Can you move a Windows 10 SSD to a new PC? - Probing Paul #40

[@paulshardware]

►TIMESTAMPS 🌭 0:33 Can I re-use an SSD with Windows 10 on it in a new PC build? 3:13 Why don't you install an OS when you do system builds on your channel? 4:39 Is 3200MHz RAM OK to use with Ryzen 3000? 6:59 What’s the best GPU/Build setup for 1440p 120Hz Couch Gaming? Samsung 9:15 Is NVME necessary for an SSD? 12:06 When is the next fan meetup? 12:44 Probing Paul autofils for me now... 13:06 Have you ever tried Balut?

[@wingman-1977]

Paul's Hardware Hey Paul, a I want to piggyback off the 1st question that you answered. I have a Powerspec G313 computer (that is Microcenter’s gaming PC line) and I’m looking to upgrade the CPU to a i7-9700K and obviously the motherboard (probably to the Z370 or Z390) would I be able to use the Windows 10 that’s on the G313’s SSD on the new motherboard without having to format it? Also, I have a 6TB HDD that holds my games. Would I also be able to use it on the new rig without losing the games on it?

[@b6s4shelter]

Hi Paul, thanks for picking my question. So cool this direct feedback. So I can definitively use a Nvidia gpu to get my Samsung to operate VRR? I’ve not seen people making Samsung FreeSync work with Nvidia. Hey Samsung, send this man a QLED tv to test please! BSFG is the best!

[@TheMHoH]

Hey Paul, I am in the process of building a new system which is supposed to do dual duty, as in work (mostly Photoshop, inDesign Illustrator and so on) and gaming what do you think which GPU will I need to drive the Samsung LC49RG94SSUXZG 49" dual QHD monitor well above 60 FPS in most games?

[@SirNickyT]

I've been probed by proxy! I did not expect you'd use my comment and I should've grammar checked myself! 🙈🙈🙈

[@Rees3901Gmail]

What a way to overcomplicate the question Can I move my from 1pc to another or not ??

[@hansolgaming3104]

Holy shit this guy's camera is quality.

[@ARCHIVE_LR_M_J_]

yeah, he doesnt buy prebuilt cameras.

[@JulianDG]

It's all about lights, that's it.

[@beaconing7689]

he blurred the background that's why

[@AndrewKwabula]

@@ARCHIVE_LR_M_J_ lol

[@nickhayley]

I just want to thank people like you, Paul for sharing your expertise with the rest of us.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Right on man, thanks for answering my question! I have a wild idea for something else, but maybe i'll poke you on twitter about it.

[@pablocalderon9528]

Paul's tutorials are the best and very informative. I built my very first PC using Paul's Channel back in 2015. I am sure his newer tutorials are even better. Thanks for all the great tutorials Paul!. 👍

[@de_STORM2]

Seeing the SSD prices is jaw dropping. It feels like yesterday that I bought my 120gb for 80$

[@Oliver-bn7jt]

@Phillip Scott now it's 2 tb for 200usd, insane

[@BartekJuszczak]

@@Oliver-bn7jt paid 80$ for a Crucial M4 64GB years back

[@pawala7]

Just a couple of years ago my $200 1TB Samsung SSD seemed like an amazing deal. Now I don't even care about reaching the rated TBW anymore...

[@mrdbooks7285]

You are being ripped off - Crucial mx500 / bx500 under $30 for 120gb, under $60 for 250gb. I use a Crucial bx500 120gb as a cloner OS with programs such as photoshop and the like, to boot from it as an external boot drive and then clone that boot drive onto a 250gn added internal SSD and then using the existing HDD, whatever the size is, I use it as slow storage. It costs me including the cost of the older computer and with ram and SSD upgrades, less than $400, I then sell that for a shit load more than that, and that computer with the upgrades feels like only a 2 or so year old machine as it is very quick for the job that it is being used for and with the programmes installed. Do not know if you can do that on a PC running windows, but you can and have been able to do that for almost the last 10-15 years or more, using a mac, thank you apple.

