Changing Intel Processor

[darkzip02]

Hello! Do I need to reinstall my OS if I'm going to change my i3-8100 to i7-8700k? I'm going to use the same m.board.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello! Do I need to reinstall my OS if I'm going to change my i3-8100 to i7-8700k? I'm going to use the same m.board.

Same motherboard, probably not.
OF course, with any major hardware change...be prepared if things go south.

 

[norcalsc]

I would

 

[dudeman509]

It'll probably be fine. Especially if it's Windows 10.

 

[Spinachy]

Nowadays, a Win 10 licence is associated with a Microsoft Account, not with a particular computer. So, you can swap out EVERYTHING, and still re-activate your windows (Provided you have set up a Microsoft Account). Personally, I like to re-install when I get a new motherboard, so that old apps and utilities that I installed (and have now forgotten about) are cleared away. Since you are just upgrading your CPU, there is no need for this. Everything will work just fine. (You do have a legal copy of Win 10, don't you ?)

 

[USAFRet]

Nowadays, a Win 10 licence is associated with a Microsoft Account, not with a particular computer. So, you can swap out EVERYTHING, and still re-activate your windows (Provided you have set up a Microsoft Account). Personally, I like to re-install when I get a new motherboard, so that old apps and utilities that I installed (and have now forgotten about) are cleared away. Since you are just upgrading your CPU, there is no need for this. Everything will work just fine. (You do have a legal copy of Win 10, don't you ?)

The license is different than the install.

Yes, he can almost certainly transfer the license.
The actual install is a whole different consideration.

Having one of those work does not automagically mean the other works as well.

 

[Spinachy]

Nowadays, a Win 10 licence is associated with a Microsoft Account, not with a particular computer. So, you can swap out EVERYTHING, and still re-activate your windows (Provided you have set up a Microsoft Account). Personally, I like to re-install when I get a new motherboard, so that old apps and utilities that I installed (and have now forgotten about) are cleared away. Since you are just upgrading your CPU, there is no need for this. Everything will work just fine. (You do have a legal copy of Win 10, don't you ?)

The license is different than the install.

Yes, he can almost certainly transfer the license.
The actual install is a whole different consideration.

Having one of those work does not automagically mean the other works as well.

Yes, you are right .... upgrading without re-installing can create a mess, especially if the supporting chipset changes.