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If it's just a CPU swap you don't need to do anything. 

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I'm planning on swapping my i5-4460 with an i7-4790. I want to use the same lga 1150 socket motherboard. If all I'm doing is swapping the two chips, are there any drivers or anything I need to worry about?

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If it's just a CPU swap you don't need to do anything. 

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remember to apply new thermal paste before putting the cooler back on is all i can really think off. also is that the locked or unlocked K chip you are swapping too? you might want a better cooler than the stock cooler because it gets very loud and annoying and the I7 4790K ends up pretty hot using it

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Your motherboard may need a BIOS update to accept that devil's canyon chip. You won't need to download any software but you will need to head to the motherboard manufacturer's website to find the new BIOS.

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On 11/22/2018 at 2:22 PM, Bananasplit_00 said:

remember to apply new thermal paste before putting the cooler back on is all i can really think off. also is that the locked or unlocked K chip you are swapping too? you might want a better cooler than the stock cooler because it gets very loud and annoying and the I7 4790K ends up pretty hot using it

Thanks for the advice. Fortunately I already have a coolermaster evo 212 or whatever it's called

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