Question AMD to Intel

[Tobaewan]

I’m switching from a ryzen 7 3700x to an i7-12700k and I’m just wondering is their anything I should do before I do the install to make the transition go smoother. Or can I just plug my boot ssd right in and it work? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Reinstall Windows on the new system.

 

[kanewolf]

I’m switching from a ryzen 7 3700x to an i7-12700k and I’m just wondering is their anything I should do before I do the install to make the transition go smoother. Or can I just plug my boot ssd right in and it work? Any help would be appreciated.

Get all your serial numbers and other software keys documented. Create full backups of everything. ASSUME you will have to do a clean OS install, because you probably will.
Try your existing SSD, but don't be surprised by no boot or blue screen.
Do a clean OS install following the sticky -- https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-do-clean-installation-windows-10,36160.html

 

[USAFRet]

is their anything I should do before I do the install to make the transition go smoother

You should be preparing to do a full OS reinstall.
Prepare for this before you change any parts.

 

[Tobaewan]

So I’m really bad with this part of it, can I just back up my ssd to one drive or something before I reinstall windows? So I don’t lose everything?

 

[USAFRet]

So I’m really bad with this part of it, can I just back up my ssd to one drive or something before I reinstall windows? So I don’t lose everything?

Save your personal files somewhere.
Document all your serial numbers, username/passwords.

The OS will almost certainly need to be reinstalled.
And with that, all your application as well.

 

[kanewolf]

So I’m really bad with this part of it, can I just back up my ssd to one drive or something before I reinstall windows? So I don’t lose everything?

You can, but the problem is you need to document what software you have installed and all the keys/serial number info BEFORE you shut down. Screen captures etc can work.
I like to screen capture the Windows Installed Programs list to help identify any software I need to install.

 

[Tobaewan]

Ok thanks guys this is exactly the info I was looking for