Replacing Motherboard

[kevi.ngu]

I want to replace my motherboard which is an asus h310m-plus gaming to a gigabyte h370 aorus gaming. Is there anything i should know before I go on with this, like to unistall drivers or anything like that?

Thanks,

[GoldenLag]

Why are you replacing your mobo?

 

Unless you are doing a CPU, Mobo + potentially RAM upgrade there are few reasons to do so

[Christophe Corazza]

A clean install of Windows is the only option if you are planning to swap your motherboard. Especially if you want to avoid headaches further down the line. 

The point of reinstalling windows is to make sure windows gets the correct drivers and applies the correct Windows settings for your new hardware.
If you have windows 10, make sure you linked your key to a Microsoft account and that its a retail key, if you want windows activation to go smoothly after you reinstall.

[kevi.ngu]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Why are you replacing your mobo?

 

Unless you are doing a CPU, Mobo + potentially RAM upgrade there are few reasons to do so

im doing a ram upgrade

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, kevi.ngu said:

im doing a ram upgrade

Unless you have a K series processor you can grab a B360 mobo instead for cheaper. Z series mobos are only really needed with the K series.

 

Other than that follow the steps mentioned above

[Spotty]

8 minutes ago, kevi.ngu said:

im doing a ram upgrade

What RAM configuration are you currently using?
Really the only difference in RAM with the board you have and what you are planning on upgrading to is the number of DIMM slots.
You may be better off replacing your existing RAM instead of buying a new motherboard just so you can add more DIMMs to your existing RAM. For the cost of the new motherboard you could probably just buy 2x8GB sticks instead.

[Christophe Corazza]

13 minutes ago, kevi.ngu said:

im doing a ram upgrade

 

So you want to upgrade RAM and motherboard? Wat is your current configuration (ASUS h310m, and what CPU and RAM do you have)?

[kevi.ngu]

11 minutes ago, Spotty said:

What RAM configuration are you currently using?
Really the only difference in RAM with the board you have and what you are planning on upgrading to is the number of DIMM slots.
You may be better off replacing your existing RAM instead of buying a new motherboard just so you can add more DIMMs to your existing RAM. For the cost of the new motherboard you could probably just buy 2x8GB sticks instead.

Im using 2 sticks of 4gb right now.

[kevi.ngu]

11 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

So you want to upgrade RAM and motherboard? Wat is your current configuration (ASUS h310m, and what CPU and RAM do you have)?

i5 8400 and corsiar value select at 2400mhz

[Spotty]

55 minutes ago, kevi.ngu said:

Im using 2 sticks of 4gb right now.

Motherboard - $130
2x4GB RAM - $80
Total: $210
 

2x8GB RAM = $150
Total: $150

 

Makes more sense to just buy a 2x8GB kit to replace the 2x4GB kit rather than buying a whole new motherboard just so you can add to your existing RAM.

[asand1]

Buy 2x8gb, sell 2x4gb. =$100