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windows reinstall upon changing platform

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Is windows reinstall strictly required when changing the platform?i know it's needed but is it strictly needed or something that can be lived on with? going from i7 6700k and z170 to r9 3900x and x570...

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5 minutes ago, sonyzz said:

Is windows reinstall strictly required when changing the platform?i know it's needed but is it strictly needed or something that can be lived on with? going from i7 6700k and z170 to r9 3900x and x570...

Not strictly but when going from one platform to another its recommended.

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On 2/8/2020 at 11:12 AM, sonyzz said:

Is windows reinstall strictly required when changing the platform?i know it's needed but is it strictly needed or something that can be lived on with? going from i7 6700k and z170 to r9 3900x and x570...

No needed or required. Try and look yourself.

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9 hours ago, homeap5 said:

No needed or required. Try and look yourself.

Reinstalled windows anyway 

CPU: R9 9950x, CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 + 3 x Noctua NF-A14x25 G2, GPU: Gigabyte RX 6900XT Aorus Master, Motherboard: ASUS Chrosshair X670E Hero, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 6000 CL30, Soundcard: Asus Xonar STX, Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB, Samsung 970 Evo 1TB, Samsung 870 Evo 4TB, 3 x WD Ultrastar 20TB, 2 x WD Ultrastar 26TB, PSU: Seasonic Prime 850w 80+ Titanium, Case Fans: 4 x Noctua NF-A14, Case: Corsair 7000D Airflow, OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit

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