Question Switching from Intel to AMD, how do i do it?

[AVXNEIIR]

I am currently upgrading from a intel core 15 10400 to a Ryzen 5 5600x or a Ryzen 7 5800x with a msi b550 gaming gen 3, since I'm having problems with crashing in games such as apex and rocket league, but I am very confused on how I even make the switch I heard i needed to backup my stuff on my ssd and reinstall windows 10 but I still can't wrap my head around it so im asking you guys for help with this. If you guys can please help me out and try to dumb it down for me since I'm new to pc hardware and what not.

My pc specs:
CPU: Core i5 10400
Motherboard: asrock b550m
GPU: ASUS DUAL Rtx 4060 oc
Memory: T force Vulcan 16gb DDR4 3200mhz
SSD: Silicon Power 1tb SSD
M.2 SSD: Kingston 250gb
Power Supply: EVGA 600 Ba, 80 plus bronze 600w
Case: Corsair Spec-Delta

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Where is the confusion?

Going from one platform (Intel) to a completely different platform (AMD) requires you to completely start with a blank slate, in other words, a full reinstallation of Windows.

Or are you confused by how to install Windows? Here's a guide, it's for Windows 10 but it's applicable to Windows 11 as well - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-do-clean-installation-windows-10,36160.html

 

[DSzymborski]

I am currently upgrading from a intel core 15 10400 to a Ryzen 5 5600x or a Ryzen 7 5800x with a msi b550 gaming gen 3, since I'm having problems with crashing in games such as apex and rocket league, but I am very confused on how I even make the switch I heard i needed to backup my stuff on my ssd and reinstall windows 10 but I still can't wrap my head around it so im asking you guys for help with this. If you guys can please help me out and try to dumb it down for me since I'm new to pc hardware and what not.

My pc specs:
CPU: Core i5 10400
Motherboard: asrock b550m
GPU: ASUS DUAL Rtx 4060 oc
Memory: T force Vulcan 16gb DDR4 3200mhz
SSD: Silicon Power 1tb SSD
M.2 SSD: Kingston 250gb
Power Supply: EVGA 600 Ba, 80 plus bronze 600w
Case: Corsair Spec-Delta

The whole situation is very confusing.

First off, fixing a couple games crashing by spending a lot of money on a platform change that is essentially a sidegrade is the equivalent of repairing the brakes in your 2020 Toyota Camry by buying another 2020 Toyota Camry. If you just wanted to upgrade, then why not spend something on an actual upgrade? Swapping one good 2020 platform for another good 2020 platform in 2023 doesn't make a lick of sense.

Second, I'm not sure what you're trying to get your head around, so I hope you can explain what the issue you're facing is in better detail. It's no different than any platform change. You install the new platform and you do a fresh install of Windows. That's the same from Intel->AMD, AMD->Intel, AMD->AMD, or Intel->Intel. Wiping the OS drive and reinstalling Windows is a pretty basic function that everyone should always be prepare to do! As for backups, you should *already* be backing up your important files in multiple places *at all times and under all circumstances*.

 

[AVXNEIIR]

The whole situation is very confusing.

First off, fixing a couple games crashing by spending a lot of money on a platform change that is essentially a sidegrade is the equivalent of repairing the brakes in your 2020 Toyota Camry by buying another 2020 Toyota Camry. If you just wanted to upgrade, then why not spend something on an actual upgrade? Swapping one good 2020 platform for another good 2020 platform in 2023 doesn't make a lick of sense.

Second, I'm not sure what you're trying to get your head around, so I hope you can explain what the issue you're facing is in better detail. It's no different than any platform change. You install the new platform and you do a fresh install of Windows. That's the same from Intel->AMD, AMD->Intel, AMD->AMD, or Intel->Intel. Wiping the OS drive and reinstalling Windows is a pretty basic function that everyone should always be prepare to do! As for backups, you should *already* be backing up your important files in multiple places *at all times and under all circumstances*.

Sorry for the confusion, recently my pc has been crashing mid games either from my cpu being unable to keep up with my 4060 or maybe from temperature issues from my new cooler, maybe its from the thermal paste but idk. The crashes I've been experiencing are usually the game itself crashing or straight up blue screening. I've ran a full scan on command prompt to fix any corrupt files and so forth. I hope that clears things up a bit.

 

[DSzymborski]

Sorry for the confusion, recently my pc has been crashing mid games either from my cpu being unable to keep up with my 4060 or maybe from temperature issues from my new cooler, maybe its from the thermal paste but idk. The crashes I've been experiencing are usually the game itself crashing or straight up blue screening. I've ran a full scan on command prompt to fix any corrupt files and so forth. I hope that clears things up a bit.

Scanning for corrupt files is unlikely to fix a problem like this. It's only there for a very small subset of file system issues.

Your CPU being unable to keep up with your 4060 is not a thing, either. Even in a scenario in which there's a big mismatch between CPU and GPU -- and that isn't the scenario here -- the result wouldn't be crashing or blue screens. And if your CPU was truly unable to keep up with your 4060 -- again, not a thing -- then how would a similarly performing CPU improve your situation?

So, *do* you have temperature issues? What's the story of here? What cooler? Why did you replace the older one? What are the temperatures? What's going on? I'm not quite understanding your approach here; why would you dump hundreds of dollars on a sidegrade without any real effort to diagnose the issue?

 

[AVXNEIIR]

Scanning for corrupt files is unlikely to fix a problem like this. It's only there for a very small subset of file system issues.

Your CPU being unable to keep up with your 4060 is not a thing, either. Even in a scenario in which there's a big mismatch between CPU and GPU -- and that isn't the scenario here -- the result wouldn't be crashing or blue screens. And if your CPU was truly unable to keep up with your 4060 -- again, not a thing -- then how would a similarly performing CPU improve your situation?

So, *do* you have temperature issues? What's the story of here? What cooler? Why did you replace the older one? What are the temperatures? What's going on? I'm not quite understanding your approach here; why would you dump hundreds of dollars on a sidegrade without any real effort to diagnose the issue?

the cooler that I had newly installed was a Thermalright Assassin X 120 Se Air Cooler to replace my intel stock cooler, did everything the instructions told me and didn't go overboard with the thermal paste . The temps on idle were 36 degrees Celsius and when running most games I was looking at around 50 to 60 degrees Celsius, but then the crashes started happening, I just don't know why though. Also don't worry I haven't spent a single dime on the Ryzen stuff, just tryin to get information about this situation I'm facing before I make decision, I'm kind of all over the place, but yeah.

 

[AVXNEIIR]

If you guys have any solutions to this issue, lmk!

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

temps on idle were 36 degrees Celsius and when running most games I was looking at around 50 to 60 degrees

if this is the actual temperatures you are now facing then there is no issue with overheating.

what are you using to measure and display temperature?

then the crashes started happening

one thing that can sometimes shine some light on what may be causing issue while gaming;
run an OSD overlay while you are playing one of these games and see how the hardware is being affected up until one of these crashes happens.
Rivatuner allows for a pretty simple onscreen overlay you can manually setup to show what the majority of your system is up to while still running the game.
you may see a sharp temperature spike, odd usage %, or other abnormalities right up to or as it crashes.

i would also setup a USB drive with MEMTEST and run this outside of the OS to see if there are any issues detected with your RAM.

Power Supply: EVGA 600 Ba

these are considered a fairly low quality PSU.
using one for a gaming system that will be pretty heavily taxed would not be recommended.