Can I put a new motherboard and a new cpu into one computer at the same time?
Can I put a new motherboard and a new cpu into one computer at the same time?
I feel like this question is a little silly. So I am planning to change my computer parts but I'm switching from Intel to AMD. I want to keep my case, fans, power supply unit, storage, and graphics card. Basically, I only need to take out the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and CPU cooler. I bought an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D along with a Phantom spirit 120 EVO CPU cooler and a Gigabyte X870 Gaming WiFi6 motherboard, plus TeamGroup CL30 DDR5 32GB RAM. The power supply is enough because it's a Corsair HX series 1200W 80plus Platinum. My current CPU isn't fast enough for my RX 9070 XT. When I upgraded to my 3090 Ti (it had display problems), I definitely noticed a drop in performance, especially with a PCI-e x16 gen 3 motherboard. I'm just hoping that the switch would be easy and I wouldn't have to worry about the operating system or anything else. Would it be okay if I take out the old CPU, motherboard, RAM, and AIo cooler and put in an AMD instead of Intel?
Yes, 100% custom build. I picked out every single part back in 2020. I took them all to a local PC shop and they assembled them for me. The only parts I couldn't figure out were the cables on the motherboard, specifically those "front IO" pins at the bottom right. There are tons of YouTube videos if you need help with that. So is it actually possible?
If you are using a mid-tower or full-tower case, there is no issue. I have done this many times before. Basically, they do not sell cases for both AMD and Intel; any big enough case works fine as long as the motherboard fits inside (specifically a mid-tower one for an ATX board). When switching from Intel to AMD, you might want to reinstall Windows on your main drive. It is okay to just put the old drive on the new board and boot up using your current setup, but doing a fresh install of Windows will avoid problems and give you better performance overall.
Okay sounds good thank you! And yes it's a full tower and the motherboard is ATX. So let's say I put everything together and turn it on and it boots up. You're saying that no matter what happens when it starts, i should do a windows reinstall? I'm guessing thats in the settings, i can't remember but is it a "reset this pc" or something else.