[@rvds0804]

Yeah just got my son a 120gb for $20

[@francis-jaycabato1855]

It’s my first time watching any of your videos. I came here to search answers for the first question. I stayed for the whole video because I like your personality, and the way you answered all the questions! Great content. :)

[@alimerchant9894]

Came here for the migration tips, stayed for the random travel vlogger & delicacy cuisine vibes lol

[@kieranbrown1506]

"I assume they have never done nothing like this because they suck" 10/10 😂

[@heijning007]

Haha was laughing my ass off, Paul always knows how to surprise the viewers/his fans. I like his humor, i like that guy haha.

[@gamergod9182]

Fun fact: some old Win7 keys will still work for Win10. I just recently did a fresh install on a notebook and used the key from a different, 2009-ish notebook for activation without any issues. So before you go out and buy a fresh OS license, see if you have an old one lying around somewhere.

[@zadekeys2194]

Hi Paul, thanx for all your work. A few things from my side (IT Pro): 1)" DISM /generalise" will strip drivers and activation, allowing you to move the SSD to new hardware easily. DISM is mainly used to build images for mass deployment. This takes

[@splendifferent]

Video Suggestion: I would love to see one of your in depth tutorials on how to properly clean install or move drives/files to new build. I consider myself fairly PC/tech savvy. And although I know how the basics of how to perform a clean install, my fear of messing something up or failing to backup something specific leaves me paralyzed. "What if I forget to back up some specific files on the C: drive leaving some software non-functional" (or something similar)? Or worse, "What if I do something wrong or in the wrong order and lose a full drive's worth of data?" In short, I don't know the best practices for a clean install or move to new PC and my google search results always seem to cover only the basics...no great detail (i.e. don't forget to back up these specific settings files or game saves, only attach additional drives in this order...etc.). Hopefully you catch my meaning. Essentially, a comprehensive guide to a clean install to set your mind at ease that you have all your bases covered. That would be very helpful for me and I imagine for others as well. TIA Thanks for all the great advice over the years. Been watching since the Newegg days. Keep up the great work.

[@shorttimer874]

Same here. I've been using Macrium Reflect for backup, and have been told it's good for cloning my little SSD for a bigger one and for me much simpler that using a Linux routine to do it (it's been a looong time since I ran a couple of Xenix systems), but it's all scary stuff. Not like earlier times where I kept all my keys with the installation disks, and could just be looking at a lot of hours of reinstalling everything.

[@lostapostle76]

"I'm not sure why it's a thing?" Next Paul's Hardware T-Shirt

[@Streetbikerider83]

well learned my lesson for eating while watching this. paul i will never again disgrace your vids while eating XD

[@PerrynBecky]

Yeah the balut would have definitely killed my appetite if I was eating and saw that. Totally disgusting.

[@ddreamed]

Thanks for answering my question Paul, i will look in to what you said and watch that video.

[@randomhobbies5796]

Your system set up 3 part video literally showed me how to build my first pc.. Thank you for that... Now months later I'm building my second pc

[@corruptparagon]

I just moved a SSD from a AM3 to a AM4 build with a OS registered to my Microsoft account and the SSD had to be started in safe mode; from there I had to update the OS to accommodate the new hardware and it worked just fine. You happened to mention that you register to the motherboard, I have three computer OS registered to the same Microsoft account. I haven't had any problems as all three computers use the same Microsoft account information; do you think it would cause any problems down the road... thanks.

[@everyonethinksyoureadeathm5773]

With Windows 10 they changed how OEM works. As long as you have a valid Microsoft account with a Windows OS registered. All you need to do is just update the account with the new PC. It also helps to de-register your old PC (i.e. the motherboard) before doing so. At least that is what a MS rep told me as I'm planning to make a new build

[@Coats2112]

@@everyonethinksyoureadeathm5773 If you got the "free" WXD, it's not OEM, it's an upgrade. The key is invalid if you do a full install.

[@Ephem13]

@@Coats2112 Mine seemed to work just fine, I upgraded Windows 7 to 10 and it's on it's 3rd PC now.

