Is this gonna cause a problem

[Carbide X]

Im gonna upgrade to a new pc very soon, and im gonna use my old ssd and hdd in this new build...

Am i just gonna have to install the new drivers and stuff or do i need to do something more ?

 

Current specs: GTX 1060 3gb

                       i5 6400

                       16gb ram

                       GA-h110m-h ddr3

New specs: Rx 580 8gb

                   ryzen 1600x

                   16gb ram

                   msi x370 gaming pro carbon

[Crunchy Dragon]

You'll want to sysprep your drive for the Windows drivers, and then use DDU to uninstall your GPU drivers. Then you can reuse your SSD and HDD.

[Carbide X]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

You'll want to sysprep your drive for the Windows drivers, and then use DDU to uninstall your GPU drivers. Then you can reuse your SSD and HDD.

systemrepare ? what does that do ?

[Carbide X]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

You'll want to sysprep your drive for the Windows drivers, and then use DDU to uninstall your GPU drivers. Then you can reuse your SSD and HDD.

and also, do i need to uninstall my gpu drivers before building the new pc or do i need to do all this after i build it

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

systemrepare ? what does that do ?

sysprep essentially makes your drive ready to be used in another PC so it doesn't load incompatible drivers.

 

1 minute ago, Carbide X said:

and also, do i need to uninstall my gpu drivers before building the new pc or do i need to do all this after i build it

I'm pretty sure you can do it after building, but I personally would do it before building.

[AshleyAshes]

Uhh... Are you BUYING this 'new computer'?  Cause it's kinda a lateral upgrade compared to the old one.   Like if you're going in full price on this 'new computer' it's going to be marginally better than the old one and not justify the costs of a whole new platform, CPU, and graphics card.  If it's a gift or handme down, I guess.  But for a purchase for upgrade this is a HUGE waste of money in terms of what you will spend vs how much better it'll perform.

 

You'd do a lot better to JUST put all the money into a new graphics card and keep the rest of the system.

[Lenovo1984]

If it's Windows 10, you don't need to do anything. Just move the drives and you should be good. 

[Carbide X]

4 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Uhh... Are you BUYING this 'new computer'?  Cause it's kinda a lateral upgrade compared to the old one.   Like if you're going in full price on this 'new computer' it's going to be marginally better than the old one and not justify the costs of a whole new platform, CPU, and graphics card.  If it's a gift or handme down, I guess.  But for a purchase for upgrade this is a HUGE waste of money in terms of what you will spend vs how much better it'll perform.

 

You'd do a lot better to JUST put all the money into a new graphics card and keep the rest of the system.

i already bought most of the parts hahah, im waiting for the other ones, my current build isnt that pretty either, this build is gonna be more powerfull and more aesthetic

 

4 minutes ago, Lenovo1984 said:

If it's Windows 10, you don't need to do anything. Just move the drives and you should be good. 

You sure ? @Crunchy Dragon thoughts ?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Carbide X said:

You sure ? @Crunchy Dragon thoughts ?

In my experience, you should always sysprep a drive before moving it to another system with the purpose of booting it. The easier way is to just reinstall, but if you have data you care about, sysprepping is usually the best way.

[Herman Mcpootis]

you might need to reactivate windows if it's an OEM key so keep that in mind.

[Carbide X]

10 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you might need to reactivate windows if it's an OEM key so keep that in mind.

I have windows 10 education, i got it from school

[seagate_surfer]

Might be a good idea to bind your Windows key to your Microsoft account to be safe:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

[Carbide X]

10 minutes ago, seagate_surfer said:

Might be a good idea to bind your Windows key to your Microsoft account to be safe:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

I read the link and it said

Note

If you've already added your Microsoft account to your device, you'll see Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account on the Activation page

 

Which in my case it is, so i think im good, right ?

[seagate_surfer]

5 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

I read the link and it said

Note

If you've already added your Microsoft account to your device, you'll see Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account on the Activation page

 

Which in my case it is, so i think im good, right ?

Yeah, if Windows is telling you it's all linked up, then it should be all set to go. Bob's your uncle.

[Carbide X]

8 minutes ago, seagate_surfer said:

Yeah, if Windows is telling you it's all linked up, then it should be all set to go. Bob's your uncle.

Not sure what you meant with bob but tnx hahahha

[seagate_surfer]

26 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

Not sure what you meant with bob but tnx hahahha

Sorry, it's just kind of a phrase. "Bob's your uncle" is like "You're all set" or "Good to go".

[Lenovo1984]

22 hours ago, Carbide X said:

You sure ? @Crunchy Dragon thoughts ?

Yes, I'm sure. I've done it dozens of times with no issues.