Upgrading Motherboard, CPU and Ram and. I need to know the necessary step to take before actually replacing the compnents.

[rextear]

Hey guys,
As the title suggests, this summer, I'm going to upgrade my PC by upgrading the motherboard, CPU, and Ram. I'm also going to replace my case. However, i don't know what steps i need to take before actually replacing the components.

My PC is a prebuilt one, it's an Acer MC605 (https://www.acer.com/ac/en/KH/content/model/DT.SM1ST.033) but i did modify it by replacing the PSU with a Corsair Cx500 80+ bronze, the pc came with only 1 stick of DDr3 133mhz ram so I added an additional 4gb DDr3 1333mhz ram and added a GTX 750ti.

My new build: https://se.pcpartpicker.com/list/bz4MCb
I know my GPU will bottleneck my system but I'm not looking to upgrade it yet.

Going back to the topic at hand, After I replace the components I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows. I've also linked my Microsoft account to Windows 10. So, since I'm planning on doing a clean install of windows, do I have to uninstall my drivers, and if so how do i go on about doing that?

If I am to do a clean installation of Windows 10, do I have to create a Windows boot media or will Windows automatically be installed and running once I turn on the computer after I've finished replacing the components? Also, before I start replacing the components, do I have to format my HDD beforehand when doing a clean installation of windows? I've also read that a motherboard needs a driver in order to access the internet. Will this be installed automatically because how do I install the driver if i cannot download it in the first place? Apart from installing the drivers from an external drive.

Basically, i would like to know:
What should I do before the upgrade such as uninstalling drivers, backing up HDD etc?
What should I do after replacing the components such as fiddling with the bios etc?

It would be awesome if you could structure your answers in a chronological fashion and in steps.
For example:
Step 1: Uninstall drivers, back up and format HDD, also create a window 10 boot media
Step 2: Replace the components
Step 3: Turn on the pc and insert the Windows boot media drive (I hope that how you install windows) and install windows
Step 4: install new motherboard and CPU drivers from their respective manufacturer site etc.

Thank you for reading,
Best regards, Rextear

 

[Ztdutxjgxgtu]

First download win 10 media creat tool, on a usb,
Prepare space for install windows , backup files etc.
Install hard drive you want windows only in your new rig, plug in usb.

Boot to bios , set boot from usb, save.
Cboose where you want to install win10, becareful with partition
Follow its instruction untill boot to windows., i used 10 min to finish this process
It will auto install most drivers. Will Take a while


Last , Link your ms account in settings ,activate

 

[rextear]

First download win 10 media creat tool, on a usb,
Prepare space for install windows , backup files etc.
Install hard drive you want windows only in your new rig, plug in usb.

Boot to bios , set boot from usb, save.
Cboose where you want to install win10, becareful with partition
Follow its instruction untill boot to windows., i used 10 min to finish this process
It will auto install most drivers. Will Take a while


Last , Link your ms account in settings ,activate

Hi,
Thanks for the reply but I don't understand what you mean by "Prepare space for install windows" are you saying that I have to free up space on my HDD for the new windows install and if so how much is needed?
Also, what do you mean by "Install hard drive you want windows only in your new rig"? I don't understand.

Regards, Rex

 

[Ztdutxjgxgtu]

This is just to be safe if you have few drive using,.
The process can easily erase all data on drive.
So only play with the one you want to install pull out any other with important data.

If you have only one drive , backup data to d, etc.
Format c drive and install windows on it.

Good luk

 

[rextear]

This is just to be safe if you have few drive using,.
The process can easily erase all data on drive.
So only play with the one you want to install pull out any other with important data.

If you have only one drive , backup data to d, etc.
Format c drive and install windows on it.

Good luk

Hey,
When should I format my Drive? Should I format my drive first THEN switch the components? The reason why I'm asking this question is because I have one HDD but they're split into 2 drives. C and D. C is where Windows is currently installed and D is where my games are at. But the thing is I can't format Drive C because it says Windows is currently installed there. I've heard that you can also format your drive when booting up from the windows boot media so should I do it here instead?

I'm guessing the steps would be like this:
1. Make windows boot media, maybe format my Drive here (not sure)
2. Turn off PC and replace components
3. Turn on PC and goto Bios and change boot drive to USB, then format here?
4. Install windows, download drivers and activate Windows

Thanks,
Regards, Rex

 

[Ztdutxjgxgtu]

Ok, go this way
Back up to D
Boot media to usb,
Put new parts.in , test if it boots, just test.
Usb in and boot from usb.
Follow usb instuction , Carefully choose C (can use size of drive to determinr)to format and install win

Till it boots in, let windows do the job
Then drivers,prog , activate etc

 

[rextear]

Ok, go this way
Back up to D
Boot media to usb,
Put new parts.in , test if it boots, just test.
Usb in and boot from usb.
Follow usb instuction , Carefully choose C (can use size of drive to determinr)to format and install win

Till it boots in, let windows do the job
Then drivers,prog , activate etc

Alright man, I'll try this when I upgrade and see if it works or not.
Thanks for the help dude, I appreciate it
/regards, Rex

 

[smorizio]

pick up a 8g usb stick for the windows usb iso. when the media creation tool is done making the usb stick. go to the mb vendor web page download the newest drivers there and check online to see if there the newest. make a folder on the new usb stick called drivers. copy all the unzip drivers to that folder. also make a folder called bios and put the newest bios file on the usb stick. at first post check the bios rev of the mb if it old update it. go into the bios updater in the mb bios and point it to the file on the usb stick that you plugged it at first post. on your build before you drop the cpu into the mb. check that the bios rev on the mb will post your cpu. with some mb they can ne newisth or you may getting a mb that a few months old out of a wearhouse.