[@icbiwf2746]

I just recently sent my motherboard in for warranty service and had to re-activate Windows when i got it back.

[@ayuchanayuko]

There's multiple kinds of licenses. A license tied to your Ms acct, normally from a serial key; a digital license which is normally tied to the hardware (the one that calculates the checksum of your hardware components); and an Win7/Win8 OEM key installed to the motherboard ala Windows 8 SLIC days. Of course there's also the volume license which I didnt include.

[@ramsin1079]

I have a used SSD with files in it and windows was installed on it in an old computer and I wanna put the old ssd into a new computer and boot off of it with windows, does anyone know how to do this?

[@rllyfam8232]

3 years later but did u ever do it

[@daf62757]

I usually don't have a high opinion about some of these vlogs. After listening to yours, I am very surprised at the expert opinions you rendered. Excellent job!

[@richardrand8472]

cant believe it took this long for me to find your KZbin channel........MY son just lost his shit when he found out we are neighbors . AWESOME video....this will help me decide how im going about adding our old ssd with os and soft ware to the new pc we are making . Thank you .

[@VraerynDaDragon]

Honestly, my answer to moving a pre-installed version of Windows 10 on a drive is no. The old chipset drivers can conflict with the new ones and cause system instability in certain situations, like blue screens when trying to put your PC in sleep mode. It's best to use a fresh installation for a new PC, even if the motherboard is all that changed. I've personally experienced this, and see it happen a lot.

[@bwcbiz]

I think the question about "including windows" in build videos referred to not including the cost of the Windows license in the budget. Not "how to install".

[@slayer3740]

That's what I got from question too!

[@lynnmckenney1987]

Same. A $500 build is great, but if you budget $500 and end up having to drop $100 on windows (depending on your budget), you may be staring at your freshly built pc for 2 weeks.

[@TheNickLavender]

Yes you can. Took an SSD from an HP desktop, and moved to a Dell. Fired up with no issues. It picked up a couple of drivers without even bothering us and it was good to go. I did have to reuse the Windows 7 code on the Dell Chassis that we were moving to but that was no issue at all.

[@neroxniyah]

Had to bypass all the other stuff just so I can hear you talk about "balut" haha Delish! At least you had to courage to try it out. Kudos for that!

[@thedominator87]

"as for linus and kyle and all them, i assume they didnt do it cuz they all suck" shade immediately thrown and instantly scrolled to the comments to see if they replied LMAO!

[@ttang0496]

Bahaha he just threw that in there

[@bh3553]

Paul, could you give some recommendations for low, medium and high tier monitors? The selection is a little daunting for me :-/

[@GMCLabs]

Yes you can! I just did it, upgraded to a new MB and 3900x. Swapped the board and cpu, stuck in the m.2 ssd, set my board to raid mode(old setup had 2 ssd in raid 0 and 1 m.2 ssd had to run in raid as well) and it just worked!

[@CeilingFan689]

Balut is amazing, Paul! Just add a bit of salt or maybe vinegar and it's perfect! As for bagoong it has a certain use case, for next time, try it with kare-kare or other pairings. Awesome vids btw!

[@Thorinox]

Paul, have you ever tried surströmming? And if so, how was it?

[@mikkelbreiler3846]

@Dark Waters Cooked? From the Wikipedia page: "During the production of surströmming, just enough salt is used to prevent the raw herring from rotting while allowing it to ferment. A fermentation process of at least six months gives the fish its characteristic strong smell and somewhat acidic taste. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, even stronger than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean hongeohoe or Japanese kusaya.". So, fermented. And they are dead before that happens.

[@kewitt1]

I recently changed from I7 3770 to ryzen 7 3700x. I put my old 512 gb ssd into my new tower with m.2 being my main storage. While I was building the system to make it easy to grab data I was shocked when I was able to Dual boot with any issues.

[@David-fj5lz]

How did you manage to get it to dual boot as my 2nd computer will not now boot so can I transfer this ssd into my first computer??

[@jwhiteker1]

So much great info here. Thank you.

