I want to replace my motherboard, CPU, and graphics card while keeping my storage drives (including boot drive) but I'm clueless as to any potential complications I would run into with my operating system or drivers.
My current specs are the following:
ASUS Z170-A
Intel Core i7-6700
Zotac GTX 1060 3GB
Corsair 2 x 8GB DDR4 2666MHz
Samsung 512GB 950 Pro NVMe SSD (boot drive)
Seagate Barracuda 3TB SATA HDD
Windows 10 64-bit
I want to replace the first three with:
MSI Z390-A PRO
Intel Core i7-9700
EVGA RTX 2070 Super
The information online is quite conflicting. Some sources (such as Paul's Hardware) say Windows 10 has pretty good hardware detection and it will automatically replace all the necessary drivers, others claim that I have to modify the Windows registry in order to get it to work, and yet others say I should backup my data and do a fresh install of Windows. I am already aware my Windows 10 is an OEM version so I would need to buy another product key to activate it on my new hardware. What I want to know is whether the system would boot into Windows at all with all my files intact if I replace my mobo, etc., or if I need to backup any important files and just install everything fresh. Advice would be appreciated.
My current specs are the following:
ASUS Z170-A
Intel Core i7-6700
Zotac GTX 1060 3GB
Corsair 2 x 8GB DDR4 2666MHz
Samsung 512GB 950 Pro NVMe SSD (boot drive)
Seagate Barracuda 3TB SATA HDD
Windows 10 64-bit
I want to replace the first three with:
MSI Z390-A PRO
Intel Core i7-9700
EVGA RTX 2070 Super
The information online is quite conflicting. Some sources (such as Paul's Hardware) say Windows 10 has pretty good hardware detection and it will automatically replace all the necessary drivers, others claim that I have to modify the Windows registry in order to get it to work, and yet others say I should backup my data and do a fresh install of Windows. I am already aware my Windows 10 is an OEM version so I would need to buy another product key to activate it on my new hardware. What I want to know is whether the system would boot into Windows at all with all my files intact if I replace my mobo, etc., or if I need to backup any important files and just install everything fresh. Advice would be appreciated.