Future Build Need Advise

[Nakanaw]

So I'm planning to pursue my masters in another country and since I'll be spending quite some time there, I figure to build a PC. Instead of building everything from scratch I'm planning to reuse my 1060 and my hard drive + ssd. That means I'll only need to spend on a new cpu, motherboard, ram and psu (currently using i5 4460). I was wondering, after finishing the build and booting with my old hdd + ssd, do i need any special attention (like download drivers and stuff), or the program and games will automatically accept the new cpu and run normally. Thanks to whoever have the time answering this

 

[curiousmind34]

1 minute ago, Nakanaw said:

So I'm planning to pursue my masters in another country and since I'll be spending quite some time there, I figure to build a PC. Instead of building everything from scratch I'm planning to reuse my 1060 and my hard drive + ssd. That means I'll only need to spend on a new cpu, motherboard, ram and psu (currently using i5 4460). I was wondering, after finishing the build and booting with my old hdd + ssd, do i need any special attention (like download drivers and stuff), or the program and games will automatically accept the new cpu and run normally. Thanks to whoever have the time answering this

 

When upgrading your cpu and motherboard it is highly recommended (but not required) to back up your important files and reinstall windows. This will clear out any gunk that appeared on your drives over the years, and make sure no old drivers get in your way.

[roshanind]

If you are installing a motherboard then yes you need to install the chipset drivers (and other drivers for sound, ethernet, onboard vga, etc) that comes with the new motherboard. So ideally what I would like to advice is to backup your hard drive or if your hard drive is big enough move your content to a separate partition and install the OS on the main partition.

[Nakanaw]

Gotcha. Thanks guys, appreciate the answers :)