[@phillipramz8882]

Hey Paul, question for the next Probing Paul. What do you do with all those systems you put together for Monthly builds, etc?

[@queegfivehundred8197]

Re the TV system recommendation, the TV only has HDMI ports so FreeSync won't work with Nvidia cards at the moment.

[@Saigonas]

Adapter doesn't work?

[@Qyngali]

I was about to point this out, good job. :)

[@AlecShernAPS]

Yes you can move windows 10 to a new PC :) it has become very versatile.

[@thatpenguinlord]

With new mb?

[@mrnarason]

@@thatpenguinlord yes

[@dresilognrice]

I picked up PC building again and realized that most of the popular tech KZbin channels are in SoCal, Canada, or elsewhere. Do you know any folks in NorCal/SF who posts content as well? Props to the liking of Filipino foods and appreciate what you do buddy!

[@wesroberts2484]

Great video, thank god I rediscovered your channel. Thanks

[@BurninBone969]

When I went from Intel to AMD, Windows 10 still launched, but there was weird delays when launching programs. Even after wiping all drivers using tools, so I just had to do a new install of Windows.

[@K1aric]

Hey I could be wrong on this but I'm pretty sure those free-sync TV's only use free-sync over HDMI which is a feature Nvidia currently doesn't offer

[@jacquestcomc]

Free sync can be used on any video card. Gsync requires an nvidia processor

[@K1aric]

@@jacquestcomc hey man, sorry I probably could have worded that better. I was saying that although Nvidia does now support freesync, it only works when you use a display port connection, not an HDMI cord which almost all TV's only have. AMD has a feature which allows them to use Freesync over HDMI, so right now if your thinking about a living room PC hooked up to a Freesync tv, they are the only game in town

[@jacquestcomc]

@@K1aric oh I was really tired when I posted that. I see what you mean.

[@SirNickyT]

I've been probed by proxy! I did not expect you'd use my comment and I should've grammar checked myself! 🙈🙈🙈

[@mightymongo8174]

I have a 970 evo as my OS drive and it takes long for my motherboard to post than it take for my OS to start. Its awesome.

[@sixtus2318]

Concerning the Q70R i want to point out that it does not support FreeSync via DisPlayPort. Only HDMI. An XBOX can use that. No GTX/RTX can use it atm.

[@b6s4shelter]

Thorsten Sixt since asking that question, Nvidia has announced a deal with lg to offer adaptive sync on their C9 oled. So there’s hope adaptive sync will work on other TVs in time. Right now I agree, only gpu with hdmi VRR is AMD.

[@loudicecream6772]

Kinda epic bruh

[@aurorarawlinson7341]

I still usually deactivate Win 10 then reactivate before moving it to the new build. The de-authorization/deactivation command will do it's thing with the servers at Microsoft and notify the activation servers that the key will no longer be activated so it can be re-activated at a later date for association with either an account or hardware. It should re-activate after moving by going to settings and reactivating. Just remember that Microsoft will sometimes limit the number of deactivation/reactivations.

[@mikescomputercorner1204]

I certainly love listening to your videos and they are so informative and helpful and 18 months ago whilst be a gamer , a 66 year old gamer I decided to build a computer, hesitantly btw lol, it was one of the most rewarding things I have done and its led me to now refurbishing a lot of older computers , building new ones and I am able to build more complex systems using the gaming cases and rgb etc etc. Its my hobby and I love doing it but as a hobby its expensive so I sell them for a small profit to keep doing what I am. Its been videos like yours . Jays,Steves and Linus's that have help me learn how to build, troubleshoot and refurbish computers tyvm!!

[@peternf]

I have an ssd that came with windows ten installed. I’m getting a new motherboard and a new CPU for my pc . I am wondering if I can keep my current copy of windows ten.

[@Idk910]

Did you find out? I have my M.2 from my whole other build. Just built a whole new build today and just stuck the M.2 in. Hoping before I turn it on to get an answer.

