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I have been running an AMD FX-6350 for about a little over a year now I want to upgrade but it seems like I really don't have any choice to upgrade any furthur so I wanna switch to intel. I understand that I have to switch the motherboard as well so other then switching it Do I have to do anything on the software side if I'm switching both the motherboard and cpu or would windows pick up my switch from my hard drive.
 
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It's generally very difficult to migrate Windows from one motherboard to another, and it's worse if that board doesn't have the same chipset. Even if it works, you're asking for problems, so expect to reformat. Plus, your copy of Windows will not longer be activated, and your license is tied to your old board. If your copy is OEM, you'll need to buy a new one as you can't activate it on any other motherboard.
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It's generally very difficult to migrate Windows from one motherboard to another, and it's worse if that board doesn't have the same chipset. Even if it works, you're asking for problems, so expect to reformat. Plus, your copy of Windows will not longer be activated, and your license is tied to your old board. If your copy is OEM, you'll need to buy a new one as you can't activate it on any other motherboard.
 
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First, Windows 10 appears to have a "Digital License" which is transferable to a new machine. (which will then invalidate it on the old machine).

I'm not sure how you transfer the license, but assuming it works you'd need to:

1) Buy new components:
a) CPU
b) motherboard
c) system memory

such as i5-6600K, Asus Z170-A, 2x8GB 2566MHz CL15 DDR4 memory

2) Build new PC

3) Install Windows 10 from scratch
(can create an install DVD or USB from MS Media Creation Tool, but if you don't own W10 already to transfer you'll have to buy a license. If you have to BUY anyway I'd just order a DVD)

4) setup CPU cooler fan profile

5) install other programs (Steam, Antivirus etc)

Other:
You'll need to PLAN this carefully. Write down all the steps. That includes keeping the "Steamapps" folder if a Steam gamer etc. It's too complicated to list every single step.
 
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I've been looking to have this answered, however there is a lot of contradictory information.

Some of it's WRONG just because things have change in the last year.

I can say that someone just built a new PC and was able to transfer their license after talking to MS support, but try as I might I can not find an OFFICIAL Microsoft page that explains this properly.
 
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Back in the XP days I called Microsoft so much that most of their customer service department probably knew me by name, transferring OEM copies. Retail copies just activated themselves the first 2 or 3 times you transferred them, but OEM copies would not activate without a code a M$ representative gave over the phone. I believe that, officially, OEM are non-transferable, but I was able to do it anyway by begging over the phone.

Whether or not you can still do this, I don't know.
 
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If you switch mobos and the CPU most likely windows will want you to re-activate, which wont be much of a problem. You might also need drivers, which windows will probably take care of for you.
If not some mobo's come with an drivers CD, if not im sure you can go to their website.
 
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Well you own the license anyway, so you can at worst just download the software from certain sites and methods.

I have been able to activate after each upgrade so far but who knows, maybe my luck will run out.

You can boot with a new MB sometimes and then fix the issues, but if you move from amd to intel I would just start over with a whole new disk drive at the same time, then transfer your data over later.
 
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