Motherboard swapping

[RADEON_GUY]

So i'm finally swapping my potato moterboard (Gigabyte GA H81-D3) for a MSI Z97 GD65. I won't be changing anything except for the motherboard. Do I have to install anything? Or just pop the CPU in and turn the computer on.

[techguru]

So i'm finally swapping my potato moterboard (Gigabyte GA H81-D3) for a MSI Z97 GD65. I won't be changing anything except for the motherboard. Do I have to install anything? Or just pop the CPU in and turn the computer on.

most likely gonna have to reinstall windows

completely new chipset and new features

[BarneyInMatrix]

Take off gpu. Unplug cpu power and mobo power and fan headers etc. Take off ram. Take off cpu and cooler.

 

Install new mobo. put cpu into socket, install cooler, install fan headers etc. Install ram. Install gpu. Plug in cpu power and 24pin

[RADEON_GUY]

most likely gonna have to reinstall windows

completely new chipset and new features

Well, damn. I don't even have a copy of windows. Wish me luck.

[techguru]

Well, damn. I don't even have a copy of windows. Wish me luck.

get your key from the current os

and download a iso of windows

[RADEON_GUY]

get your key from the current os

and download a iso of windows

How can I get the key

[techguru]

How can I get the key

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

[RADEON_GUY]

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Thanks!

[DunePilot]

 

Take off gpu. Unplug cpu power and mobo power and fan headers etc. Take off ram. Take off cpu and cooler.

 

Install new mobo. put cpu into socket, install cooler, install fan headers etc. Install ram. Install gpu. Plug in cpu power and 24pin

 

Pretty much this. Hopefully no Windows install, when you get in run windows update, let it do its thing, when its done do a fresh reboot. Also change the date and time to the correct date and time, do that before windows update, might actually do that first and then a reboot, and then the windows update thing. 

 

Its best to do a fresh install because you get rid of crap you don't need and stuff that is relative to the new build get installed but until you can come across a copy of windows and throw it on a USB hopefully what you have will be fine. 

[RADEON_GUY]

 

 

 

Pretty much this. Hopefully no Windows install, when you get in run windows update, let it do its thing, when its done do a fresh reboot. Also change the date and time to the correct date and time, do that before windows update, might actually do that first and then a reboot, and then the windows update thing. 

 

Its best to do a fresh install because you get rid of crap you don't need and stuff that is relative to the new build get installed but until you can come across a copy of windows and throw it on a USB hopefully what you have will be fine. 

 

I would make a fresh install, but I have 2.2TB of prawn

[DunePilot]

I would make a fresh install, but I have 2.2TB of prawn

Sounds like you need a new hobby.

[RADEON_GUY]

Sounds like you need a new hobby.

mate, I collect prawn. like other people collect art.