switching motherboards

[EpicFail]

hi,

im swicthing from a gigabyte 970A-UD3 AM3+ Motherboard to a g1.sniper motherboard from gigabyte ( with 4790k) do i have to reinstall w7 if not does this have any affect on my performance

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[theloveablemoose]

You probably should but there is a tutorial that i used before when my mobo died that worked perfectly.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/106642-how-to-keep-your-current-windows-install-with-a-new-motherboard/

[GzeroD]

You will almost certainlty need to re install. If you dont the first boot (if it even works, it probably wont ... but it might) will take 20+ min while it tries to swap all of your drivers to generic versions. and then it will still perform poorly because the os will still have registry settings that are optimized for AMD and not your current intel. Just re-install. if you have an oem key and it gets shut off or wont activate just call Microsoft and explain that you replaced a defective motherboard and cpu and they will allow you to activate.