Changing motherboard,

[Chivpcgamer]

Want to upgrade to a pcie 3.0 motherboard, is it possible to do this without reinstalling windows, and just carry on?

[Jeroen1322]

Jup it is just possible! just replace it i did it to and had no problem with Windows 

[Chivpcgamer]

Cool, so basically would have to re overclock? What about the boot drive? Would i just have to select the correct one again?

[Jeroen1322]

Cool, so basically would have to re overclock? What about the boot drive? Would i just have to select the correct one again?

I think you have to overclock again i don't know for sure but it wil just select the correct boot drive and if not go to the BIOS and select it there

[Chivpcgamer]

Thanks very much jeroen

[Jeroen1322]

Thanks very much jeroen

Hey man no problem! Btw please Quote when you have a converstation because they get an notlivication and know that you anwsered to them btw the quote button is in the right corner of an awnser on the thread  

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In many cases you may run into driver issues, in most cases I would recommend a re-install although if you can remove the drivers first off you should be good

[BlackOutCrisis]

Want to upgrade to a pcie 3.0 motherboard, is it possible to do this without reinstalling windows, and just carry on?

Jereon is mistaken to an extent, if you have a OEM copy of windows then you have to BUY to a new copy of windows but if you have a normal copy you are find. Also you are going to have to uninstall the old motherboard drivers and install the new motherboard drivers.

[teeejay]

Jereon is mistaken to an extent, if you have a OEM copy of windows then you have to BUY to a new copy of windows but if you have a normal copy you are find. Also you are going to have to uninstall the old motherboard drivers and install the new motherboard drivers.

Actually that is not true. I own OEM Windows 7 Ultimate. I've bought all new hardware, installed Windows OEM and it works without problem.

[Chivpcgamer]

Actually that is not true. I own OEM Windows 7 Ultimate. I've bought all new hardware, installed Windows OEM and it works without problem.

[Chivpcgamer]

Whats is an oem copy guys? I have windows 7 home premium, it was pre installed with pc by cyberpower

[BlackOutCrisis]

Actually that is not true. I own OEM Windows 7 Ultimate. I've bought all new hardware, installed Windows OEM and it works without problem.

Windows OEM keys do not work on more than one motherboard, you can sometimes call and ask them to reactivate it on new motherboard but EULA you agree to when installing windows ties it to the motherboard you install it on. So yes it is true.

[BlackOutCrisis]

Whats is an oem copy guys? I have windows 7 home premium, it was pre installed with pc by cyberpower

OEM means "original equipment manufacturer", it is copy of windows sold for cheaper than normal and majority in bulk to companies like Dell and Toshiba and they put them on their mass produced windows products. I'm not for sure if cyberpower uses them or not but I believe if you right click on your "computer" in the start menu, at the bottom of the window that pops up in the bottom you should see "oem" in the "product id".

[Chivpcgamer]

OEM means "original equipment manufacturer", it is copy of windows sold for cheaper than normal and majority in bulk to companies like Dell and Toshiba and they put them on their mass produced windows products. I'm not for sure if cyberpower uses them or not but I believe if you right click on your "computer" in the start menu, at the bottom of the window that pops up in the bottom you should see "oem" in the "product id".

Thanks i'll try that, i want a new graphics card thats why i wanna upgrade to pcie 3.0 but as alwats with pcs it opens up all kinds of issues lol

[BlackOutCrisis]

Thanks i'll try that, i want a new graphics card thats why i wanna upgrade to pcie 3.0 but as alwats with pcs it opens up all kinds of issues lol

There should be absolutely no bottleneck with any GPU out right now using a pcie 2.0 x16 slot so you shouldn't worry about upgrading for that.

[teeejay]

Windows OEM keys do not work on more than one motherboard, you can sometimes call and ask them to reactivate it on new motherboard but EULA you agree to when installing windows ties it to the motherboard you install it on. So yes it is true.

I swapped mobo, did not make any call and it worked.

[Chivpcgamer]

There should be absolutely no bottleneck with any GPU out right now using a pcie 2.0 x16 slot so you shouldn't worry about upgrading for that.

Well thats good to know, its gona be either 780 or new amd, im thinking a lot of new games use msaa so may go amd this time. If i can avoid changing motherboards i wont so i'll take ur advice and save money

[BlackOutCrisis]

I swapped mobo, did not make any call and it worked.

Was is the same manufacturer?

[BlackOutCrisis]

Well thats good to know, its gona be either 780 or new amd, im thinking a lot of new games use msaa so may go amd this time. If i can avoid changing motherboards i wont so i'll take ur advice and save money

To put it in perspective, Sandy Bridge-E only uses pcie 2.0, so you like the 3960x 12 threaded fucking monsters of cpu's haha.

[Chivpcgamer]

To put it in perspective, Sandy Bridge-E only uses pcie 2.0, so you like the 3960x 12 threaded fucking monsters of cpu's haha.

I mean amd gpu and keep with the i7 2600k, if i can get away with it. 9970 is what im probably aiming for

[BlackOutCrisis]

To put it in perspective, Sandy Bridge-E only uses pcie 2.0, so you like the 3960x 12 threaded fucking monsters of cpu's haha.

I mean amd gpu and keep with the i7 2600k, if i can get away with it. 9970 is what im probably aiming for

Yea there won't be any bottleneck at all in that setup. The rumored price from a digital leak is that the 9970 is going to come in at 549$. Although it isn't going to be called a 9970, it is going to be something like a "R9 290" I think.

[Chivpcgamer]

Great news, im gonna bite the expensive bullet, eat lentals and drink water for a few months to afford it, but finally go 8xmsaa without crying quietly in a corner

[teeejay]

Was is the same manufacturer?

Yep, both Asus

[Mooshi]

Seems like a waste of cash for just the addition of PCI-E 3.0. Cards aren't at the level yet where PCI-E 2.0 isn't good enough.

[felixbearpig]

Just a question , are you going to get a ivy bridge CPU? Because no matter what motherboard you get, you can only do pice 2.0 with sandy bridge