How To CORRECTLY Upgrade Your CPU, Motherboard, and Graphics Card

[@GregSalazar]

Hey, everyone! If you follow the MSI channel at all, you may have already seen this video - but I imagine most of you haven't. They wanted this one on both channels. Tomorrow, we'll walk you though a BIOS upgrade _without_ a CPU - handy especially for those building/upgrading Ryzen systems. Thanks for the continued support. Stay tuned!

[@ad8keyz]

Thanks for all you do!

[@jr6955]

I tried calling newegg about this and they hung up the phone kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTKkKdsrqZretU

[@ryanstevens5395]

You should have mentioned that this MSI gpu is actually terrible due to manufacturing problems with the thermal pads and also the backplate

[@ryanstevens5395]

I am currently waiting for thermal pads in the mail due to them not even putting enough of them on the card on the vram's... it is an awesome card with good specs, just the thermals are TERRIBLE~ ive also heard that they are releasing ones with fixed thermal pads, but i honestly think they should have done a recall on the ones that have this problem. Like mine, i bought it at best buy back in july and i got a bad one.

[@JorgeGonzalez-pf1gb]

TBH if iam going to change cpu mobo and GPU i would just build another pc

[@shawcobra]

How to correctly upgrade your system step one : hope PC parts are in stock

[@GregSalazar]

tru

[@jannclaude2982]

step two: Spam no stock if there's no stock

[@magnusnilsson9792]

@@jannclaude2982 don't branch a step guide.

[@eckpyrosis7232]

More like Step 0

[@MrBangijal]

Step 0: have money (how could people forget this very first step?)

[@shiolei]

Really appreciated the section on DDU. Wasn't even aware of this software to help with GPU upgrades

[@bobjordan10]

I’m confused, i activated windows directly through the free version. How would I switch platforms without buying another copy?

[@JM-kn9dh]

@@bobjordan10 have you logged in? Cause sometimes the key is attached to your account. Other times, if you type in the key to the new system, it'll override the old activation.

[@Velduanga]

Dude, you completely missed the part about using the CPU applicator and screwing the board in with confidence!

[@GregSalazar]

LOL RIP gotta refilm the entire video 😜

[@Velduanga]

@@GregSalazar Yeah you missed some crucial steps 😆. But in all seriousness keep up the good work. Guides like these are all too useful.

[@tweakz_tech]

He missed talking about a good backup tool.

[@adrianvorms9015]

First you need a table.

[@vhrod1681]

@@adrianvorms9015 And a swiss knife that hopefully has a screwdriver

That's something I recommend to my friends when swapping parts; you do a clean install or double check to uninstall all drivers.

[@hunterparke9059]

Been Watching your content for a while, really appreciate videos that help those that are new like this. Keep up the good work man!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks, Hunter!

[@aynt_2065]

Still chilling with my GTX 970

[@turbofanlover]

Yeah, I still love the old girl. ;)

[@Gisbert-12843]

Me too ❤️

[@filipkendes1866]

Same here. And running most of the newest games almost at max settings. Very happy although my PSU is probably dying so I get often PC reboots while gaming.

[@timathyyy]

same waiting for 3080 Stock at reasonable prices ✨

[@terminasitor769]

I still rock my 960 lol

[@MrStarpeto]

I already know all these things, yet still I'm here watching, just for the quality content, always nice to see you Greg, do stay safe! 🤗👌

[@Adem92Foster]

These*

[@MrStarpeto]

@@Adem92Foster not my native language, thanks for learning with us

[@Adem92Foster]

@@MrStarpeto I know, I noticed

[@swirrllfolfsky9803]

Same here. Can always potentially learn something new.

[@chriss1617]

Same here. Maybe I learned wrong years ago.

[@abiola82]

I really appreciate this video being made, I have been on pc for 2 years and have been curious about upgrading my parts and this video has helped a lot

[@TheJan]

True legend. takes balls to advice to just clean install windows. But your reasoning as an expert in literally building PC's and benchmarking them. There is no reason for me to keep searching for answers that make an easier solution, itll take so much time that i could have put that time in building like you did and be done faster lol. TLDR: first timer here and loving your prod value man

[@TheJan]

btw going from i7 6700K to AMD 5600x

[@RajR96]

Perfect! Going from Intel & Nvidia to all AMD, needed this guide for when my 5600X arrives!

[@undisputed4994]

how is ur experience so far with AMD compared to Intel & Nvidia?

[@RajR96]

@@undisputed4994 It's been great so far, an AMD CPU with an Nvidia GPU seems to be the sweet spot though. AMD GPU is probably the value option

[@Filthyserb262]

3 years later this video is still so helpful. talk about evergreen content. subbed.

[@GregSalazar]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ncc1995]

2 questions, 1) when reinstalling Windows, can I reuse the same key or do I have to get a new one? 2) do I have to do the same steps if I'm upgrading from a ryzen 2 to a ryzen 3 cpu?

[@darrenluisis5067]

Did you find out if you need to buy a new key?

[@ncc1995]

@@darrenluisis5067 I didn't need a new key. And I didn't do a fresh install actually. I just changed the cpu and it was good to go.

