Motherboard Installing

[Msuni]

So i recently bought an i7 8700k to replace my i5 6500 which obviously meant i had to upgrade my motherboard as well. I've heard that when you install a new mother board you have to put in a widows disk to reinstall windows again. Is this true.

[TheGlenlivet]

5 minutes ago, October22nd said:

So i recently bought an i7 8700k to replace my i5 6500 which obviously meant i had to upgrade my motherboard as well. I've heard that when you install a new mother board you have to put in a widows disk to reinstall windows again. Is this true.

Yes, WIndows will ask for a new activation code.  In the past I called MS and told them my MOBO had died and they reactivated it for me, but I don't know if this will still works or not.

[MrDrWho13]

6 minutes ago, October22nd said:

So i recently bought an i7 8700k to replace my i5 6500 which obviously meant i had to upgrade my motherboard as well. I've heard that when you install a new mother board you have to put in a widows disk to reinstall windows again. Is this true.

If you're using the same HDD, it should be fine.

[Msuni]

So which one is it? Will it ask for the activation key or will it be fine if i have the same hdd?

 

[Lenovo1984]

You can keep your copy of Windows, but it's recommended to do a fresh install when moving to a new platform. 

[Msuni]

Ok thank you, it;s not me installing the the new parts (because im too scared too lol) so thanks for the info.

[LogicalDrm]

Question is, is your key OEM or not? And is it linked to your MS account or not?