Upgrading a cpu?

[Adarsh_2]

So, whats the stuff you need to do first?
Grab a new cpu and swap it with the old one?
Or would you need backup all the crap and reinstall the OS after upgrading the cpu?
Orr way more craps to do than that?
(for a friend)

 

[Stysner]

Not to be a dick, but you sound like you shouldn't give advice to your friend if you're asking these kind of questions.

Firstly, CPUs come in different sockets. You can't just put a CPU in any motherboard, they have to have the same socket and be compatible.

And yes, if you install a new CPU/Motherboard combo, you'd have to reinstall Windows. It might work if you're lucky, but it has a very high chance of becoming unstable.

 

[Adarsh_2]

its fine thanks. yeah i just ask here and tell my friends what to do. they think im a genius lol.

 

[Adarsh_2]

and its 1551 mobo, and he is going for i7 6700k so i think it's fine? and he got the windows on a flash

 

[Stysner]

and its 1551 mobo, and he is going for i7 6700k so i think it's fine? and he got the windows on a flash

Yeah probably just fine. The 6700K is the first Skylake to come out, so all mobos of the same socket can support it out of the box. But from what is he upgrading? And does he have a Z170 motherboard? Because if he has an H170 he can't even overclock that 6700K.

 

[Stysner]

Oh and keep in mind, unless that Windows is pirated, a new motherboard will not accept the previous activation if it's an OEM license, so he'd have to get a new one.

 

[Adarsh_2]

Yeah a z170 motherboard. i asked it out on another thread for which is the best motherboard for this cpu.
And its not pirated. legally bought. and now he did the download from official site as he already got windows 10 pro, and did the windows media creation stuffz whatever he knows his stuff about windows lol. thanks