Recent content by Turtlehunter5778

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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    ive just updated windows to get it out of the way. went into the bios cpu fan is running good sys fan 3 running also which is the exhaust fan but sys fan 1 and 2 say N/A also should i enable xmp/expo for the ram its currently disabled ? no activation issues i just confirmed the activation on...
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    Had no issues with the boot all good and fresh install of windows is complete only thing is the two front fans on my new case fractal focus 2 are not spinning up rgb works though, i think i might have connected the fan cable on the wrong place on the motherboard going to check it out. anything...
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    il put the pc together tomorrow or friday il let you know how it goes and thanks for all the help
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    this is a pdf from the boards manual <DEL>: BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. <F12>: BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up arrow key <h> or...
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    alright got it and you said the specific key is different depending on motherboard il try find out what it is for gigabyte b650m ds3h
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    ok so just to make sure i back up all my personal data from all 3 drives from my current build to a external device, also il uninstall all games from steam etc i try find out my current windows key just in case put together the new build with 1 of 3 drives installed and usb with windows...
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    ye i have windows activated on this pc would i just need to sign in to my microsoft account or i need to find out what my current key is somehow? One of the first screens you see should show you all partitions on that drive. Delete them ALL. Leaving just "unallocated space". Continue...
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    i have been using the 120gb ssd for my os for about 6 -7 years, i have nothing on that drive use my other 2 drives for pretty much everything i think il just do the same. also i wouldnt need to buy another windows key right ?
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    ok so the first time i boot the new pc i should only have 1 drive installed ?
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    kingston 120gb sata ssd western digital 1tb hdd western digital 1tb nvme rtx 3070ti amp holo 8gb psu corsair rm850w
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    the psu, two ssd and one hdd, and my gpu 3070ti
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    alright should i wipe all my drives before i start taking parts off and replacing or after ?
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    Build Advice Upgrading cpu and motherboard

    im upgrading from a i7 6700k, z170 and ddr3 to a ryzen 7600, B650M and ddr5 ram anything i should do before removing my old parts from my pc, also is a reinstall of everything needed windows, games format drives etc do i need a new ssd? first time doing this so any help would be great,
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    Build Advice Final advice before i buy

    what about my other drives format them all ?
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    Build Advice Final advice before i buy

    ok perfect then, should i do a fresh install of windows or can i just keep all my drives as they are ?