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Can i just swap one for the other or should i do a fresh install of everything?

 

 

 

 

 

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yeah as long as its the same socket and chipset. 

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Can i just swap one for the other or should i do a fresh install of everything?

 

 

 

 

 

@Razzaa 

 

@Jumper118

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Just swap it and replace the thermal paste.

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You can just do the CPU swap.

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If you're only swapping a CPU (same mobo) you should be fine. If you're swapping the mobo I'd reccomand a fresh install (although I got away with just installing the new mobo drivers).

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If it were me I would do a clean install.

Why???

You can change CPUs with no problem at all, unless this requires changing your motherboard too.

There is absolutely no need to clean install windows.

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Why???

You can change CPUs with no problem at all, unless this requires changing your motherboard too.

There is absolutely no need to clean install windows.

 

I said "if it were me". Id much rather not have remnants of older drivers sitting with new chipset/cpu drivers. 

His question looked as if he wanted peoples opinions so I gave mine. 

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I said "if it were me". Id much rather not have remnants of older drivers sitting with new chipset/cpu drivers. 

His question looked as if he wanted peoples opinions so I gave mine. 

CPUs do not use drivers. Nothing changes at all when you swap a CPU.

It's like replacing a fan in your case. All you have to do is plug it in and it works.

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Can i just swap one for the other or should i do a fresh install of everything?

 

 

 

 

 

@Razzaa 

 

@Jumper118

yeah as long as its the same socket and chipset. 

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well its in :) thermal paste might be a little screwed up, mounting this Seidon really sux...

 

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