Switching motherboards need help

[sitkces]

I am about to switch motherboards from a raffle that i won. As you can see i inky have a G4560 the motherboard that i won is a Z270 Gaming M5. I dont like to sell it as many people would have wanted it lol. I need to know what i need to reinstall before switching motherboards. Don't worry. I'll sell my old one and use that to buy a new processor lol maybe even sell my processor too, speaking of, whats a good replacement? I dont think i need a k series for now bc i only have 2400mhz memory and not overclockable by any means. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[USAFRet]

If you have Win 10, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

 

[sitkces]

If you have Win 10, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

well i've switched from amd (athlon 7550) to my current build in which i reactivated win10 with the said method you have linked. Are there any more stuff i should look out for other than win10 deactivating? Like chipset problem between the motherboards (from b series to z series)

 

[USAFRet]

If you have Win 10, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

well i've switched from amd (athlon 7550) to my current build in which i reactivated win10 with the said method you have linked. Are there any more stuff i should look out for other than win10 deactivating? Like chipset problem between the motherboards (from b series to z series)

As with any motherboard swap, it may demand a full reinstall.
Prepare for that.

 

[geofelt]

If you can boot with the new motherboard, then you can install the drivers for the new motherboard and be good.

A clean reinstall of windows is not that bothersome and it is nice to get a clean restart.
But, If you have many apps or games that you also need to reinstall, then you have a decision to make.

 

[sitkces]

If you can boot with the new motherboard, then you can install the drivers for the new motherboard and be good.

A clean reinstall of windows is not that bothersome and it is nice to get a clean restart.
But, If you have many apps or games that you also need to reinstall, then you have a decision to make.

Hmmm all my games are on another partition of the disk and i dont have an extra hdd to put the game back ups on so can i jist like format the partition where the OS is located or not?

 

[USAFRet]

If you can boot with the new motherboard, then you can install the drivers for the new motherboard and be good.

A clean reinstall of windows is not that bothersome and it is nice to get a clean restart.
But, If you have many apps or games that you also need to reinstall, then you have a decision to make.

Hmmm all my games are on another partition of the disk and i dont have an extra hdd to put the game back ups on so can i jist like format the partition where the OS is located or not?

You got a free motherboard.
Invest $50 on a new drive.

 

[sitkces]

You got a free motherboard.
Invest $50 on a new drive.

Well, if i buy an ssd will i be able to keep my games or not? Thats what i want to know lol 🙁 well i can still use my G4560-Z270 if ever that works i'll just up the procie when funds are in place

 

[USAFRet]

You got a free motherboard.
Invest $50 on a new drive.

Well, if i buy an ssd will i be able to keep my games or not? Thats what i want to know lol 🙁

Depending on how you proceed with this, yes.

 

[geofelt]

Virtually all apps, games included will put entries in the windows registry.
If that registry gets cleared because of a clean install, then those games will not run, even though they are not on the new windows drive.

If those games are steam games, I understand that there is a process to move them without reinstalling.

There should be no problem booting between a B chipset and a Z chipset.
If you can, just install the new motherboard drivers.
The lan drivers and sound drivers may well be different.

Google "how to move windows to a new motherboard"
There are some tips on this.
I have not used them, but I recall one of interest that tells how to prepare windows for a move.