Updating your main SSD—what impact does it have on your secondary drive's games?
Updating your main SSD—what impact does it have on your secondary drive's games?
I'm switching from an FX-6300/Asus M5A78L to an I5-4670K/Asus Gryphon. I'm planning to reformat my main SSD with the OS and some games, but I'm curious about the secondary drive—will Steam still recognize those games when I log in again, or will I have to re-download them?
I do this a lot, so putting all the items you want to save on an extra HDD or the existing one won’t require formatting. Once you finish installing your operating system on the main drive, just connect the storage with everything you saved. The process works like this: if your game is already in your account and its files are present, Steam will look for them locally and reinstall without issues. Your custom HUDs or mods will remain intact, and you won’t face any problems. I know this message might seem a bit messy, but I was really struggling all along—steam always checks your system first to confirm the files are there before reformatting them as it does when you launch the game for the first time after downloading from Steam.
You're welcome. After reinstalling Steam on your new system, navigate to the top LEFT of the client, select "Steam," then "Settings." Move down to the "Downloads" section and locate "Steam Library" or something similar. Click it and add your library from the secondary drive to the client. Everything should load correctly now.
You're all set with your Steam collection, but had issues with Origin and Uplay before—why do they exist? I can't reuse old installs and still get them to work... Specifically, games that were installed via Origin or Uplay. As long as the game is in the Steam library, it should function properly even if you need those platforms to launch it.
I previously worked with Origin for BF3. After updating Windows for maintenance, I reinstalled the game and it seemed to be re-downloading, though it was actually confirming the setup using Task Manager and network monitoring tools.
You mention that the I5 slightly surpasses all the benchmarks you've encountered, offering access to higher-quality micro ATX motherboards. I'm likely planning to upgrade to the 770 series since it provides better performance and I haven't found a suitable AM3+ board yet for that. Most forums suggest both models perform similarly, with overclocking and other factors being comparable. I'll try to avoid formatting it unless necessary. Thanks for all your responses!