Toxic Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Alright gents. I am returning this ASUS motherboard and the new gigabyte motherboard comes in tomorrow. :music_whistling: Question, do I need to just unplug everything from the old one and literally just swap them out or do I need to reformat all my drives? #CHOPPERLIVESMATTER http://www.aircombatgroup.co.uk/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Rangi Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Your drives will be fine, but you may have some hiccups with drivers. You should be able to just swap it aall over and then let windows find all the new drivers for you. If your windows install is old however, it may be a good opportunity to reformat and start again, if you have the time and patience that is. PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor.
dburne Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 I pretty much always do a format and clean install when I change motherboards, but usually I go from one platform to another. If your just swapping brands within the same platform you "may" get lucky and be worth a try... Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
BitMaster Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) No problem as there is no more HAL as XP used to work with. You may deinstall drivers you know that you wont need anymore ------BUT------tbh-------- reinstall and do a proper job !!! Edited August 20, 2016 by BIGNEWY 1.1 profanity Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
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