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Guess I'll just update to Windows 8.1. Thanks for the helps guys/ladies/(etc) :P ---Heller

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I'm switching from my AMD processor to an I5. Will I be able to simply plug and play or will i need to entirely format my hard drive? Also I'm trying to decide whether I want to install Windows 7 Ultimate again or update to 8.1. I personally somewhat like the 8.1 UI but is there any issues that are caused by games or anything? Also, can you make Skype just run in normal desktop mode and not a tile mode? TY --- Heller

 

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You won't have to reinstall windows, you will just have to reactivate it.

 

With 8.1 you can download skype from their website and use that instead of the one from the windows store, and it will work the same as on windows 7. (The windows store one is the tile version)

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I'm switching from my AMD processor to an I5. Will I be able to simply plug and play or will i need to entirely format my hard drive? Also I'm trying to decide whether I want to install Windows 7 Ultimate again or update to 8.1. I personally somewhat like the 8.1 UI but is there any issues that are caused by games or anything? Also, can you make Skype just run in normal desktop mode and not a tile mode? TY --- Heller

windows might freak out that you changed mobos and cpu's, so you may have to reactivate...

QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE 

My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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Windows tends to run into problems when you switch mobos so you should probably just reinstall or upgrade to 8.1

There are no major problems or issues with games

You can download desktop skype

CPU: AMD FX-6300 4GHz @ 1.3 volts | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | RAM: 8GB DDR3

Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P | GPU: EVGA GTX 960 SSC | SSD: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO

HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Green | Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 | OS: Windows 10 Home

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I'm switching from my AMD processor to an I5. Will I be able to simply plug and play or will i need to entirely format my hard drive? Also I'm trying to decide whether I want to install Windows 7 Ultimate again or update to 8.1. I personally somewhat like the 8.1 UI but is there any issues that are caused by games or anything? Also, can you make Skype just run in normal desktop mode and not a tile mode? TY --- Heller

I had issues just switching from different architecture AMD processors. Stability was a major issue, and I ran into some other issues. I didn't end up having to reactivate though, which was nice. I guess my hardware ID didn't change too much.

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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