[@legendaryjayy24]

@@Idk910 did it work? I'm upgrading my motherboard don't wanna go through the whole process of installing in all over again

[@Idk910]

@@legendaryjayy24 yeah it did work, everything booted up immediately as it should. But because my M.2 had windows that was paired with my old motherboard and not my Microsoft account i had an “activate windows” watermark. Just had to pay $16 for a code on some website tech source put in his description and activate it again.

[@turonaut4153]

This answered my question, thank you

[@holyhelga]

personally when i only upgrade my own system i have my windows activation tied to my microsoft account that way i can upgrade my harware simpler

[@HangingWithDan]

That's all I needed to know. Thank You!

[@Cubedogthebeast]

funny i was contemplating this subject yesterday. its like you read my mind. Great video!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

40 that's 3 years of videos. Man, how do you keep it up?

[@vibelessCS]

Wait so I bought a new mobo. Does it matter if I keep everything on my m.2 drive that has windows and just move it to the other mobo. Will it boot up correctly and keep my data on it ? It’s mainly just windows 10 on there

[@ilexxtremecryo1335]

I’m curious as well did you find that out yet?

[@demofighter]

Got a new motherboard and had questions about windows 10 behavior during that upgrade. Thanks for the info Paul!

[@toushif.hossain.1]

To anyone reading this, hope it helps. I Upgraded my system today without reinstalling windows on my old SSD and everything works fine at one go. Previous Specs: Gigabyte A320M Ryzen 5 3400g Current Specs: Asus A520M Plus Ryzen 5 5600 Sapphire RX6600 I just pulled out the old SSD deactivated TPM2.0 and Put in the new PC and it worked perfectly fine windows did the driver installation itself and I was already good to go. Just at the first time booting it takes about a couple of minutes to boot (Probably due to driver install and many new component configuration)

[@AlejandroJMA]

Thank god. I'm also upgrading my PC to a new case, motherboard and CPU. Hearing this gives me peace, as moving my SSD with Windows 10 and data to the new pc was what worried me.

[@chucklamb3496]

Do you actually move a Windows 10 SSD in your “Move a Windows 10 SSD” video? I guess not, thanks!

[@michaelkeudel8770]

Easy answer, yes, done it multiple times, just install the new drivers needed for the chipset on the motherboard.

[@colingrochal5955]

Would you need to do any backups before switching the SSD over to a new motherboard?

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@colingrochal5955 you could for safety sakes, but it's not a mandatory. I normally always clone my drives before I do a swap just to be safe with important data in case something blows up.

[@eirollizplasabas1515]

how about a hdd with Win 10 and games onn it?

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@eirollizplasabas1515yes.

[@JorgeMartinez-dp3im]

For some reason you look much sharper in this video. Did you upgrade your camera? I was surprised this video maxed out at 1080p because I thought you might be in 4k at first. Anyways, Love your channel man! Been subscribed forever.

[@sheeeple2069]

Yes, I did this (from laptop to a new pc build) and was surprised it worked without any issue.

[@lanceseaman88]

So I bought a cyberpower PC and I imagine the Windows is installed to the hardware. Now it started as a 1600x b350m/gtx1070fe (of all the cards they could've given it had to be a blower FE) then I won a GTX 1080ti from Nvidia (2017 e3 giveaway) and swapped that (no problems so far) and my next upgrade will be a b450/x470 and R3600 or 3700x and i'm assuming the motherboard is pretty much the most important switch when it comes to windows working. Will I still be good?? And reason i'm going cpu upgrade is well as good as the 1600x was I feel like I need more plus it has a shitty oem cooler master cooler that looks like an Intel box cooler (they just buy in bulk) which is lame I didn't think CP would would do that (seeing as it was $900 in 2017 for 1600x/1070/16gb/120gb ssd/1tb hdd and gpu prices were a bitch) since I always see aios or smaller tower coolers from them and I literally got bottom barrel. So that plus the b350m bazooka just isn't helping i figure a better cooler, better board, and new cpu speed give me the few more yrs the 1080ti deserves(i went 1440p 144hz monitor so unlike 1080p I'll need to keep up with hardware idk...). And just worried about my Windows 10. Ps. And about my 1600x not impressing idk if it's the cooler or the 2133mhz ram cause Ryzen was super picky when it very first launched) so maybe just a cooler and ram upgrade... but i'm doing that anyway and I want a 3000 chip lol

