New SSD, new motherboard and new CPU + Win10 (no OEM)

[FDube92]

Hi guys, i tried to find some specific answers through the site for my questions, but I couldn't quite find them.

I bought a new Mobo with a new CPU, they matched together, so it's ok on that matter. My problem is that I have only one HDD with Windows 7 on it, but I want to change the OS to Windows 10 (USB flash drive) and installing it on my new SSD. Should I only make a backup of that HDD, without removing Win7's files or should I format it after I installed Win10 on the SSD. And when i'm backing up the HDD, should I only keep the files like personal videos, documents, music and stuff, or the entire drive? What do you advice?

 

[NerdyComputerGuy]

Hey,

I would advise you to keep all of the stuff that you use and want on the hard drive, remove the Windows 7 files since they aren't needed although you can keep them on there if you ever want to boot up into Windows 7 so to have Windows 7 on the HDD and Windows 10 on the SSD.

At the moment, I wouldn't recommend upgrading to Windows 10 due to comparability issues and bugs, for me I will probably upgrade in February to March once the bugs and other stuff are fixed. Until then, I'm sticking with Windows 7.

Ofcourse, Windows 10 has DirectX 12, except there are hardly any games supported by it and I don't see it as being "needed" at the moment.

 

[Y0GI]

Be sure to disconnect the HDD data cable from the MOBO before installing Windows on the SSD. If you don't, Windows will install some files on the HDD, and if the HDD ever fails, you will not be able to run Windows from the SSD alone.

Yogi