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fresh install if changing the mobo?

cisto1999
By cisto1999
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Do i have to do a fresh install of win10 if i change just the motherboard eg from an asus x99-board to a msi x99 board or just update the drivers and utilities?

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If it doesnt boot.. or post you need to reinstall.

 

Install drivers either way

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It is best to do a fresh install but if you know your way around you don't have to, you would just go uninstall the old drivers and then reinstall the new ones and everything should be fine. 

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It's easy to get around if you have a DVD or a USB to make bootable. Just follow the guide in my signature.

 

Windows 10 makes it easy and actually removes/finds the new drivers to make it work.

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When I changed my mobo windows could still boot, but was not happy with me. Took me a month to get it propely functioning again. So to save the trouble clean install

Main PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | RAM:Corsair LPX 3200 mhz (16Gb) 

Mobo:ASUS Strix B550-F Wifi | GPU: MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z

Case: Sharkoon Nightshark RGB| Storage: 500 GB 970 EVO Plus 1 TB WD blue 500 GB Samsung HDD

Monitor: iiyama G-Master G2470HSU-B1 165Hz

Powersupply: Be Quiet straight Power 10 500 watt

 

 

Main Laptop

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | RAM: Team group 16 GB 2666 mhz

GPU: RTX 2060 (MXM swappable)

Monitor: 1080p 120Hz

Storage: 2x 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe (no raid)

 

 

Second Laptop

CPU: Intel Core I5 1235u,  RAM: Samsung 8 GB 3200 mhz

GPU: IrisXe 80 eu

Storage: 512 GB WD Digital SN530 NVMe

 

Phone:

Xiaomi MI 11

 

Work Phone:

Galaxy A50

 

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