Recent content by Eddlicious

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    When reinstalling Windows 10, will all drives be formatted or only the drive Windows is installed on to?

    Hey, Question's in the title, what follows is just a short background summary of where this question arose. I've been looking into upgrading my PC's CPU and motherboard this month since August and I've one by one been running in to questions about the whole process. Most recent is whether or...
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    I need help choosing a new motherboard (I'm upgrading from MSI B150M 'Mortar' + i5-6500 to i7-8700).

    Hey, I'll be upgrading my PC in the coming month and realized I don't know much about motherboards. I know what CPU is compatible with which socket and that my RAM is supported by all 370-series motherboards that I've looked at, but I've no clue if there's much more to this than that to get it...
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    How does reactivation of Windows 10 on a device linked to a Microsoft account work exactly?

    Hey, I've been looking into upgrading my current computer's CPU to a newer one (from i5 6500 to i5 8400 to be precise) lately and came across information that I would likely have to reinstall Windows 10 on my PC, as the device would no longer be recognized as the same after swapping out my...
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    GTX 1070 performance issues (?)

    So, any ideas what is seemingly/allegedly causing my performance to drop?