Yes, these techniques can help ensure a clean installation of Windows 10 following an MMO and CPU upgrade.
Yes, these techniques can help ensure a clean installation of Windows 10 following an MMO and CPU upgrade.
Many users suggest reinstalling Windows 10 after upgrading the motherboard and CPU. The challenge is avoiding the need to purchase a USB drive or download installation files. The two links you shared appear to be similar methods for a clean installation. They seem to align with standard procedures, though you should verify they match your system requirements.
Avoid any effort. Execute a checkdisk repair and system file verification, apply Windows updates—perfect. Open cmd: chkdsk /f c: restart and allow it to handle. Next: sfc /scannow and let the process complete. Done.
It could impact not only gaming speed but your overall performance. Switching the chipset usually causes many driver problems. It's best to reinstall Windows completely during a big system upgrade, particularly if you're replacing the motherboard.
And then there's me, who tried using the same installation from 1155 to 2011v3 and was hit with a multitude of issues (such as memory allocation errors, random BSODs, lock-ups while booting, IO not working properly ect, even after removing as many drivers as I can from device manager) which were all fixed after a clean install. To be fair, this was windows 7 so it may do better on windows 10. However, when I went from 2011v3 to AM4, it worked almost perfectly with a small niggle, if I click restart in windows, as it tries to boot, it locks up (hardly an issue as clicking 'shut down' then pressing power button does the same thing). I guess it doesn't hurt to try and see if it works or not. If it works, great, you don't need to reinstall your OS but if it doesn't, you do but at least its not like you've wasted time or anything .
It's a smart move to reinstall Windows when switching platforms (even with new motherboards).
To speed up my benchmarking setups I often duplicate another installation and then update drivers when needed. Both Windows 7 and 10 have worked well so far, except for the rare issue of missing USB3 drivers which prevented full control. Switching between older Intel and Ryzen systems has also been smooth.
Thanks for the responses. I think it’s best to skip reinstalling right now. Since there’s no problem and I’ve already removed the old drivers manually, plus there are many files on my OS drive I can’t afford to lose or reinstall at the moment, I might just reinstall Windows later when I decide to switch my OS to an SSD.