reinstall windows?

[R3DOPS]

im going to upgrade from amd cpu to intel cpu. the only thing i am upgrading is the motherboard and cpu. should i reinstall windows 7? 

[Jade]

Should you? Yes. Can you get by without it? I believe so, but you'll lose the benefit of stability.

[R3DOPS]

Should you? Yes. Can you get by without it? I believe so, but you'll lose the benefit of stability.

that is what i was thinking. is there no divers for CPU? only motherboard? 

[Jade]

that is what i was thinking. is there no divers for CPU? only motherboard? 

CPUs don't have drivers, no. Chipsets do, however.

[ItsFTP]

MOBOs can be a pain in the ass and there are drivers for the socket (if I remember rightly)

[Dautin]

You should definitely re-install Windows for the reasons that these fine fellows have previously stated.

[ApolloX75]

im going to upgrade from amd cpu to intel cpu. the only thing i am upgrading is the motherboard and cpu. should i reinstall windows 7? 

Always do a fresh windows install after a motherboard swap. Especially when switching from AMD to Intel or vice versa. Too much junk is left behind from the previous hardware and it will cause headaches to no end.

[LasersPewPew]

Best practice has always been a fresh install after a major hardware change. That being said, with Windows 7, you might be able to get with it. It's been somewhat forgiving when it comes to these kinds of change, though a motherboard change is considered a major upgrade so you'll most likely need to reactive Windows.

 

Save yourself potential headache and just do a fresh install. 

[EliminatingAngels]

A fresh install is recommended but if you really don't want to, you can try using sysprep http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html. I've used it going from a athlon II X2 to a i5 4690k and there haven't been any problems so far, although I cannot guarantee the same results for you. 

[EpicGeekonFire]

I am not sure if there is a feature on older Windows, like 7, but on Windows 10 there is a feature when you go into boot settings in where you can remove all installed programs/drivers from windows and re-install for your new hardware.