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you will have to remove all the other parts eg sata cables and psu cables then re connect then and you will also have to re install windows 

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Hi all,

 

Do to reasons I won't bother explaining (needlessly long and bizarre story) I am getting an X79 Deluxe and i7-4930k combo tomorrow, along with AX760 and a bit more RAM, just curious, is it a simple case of merely removing my old motherboard, and putting the new assembly in, with GPU and everything to then just install the motherboard drivers afterwards?

 

I normally just build computers, not make major motherboard changes, and forgot what went on when I did this back in mid 2012, so a quick answer would be appreciated :-)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jack

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you will have to remove all the other parts eg sata cables and psu cables then re connect then and you will also have to re install windows 

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you will have to remove all the other parts eg sata cables and psu cables then re connect then and you will also have to re install windows 

Re-install Windows? Is that because of motherboard compatibility? Annoying as I hate going through the Windows 8 authentication system

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Re-install Windows? Is that because of motherboard compatibility? Annoying as I hate going through the Windows 8 authentication system

its hard to work out exactly why but from what i understand the install has some sort of comparability with that previous mobo and that one only so re installing it will make the files from that mobo work with the windows files

sorry if i dont make sense i dont understand it myself  

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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its hard to work out exactly why but from what i understand the install has some sort of comparability with that previous mobo and that one only so re installing it will make the files from that mobo work with the windows files

sorry if i dont make sense i dont understand it myself  

Oh right, thanks for the help, I sort of understand that, almost as though the OS has built a profile for the old motherboard?

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Oh right, thanks for the help, I sort of understand that, almost as though the OS has built a profile for the old motherboard?

yea pretty much but if your installing on a ssd or something it will only be a few minutes to install anyway 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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its hard to work out exactly why but from what i understand the install has some sort of comparability with that previous mobo and that one only so re installing it will make the files from that mobo work with the windows files

sorry if i dont make sense i dont understand it myself

You might be talking about uefi and and possibly a gpt initialized drive. Sould note that even never boarfs like the x79-deluxe buy default is in not full uefi likely for "compatibility".

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As Sav1our said you have to remove all the other parts. But if you got a normal/retail license and not a OEM License you can just reactivate Windows if you wish, but the best idea is to do a new clean windows install as the drivers will be different for every component on the mobo like the USB bus, PCI, PCIe slot's etc. .

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As Sav1our said you have to remove all the other parts. But if you got a normal/retail license and not a OEM License you can just reactivate Windows if you wish, but the best idea is to do a new clean windows install as the drivers will be different for every component on the mobo like the USB bus, PCI, PCIe slot's etc. .

And if windows activation gives you fits just call microsoft and tell them what you replaced and they will let you use the license back. :)

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Just out of interest...with the X79 Deluxe motherboard, I wouldn't have RAM clearance issues when using it in conjunction with a Hyper 412s alongside 4x4GB DIMMs?

If they have tall heatsinks on your ram you will have issues

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Eh oh... :-(

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