How do i replace a motherboard exactly (in detail)

[wienerslinky]

I have this AMD motherboard (A68HM Grenade) with an AMD a10 CPU, and i want to upgrade because the CPU is bottlenecking my 380 hard. so i've chosen my parts, an intel core i5 4460 and some 50$ asus motherboard. i know how to switch them out physicly (as in just replace it) but what about software wise? can i boot it up and play games straight away? do i need to download and install windows 10 again? i got windows 10 from the free update trial, and as far as i know, it is linked to my microsoft account.

and i dont know if it is possible, but can i just switch out , log in with my account, and install windows and drivers (gpu/mobo if needed) and play my games? or do i need to disable windows on my pc with the old motherboard, and then throw in the new motherboard?
please explain in detail every step. thanks

 

[Chugalug_]

Not a good choice, get the most recent Skylake platform, it is cheaper generally and performs much better. In this case it
You need a new fresh install of Windows with every new motherboard.
Edit: Just remembered you probably wanna carry over DDR3, my bad.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $245.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-03 09:04 EST-0500

 

[wienerslinky]

Not a good choice, get the most recent Skylake platform, it is cheaper generally and performs much better. In this case it
You need a new fresh install of Windows with every new motherboard.
Edit: Just remembered you probably wanna carry over DDR3, my bad.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $245.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-03 09:04 EST-0500

yeah, i didnt want to spend even more on RAM. and the i5 4460 still holds up pretty decently. im not looking for 4K stuff so it is good enough for me.

 

[Chugalug_]

The 4590 is only around $15 more and boosts to quite a bit higher speeds, well worth it.
I'v also selected a better, great value mobo.

 

[Wolfshadw]

I would go ahead and redownload Windows 10 to an install media just in case, but once the OS is downloaded, I would go ahead and try just a straight swap of the motherboard and CPU. If it works, you should be good to go. If not, then it would be a matter of reinstalling the OS and all associated programs.

-Wolf sends