Upgrading need a bit of help

[Mr dodge]

Hey all so Im upgrading my pc this month, going from amd to Intel, and I'm getting an ASUS Z170P Mobo with an i5 6600k (found a bundle for £280) what I want to know is how well will this mobo and Cpu work together? Also I don't want to have to reinstall all my games and mods again but don't mind doing a fresh install of windows, how would I go about that? Any help much appreciated thanks in advance!

 

[Lutfij]

Yes it'll work just fine!

What OS version are we talking about? Just double checking since WIndwo 7 and 8 support is almost non-existent on Skylake.

 

[Mr dodge]

Windows 10 Pro got it for £25 with a key how would I go about not having to reinstall all my games and mods and apps?

 

[elbert]

Looks like your saving about 4 pounds off the best I can find. It should work fine and you need a heat sink. If its steam games just install steam and link to the old folder.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£199.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£83.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £318.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-09 20:04 BST+0100

 

[Mr dodge]

It will come with a heatsink fully boxed Cpu, and yeah they're all steam games, silly question but how would I link them to the old folder

 

[elbert]

You can select settings-->Downloads/Cloud-->Steam Library folders. There should be an option to add a folder, where you can add a folder that already has games installed.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

You can also create a logic link after installing steam. mklink -j C:\Steam\steamapps\ D:\Steam\steamapps\

Note on these you should verfy game file integraty. Also make sure your games .acf files are in the steamsapp folder.