a fresh windows install because drivers were for the old one. But I do understand maybe that was not necessary either as i could have just deleted all the drivers for the old motherboard.  

That's usually the best course of action

New motherboard: Always reinstall windows

 

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