Upgrading my motherboard and CPU.

[xifuzedbeastx1]

I am going to be upgrading my CPU and motherboard soon and just wondering if a clean install of windows is necessary.

I'm upgrading my CPU to a Ryzen 5 1600X and my Motherboard to a MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON.

Current Specs:
CPU: FX-8350
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming ATX
GPU: MSI RX 470 8GB

 

[silverfeather]

I am going to be upgrading my CPU and motherboard soon and just wondering if a clean install of windows is necessary.

Current Specs:
CPU: FX-8350
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming ATX
GPU:

what specs do u plan to get in the upgrade? and yes, a clean install of windows is necessary, so that the drivers dont get messed up.

 

[xifuzedbeastx1]

Just added what i'm going to get in my upgrade, Ryzen 5 1600X and an MSI X370 Carbon

Also could you get me some steps on how to clean install windows onto my pc again, this is not necessary but if you could i'd much appreciate it.
Thanks.

 

[silverfeather]

Just added what i'm going to get in my upgrade, Ryzen 5 1600X and an MSI X370 Carbon

Also could you get me some steps on how to clean install windows onto my pc again, this is not necessary but if you could i'd much appreciate it.
Thanks.

first, you do the backup, after it, you can either boot with USB or CD-DRIVER(up to you), then you just follow step by step set by microsoft (i just cant remember them all, so i cant say for sure)

 

[xifuzedbeastx1]

So i just backup what files i want to keep such as games on an external usb and then i wipe my HDD and reinstall windows?

I only have a 30 gb external so i guess i cant save much.

 

[silverfeather]

So i just backup what files i want to keep such as games on an external usb and then i wipe my HDD and reinstall windows?

I only have a 30 gb external so i guess i cant save much.

you can partitionate your HDD, for exemple: you have 1tb HDD, you can partitionate it into 2 parts:

one with 300 GB (For windows + software install)

other with 700 GB (For all your stuff)

this way you can format only the 300GB part, without losing anything, and yes, you can partitionate right now, windows supports it

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg309170.aspx

hope this will save you