[@lancefilms]

Lance Seaman yah your windows is good mate did the same upgrade

[@TefenCa]

Lance Seaman To save Paul time. The only hardware Windows Activation is tied to IS the motherboard. This used to be referred to as OEM versions of Windows, while regular versions were 'Retail'. The difference was that the OEM were cheaper but can only be installed on up to 3 motherboards over time & sometimes you would have to call Microsoft to activate when installing on the 2nd & 3rd motherboard (only 1 at a time).

[@TefenCa]

Worst case situation, go to CJS Keys & buy a new key/license for only ~$12 USD. Here is a non-referral link: www.cjs-cdkeys.com/products/Windows-10-Home-CD-Key-%28Digital-Download%29.html If the advise was helpful please consider following me on social media www.tefenstech.com

[@lanceseaman88]

Thanks guys (and gals if so) . Sorry for the long winded comment. But I feel comfortable now. Im glad this question happen to come up.

[@xblake1769]

Is it possible to build a new PC without paying for any of the parts? I’m not sure if this is the place to ask and I’m just curious. Thanks!

[@bf2142Fallensoul]

I mean you can steal them... so its possible

[@rileybrown4066]

What do you mean?

[@xblake1769]

Henry haha i meant this as a joke, I appreciate the help though!

[@xblake1769]

Riley Brown It was only a joke😁

[@Pantera_NP]

What are your goto extra parts when PC building? Things like pwm extensions or splitters? Zip ties or Velcro strips? Etc? The bits that are nice to have on hand that usually don’t get mentioned.

[@TefenCa]

PanteraGuk Capacitors! Can never go wrong with extra caps to randomly solder onto places they don't go. 😂

[@Skyline_NTR]

Amazon is a good bet if you in the US. Got some Silverstone low profile sata cables and 1-to-3/4 PWM splitters there.

[@Pantera_NP]

John Doe I have my supply of SATA cables, pwm extensions, pwm splitters, RGB male and female connections, double sided tape, bulk RGB strips, roll o’ Velcro, magnetic aftermarket dust filters and so on. Wanted to see what Paul uses on regular basis.

[@FUCCOD]

Alright paul, how would I go about hooking up 9 sp120 fans and 4 rgb strips? Got the strips and 4 sp120 on a commander pro right now.

[@TefenCa]

2rawww Get another controller+splitter & link them? I forget atm if those support it but many RGB controller+splitters can sort of link/daisy-chain.

[@FUCCOD]

@@TefenCa might try that. Hope the effects work correctly. For an effect that goes fans strip strip strip strip hope it doesnt go fans then all strips at once

[@joshdrewpic]

I bought some RGB RAM but it's not very bright. It's kinda DIMM

[@greatdanexlks]

😂

[@SirNickyT]

"Hi Hiro!" 🤣😂

[@thenungzo]

Depends on the type of key it is. OEM keys are usually tied to a motherboard.

[@georgeindestructible]

A man who gives me time stamps deserves a like to on the video to say the least.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

That Egg thing was enough to make me Upchuck. I looked a Menu in a Philippine Restaurant once, there wasn't anything on it that I found Appetizing.

[@antonytaylor1018]

thank you Paul couldn't find information about the ssd anywhere

[@TheJoaquinzman]

Paul love your videos, I have notice that in your un-boxing videos sometimes you can clearly hear your pocket knife making a sweet noise when you open the blade. It sounds consistent throughout the videos as well. Is that a sound bite of a blade or is that the actual sound coming from your pocket knife? Just curious. Thx.

[@stefanklass6763]

Hi Paul. I'm still running an i5 4690k and a GTX 980. My new monitor is a 1440p ultrawide capable of 100 Hz with G-sync (so no chance of hitting those framerates) but unfortunately I don't have the money to build a complete new system yet (my goal is a 3600X with an RTX 2070 Super). Would it make sense to upgrade the GPU now or should I wait until I have the money for the complete rebuild?

