Switching mobo and cpu

[leechinspree]

Hello guys recently i managed to damage my mobo's pins and i end up frying my cpu aswell, so i bought an used motherboard and another cpu (from different sources) to have my computer up and running again..Now my question is this , before i put all those pieces together should i format my HDD first ? should i reset my mobo's CMOS aswell ?

My HDD has drivers for i5 750 1156 socket (4 cores)
The used mobo i bought was using i5 760 1156 socket (4 cores)
And the used cpu i bought its i5 650 1156 socket (2 cores)

 

[cin19]

Because the new MB has the same chipset, you don't need but if you want you can format the HDD. And you will need reactive the windows OS if the MB is not the same model.

I forgot, you should go into the BIOS to do the setting.

 

[AJ Kenway]

You shouldn't need to format. I've moved from FM2+ motherboard and A10 5800K to a B85 motherboard and G3258 which worked fine. UEFI should configure itself automatically once you turn the system on. Do note that you need to reactive windows. If you have upgraded to windows 10 for free, you need the windows key that from your previous OS (win8.1, win8, or win7) to reactivate windows because the free "upgrade" actually embeds the license into you motherboard.

 

[leechinspree]

Btw i had windows 7 ultimate x64bit..

 

[AJ Kenway]

Btw i had windows 7 ultimate x64bit..

Do you still have the product key? If you do, reactivate it. It should work just fine (unless you have an OEM version of the OS).

 

[leechinspree]

cracked OS

 

[AJ Kenway]

cracked OS

Welp. No need to worry. Just crack it again.

 

[leechinspree]

Is there any possibility to screw things up again if i turn it on with wrong drivers?I mean can this damage the hardware or it will just wont boot in worst case ?

 

[cin19]

Closed.
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