Upgrade is confirmed!

[dizzard]

Hello guys,

My current system specs are as follows:

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU: AMD FX-4300 Vishera 32nm
RAM: 8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) (MS-7641)
Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (EVGA)
Monitor: HP W2072a (1600x900@60Hz)
Keyboard: Corsair K30 (Non Mechanical)

Now what I am upgrading too:

CPU: i5 4690k
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E LGA1150
Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM
GPU: MSI GTX 970
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24-inch 144Hz
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark
(Oh and an Aftermarket Cooler the Hyper 212 Evo)

My question to you guys is am I going to encounter any problems when switching brands? Will I be able to install my upgrade and turn on my PC and update Drivers and just Voila?

 

[Nel-]

If you arent using the same Motherboard you can encounter problems with your HDD, as your motherboard doesnt have an OS installed and your HDD has.

Edit: You need to buy a new windows copy if you are switching HDD or Motherboard.

 

[Puff3r]

Switching from an AMD to Intel system you should really format and reinstall Windows. Then install all of the Intel chipset drivers. Be sure to backup any data you want to save to a second drive or external.

 

[getochkn]

Odd's are you windows won't boot, so you would need to reinstall windows. That said, I've never tried swapping amd-intel type of swaps with Windows 10, so it might handle it better. Doubt it, but it's possible. lol. Be prepared to do a fresh install though, so have windows on a usb or dvd, have drivers on a usb, have things backed up, etc.

 

[dizzard]

The guy at my local computer repair shop told me and I quote, "if your former processor was 32bit then you definitely need to do a fresh install, But since they're both 64bit you won't need to install everything from scratch. Just plug in new stuff and update drivers and you should be good to go. Although it's always pleasant to use a computer after a fresh install, your choice"

I've never swapped brands like this and I thought i would get some others opinions.

 

[Puff3r]

You can always try his recommendation, it won't hurt any data. But, as previous experience has taught me, you WILL run into problems, if the system boots at all. No harm in trying though.

 

[getochkn]

the local computer repair guy is an idiot then. I've done hundreds of PC upgrades for people and it's like roulette. So much me and my business partner called it "Motherboard Migration Roulette" as we would put in the drive and see "roll the ball" and see what happened. lol.

 

[dizzard]

okay thanks guys.

Will i be able to format my hdd and do a fresh install of windows 10 and activate it with my new motherboard or will i have to purchase another copy of Win 10?

 

[Puff3r]

To the best of my knowledge, you will need a new licence for Windows 10. Generally you can get away with swapping the HDD, but not the motherboard. If you have the product code, you can try it, but I doubt it will work.

 

[dizzard]

Okay thanks Puff3r. I just talked to Windows 10 Customer Service and they said my activation key has no restrictions and I can update the drivers with no problems. If I encounter a problem after installing the new motherboard and cpu I can just rejoin the chat and they will be glad to activate it for me no problem. so everything is a go for me. Thanks to everyone who helped.

 

[dizzard]

UPDATE: I did the switch from AMD to Intel, Did not need to format hdd. Windows Detected new Motherboard, Booted just fine and everything works just like it did but better . I have uninstalled all AMD drivers and did install intel Z97 Chipset Support.
I also did contact Microsoft Support and had them Activate Win-10. It was np and took less than 10 minutes

 

[getochkn]

Good stuff on getting it going. I thought Windows 10 might handle it better. XP and even 7 didn't take switching platforms very well.

 

[dizzard]

Yeah, I was prepared just incase it didn't work. Thanks for all who helped. Now I need to figure out how to reduce this slight pitch sound coming through my monitor or desktop speakers from my GPU. I can't hear it through my headset But I can hear it if i stick my head to side of the case or if i turn my speakers/monitor speakers on. It's happened since I installed the GTX 970 only happens while gaming and did occur before I did the mobo/cpu switch.