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Changing my CPU and my motherboard on my computer

Jaxv3r
By Jaxv3r
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Do I have to uninstall anything on my PC specifically my drivers on my PC, before I changed my motherboard and CPU?

 

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you might need to, i usually wait until after the hardware swap, and let windows do its thing. it usually cleans up everything, and then just install anything it didn't. it is usually recommended to do a clean windows install after major hardware changes. although it will usually be fine not to, be aware that issues may arise.

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11 minutes ago, bmx6454 said:

you might need to, i usually wait until after the hardware swap, and let windows do its thing. it usually cleans up everything, and then just install anything it didn't. it is usually recommended to do a clean windows install after major hardware changes. although it will usually be fine not to, be aware that issues may arise.

Agree with him. Somehow in your case I'd say you don't even do anything than installing the motherboard's driver, but usually Windows just take care of it by itself. Kind of did this when I used a laptop's HDD to boot from a PC to test it. Works flawlessly.

 

Linus kind of always do this with the test bench.

Humor me, as you should do.

 

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So the best way or safest way is to format my system?

 

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