Upgrade MOBO From LGA1150 to 1151

[andrewq47]

Hi guys. I am upgrading my system because my motherboard died, and I have decided to upgrade the motherboard and cpu and ram.

My current system has a GIGABYTE B85 LGA 1150 MOBO and an i3, running Windows 10 Pro. I plan to upgrade to ASUS Z270 LGA 1151 MOBO and an i7 7700K.

Can I just disassemble my current system and just plug in my hard drives and GPU onto the new MOBO? If not, what are the things I need to do to ensure stability of the new build? Thanks!

 

[CountMike]

You'll also meed DDR4 memory for new system. If you are using W10, you have a good chance of it booting from old disk and just change drivers afterwards. It's possible that even W7 would work but chances are much lower and than there is a question of it's activation.

 

[andrewq47]

You'll also meed DDR4 memory for new system. If you are using W10, you have a good chance of it booting from old disk and just change drivers afterwards. It's possible that even W7 would work but chances are much lower and than there is a question of it's activation.

Yeah I am looking in DDR4 rams. So looks like I can just move my current C Disk to the new MOBO and boot? How do I change drivers afterwards?

 

[CountMike]

There very good chances it will work. Once you boot to windows from it, you could insert CD/DVD that comes with it and it should install appropriate drivers for all MB parts. Or you can download them from MB manufacturer's site.

 

[andrewq47]

There very good chances it will work. Once you boot to windows from it, you could insert CD/DVD that comes with it and it should install appropriate drivers for all MB parts. Or you can download them from MB manufacturer's site.

So what do I do with the old drivers remaining on the hard disk? Do I simply install the new drivers using the DVD and don't even mind the old drivers?

 

[CountMike]

Yes, old drivers will be backed up by windows when you replace them. They don't take much space anyway. Some drivers are same across all platforms so they will be kept.