[@armas_ectos]

4:34 SHOTS FIRED!

[@rosesbite]

my mind has been blown. thank you!

[@DarthSnoman]

Hey Paul love the channel Should we go for ryzen 3 or wait for ice lake?

[@phab0267]

Nice video Paul but I had a question about the ssd thing, so if you have windows 10 on it and plug it into a new build it will just start windows 10 by itself or are there extra steps? (Sorry I’m not really educated about pc stuff)

[@gavinbroderick7821]

Hey Paul i've watched your videos for a long time and still love them to this day But anyway do you think the benefits of RTX are enough to justify not getting the Navi cards?

[@pipoclaude6771]

Thanks for your "probing". One request for CES 2022. Why not prepare us for that dream event in concert with the different players we come to know... have us dream about DDR5, thunderbolt X, Usb4, next level for NVME, graphics, motherboards.. It would be exciting to March on together toward Jan 5-8 with your insights...

[@BartKost]

Re-use Windows 10 in a new build: yes you can. I have successfully done that several times. Chance of succes is good (I have found) when your new mobo is from the same manufacturer as the old. You do have to re-activate Windows like Paul explains.

[@fredyellowsnow7492]

I've moved the same W10 install on an SSD from an AMD motherboard to an Intel mbd and it didn't choke or raise any objections. Cloned the same install onto a couple of others with no problems at all. It goes and downloads updates and drivers as needed and just works.

[@pclissa]

Hey Paul, brand new fan and I love your material one of the best stuff out there in my opinion. Here is a quick question for you. I am building a new PC and plan on installing 3 NVMe drives. Do I need to install them one at a time or can i put them all in and will the system recognize them all at once? Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@dennisdickey2267]

Purchased a "new" 256gb NVME M.2 and installed it in a new build. The drive had been removed from a brand new laptop in favor of a larger drive. The computer actually booted and found the correct drivers. It showed that is had been activated. When I updated Windows 10 to version 2004 I had to purchase a new license to activate since updating was discarded by Microsoft. Just FYI. You should always wipe a drive new or otherwise for best results.

[@LetsTakeWalk]

This is very useful. My PC is getting on the old side, so in the future, if I want better hardware, I can just put my current SSD into the new PC.

[@Bare_Essence]

NVMe: One thing not mentioned is MBs often disable other ports, typically SATA, when an NVMe is installed in its port. They often share lanes and two SATA ports can be disabled for one NVMe installation. That does depend on the chipset and motherboard level and configuration. If other drive quantity is important, loosing two SATA ports could be a minor problem. For a typical gamer with only one extra spinning driver, not a problem.

[@JokerzWildmuse]

Really enjoyed this video Paul! Keep up the good work! While you're on the topic of Filipino food though, does your wife make lechon or other great cultural foods for you?

[@LeLuthier71]

Great work Paul, big shoutout to you!! Q: Is it worth to wait for Black Friday to buy mid-end/top-end parts (Ryzen 3000, x570 mobo, GPUs)? Do prices considerably drop worth the wait? Much love.

[@CyberDenSystems]

Definitely need meet up date. I'll fly out there for it.

[@yikeslmao]

i only came for confirmation on the first question... but i couldn't help but stay and watch the entire video haha.

[@moisthoagie1992]

I have watched a decent amount of your videos and I haven't seen you mention VR much. Do you have a VR headset or is this something you are interested in personally?

[@Petruuccios]

Thanks for pointing out the ways of system activation. I just moved the ssd with relatively new win 10 installation from old PC that died to another working PC. Wiping of all data would be actually opposite of what I wanted to do - continue to use the preserved applications, data and most settings without interruption.

[@ememvladislav7521]

Any crash?

[@peterpetruccio2155]

@@ememvladislav7521 No, the old PC died without any previous sign. After turning off one day it did not want to start (no BIOS, nothing) another day. I just swapped the SSD to other PC and it worked (no crashes either). Only the MS office asked for activation, which can not be done over phone anymore, but over internet it also went without any problem.

[@XInfinity2024]

I love this series a lot! QUESTION Are the M.2 and mSATA 2.5" and 3.5" to SATA drive enclosures worth it for system builds that are small or would you recommend just a regular 2.5" SSD?

[@ein57ein]

Another great show. Long time view first time asker, I recently picked up a laptop that has a 128GB nvme and a 1TB HDD and an open NVME slot. I'm starting a channel and do very light gaming, I was thinking of swapping the HDD for a 500Gig SSD, making that my boot drive and installing two 1TB NVMEs. Would that be a good or should I leave my OS & Programs on nvme?

[@mqccompo4156]

An extremely important point connected to the first question, if anyone is moving his existing windows 10 installed SSD from an older pc to a newer one, please check your motherboards default mode for boot drive, most 5+ older mobos will have IDE/Sata as default mode and newer mobos have AHCI as the default, one of each is not bootable with the other, even if everything is fine hardware-wise the windows would just bootloop, so if your older system has IDE mode then change the mode to IDE/Sata to your new mobo, connect the network cable and let Windows 10 download everything it needs to boot up your new system, you may have to re-enter your windows activation tho on some instances

[@joeyjohnson7989]

THANK YOU!!! Al Love and Peace

[@Julian-zd9kx]

Hey paul i really like your channel. Keep it up! First i wantet to ask about cpu coolers and then some questions about monitors. In the next couple of months i will be building myself a new computer with an amd 3900x or 3950x and i intend to cool it with a noctua nh d 15 or be quiet! Equivelent. What else , other then if the case can support that cooler and ram clearance do i need to check? Is there a performance difference to low profile ram to normal sticks? Do you have any tips for that? On to monitors. I'm thinking about buying the lg 38" nearly 4k monitor. I would use it for gaming, content consumption and light content creation. What do you prefer for that? One big screen or for example 2x 27" lg 1440p monitors? 2x 27" monitors will be alot cheaper, but not as stunning to look at compared to the huge 38" monster. Do you prefer a straight or curved monitor for content creation? I wish you a good day

[@brightglaive1]

Bagoong or ginamus is ground up shrimp or silver dollar fish that is subsequently air dried for two days in cheese cloth. Ugga (said oo-GA') is dried fish jerky, also nasty. The trick to Balut is dump out the juice first (it smells nasty), put rock salt on it, eat it in the dark (you don't want to see it), and don't eat the egg white part ( which is almost hard as a rock).

[@aramil200]

Lol I agree with you about Baloit. My Aunt has a hilarious photo of my cousin about to try it when she was like 3. The look of shock was great

[@unkown34x33]

True.... I know it's a drag, but going clean on a new PC, it's the best choice. I can't count how many times my laptop broke when I migrated all my stuff to the other machine.

[@SomeDudeNamedCarl]

Hey Paul, first time caller long time listener. Do you think the scalper situation with graphics cards will get better eventually? Or are we going to have to wait until supply can actually meet demand?

[@sdfth491]

my man! thought the video was really helpful and i was officially a fan when you started talking about balut!! haha, much respect

[@joe_bhop]

thank you so much very helpful video 💌💌

[@freddybigs10]

12-18 day old balut is basically like eating chicken soup with a little cartilage.

[@Realthinx]

about 2 yrs ago my thinkpad notebook broke, the SSD with OS survived (well i hoped so, at that point). never found a way to get that data back cause it only showed reading errors when plugged into other PCs with Linux or windows. a year later i got my fingers on a used tower - totally different hardware - and just put it inside. it took windows a while to load but damn after 10mins i saw my "old" loading screen.. couldnt believe it back then. since then this very same SSD moved in two other PCs without formatting/installing new OS and it just works. yes you have some old drivers etc from the old system, but after some minutes of windows updates etc it just works and your data is accessible and fine. simply amazing, thinking only back to the windows 7 days..

[@masterchief5437]

I was there at Boracay eating pizza on the beach and it may of been the same guy with his bag of Balut and Pork crackling ...