[@jakewatto4515]

This might be the most straightforward and easy-to-follow instructional video on how to do this. Going to attempt to upgrade my old Intel CPU to a new AMD tomorrow, and have been worrying about the motherboard swap and Windows install process. I'm hoping it goes as easy as you make it look! Cheers.

[@Dreamweaver94]

2020 answer: you can't, not in stock.

[@tomr3422]

search New Egg and your local Micro Center, the eat a big meal, have a couple of drinks then go to sleep and dream about some day being able to actually buy the parts you want.

[@TheKingOfHalo]

2024 answer: Do it before tariffs make parts more expensive.

[@savitargod0fspeed290]

I just came to your channel and i must that you saved me a lot of money and time regarding upgrading a new graaphics card. Before today every time i had to upgrade my GPU i had to wipe clean my Disk in order to install a new GPU. I will be using DDU more often now. Thanks!!!

[@cjflight92]

love the tips greg, but in my experience swapping your main boot drive to **fastest** dosnt matter. as long as its a 2.5 SSD or a NVME SSD the boot times are non noticeably different...and when it comes to affordability sometimes the NVME is better to save for gaming, other than that stellar advice! just wanted to add my 2 cents as a fellow computer nerd

[@JeffBastian]

You can also do a bare metal backup/restore instead of reinstalling windows in its entirety. This is typically what's done in the enterprise space to deploy one system image with custom config, softwares, etc to multiple different systems and over upgrade cycles. It is a really fast way to get back up and running after a hardware upgrade.

[@MarkNOTW]

I know this post is a year old but can you dumb this process down?

[@JeffBastian]

@@MarkNOTW I had been using Aomei Backupper to maintain my Windows 10 installation across I think 4 or so hardware upgrades by now. Just a full system backup, followed by what Aomei calls a universal restore (bare metal restore). If you want to deploy 1 image to multiple client PCs as a technician, then you need the technician version of Aomei. Same principle, system backup followed by universal restore.

[@MarkNOTW]

@@JeffBastian thanks

[@Filthyy1]

​@JeffBastian please excuse my novice question but I'm assuming with aemoi I don't need to uninstall windows? I just back up onto another drive ... install my new platform setup and then run the programme and do a universal restore?

[@dannyfenton9335]

​@@Filthyy1 Did you ever manage to figure out this question?

[@devmister3736]

Wow I’m already upgrading my motherboard and cpu. Perfect timing

[@jr6955]

I tried calling newegg about this and they hung up the phone kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTKkKdsrqZretU

[@loneshadow0844]

The one thing I screwed up when upgrading my GPU is the driver's. I had a 1650 Super and upgraded to an RTX 3060Ti. I did NOT know I had to redownload the 3060Ti driver's for game crashing to stop. Now I have to wait until I go somewhere with internet to download those needed drivers.

[@Skyline_NTR]

Addendum : It's probably a good idea to remove all (yes all) of the drives, except for the one you want to install w10 to. Just to be extra sure you can't (and won't) accidentally yeet the wrong drive and lose data unnecessarily. After windows installs, then plug the non-OS drives back in.

[@justamerewizard]

Always have a usb with windows already downloaded handed just for this reason lmao

[@obeliant5025]

should i still wipe all other drives anyways though?

[@riverolson2989]

@@obeliant5025 no just your main operating drive. Other ssd or hdd should be fine.

[@obeliant5025]

@@riverolson2989 you mean the drive where all my drivers and my operating system is? Can they be in different locations?

[@riverolson2989]

@@obeliant5025 ya its normally your c drive. If you have multiple hardrives I'd just leave the one you intend to wipe connected. After you reinstall windows turn of the computer and connect the other hardrives. Just to be sure you dont accidentally wipe the wrong one.

[@Scalptrash]

Been doing a lot of this very thing lately and had questions about the correct procedures. Thank you for clarifying.

[@mxyellow]

I didn't know you could drag those icons to assign boot priority :P

[@musek5048]

learn something new everyday :D

[@FNLNFNLN]

I imagine it depends on the specific UEFI implementation. Some (probably the more expensive options) will do that, most probably won't.

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@FNLNFNLN i have a crappy 200 dollar laptop and it can do it if it can anything can

[@TheGameBench]

In DDU we trust. I use any time I swap a GPU. I've occasionally had issue swapping between the same make and model card.

[@slimjimson]

Thank you so much for this content. I'm gonna be upgrading from an FX6300 to a Ryzen 5 3600. Perfect video I will watch once I have the key components 😊 I just hit subscribe now and will check out more of your contents. Cheers!

[@seenbett3rdays642]

Nice one. I'm upgrading my MSI GTX 760 Hawk to a Gigabyte RX 5700 XT and it will be in by the end of the week.

[@ambientnaturally]

When I decided to 'become an artist' I needed a HUGE PC for my particular style. My old 4-core could not even open the program! And the machines I knew would work well were in the $6,000 range! I learned from you and your colleagues (Steve, Jay, Linus etc.) how to pick parts and assemble a machine. It took me six months to get the guts together and do it! But it was great and now I have TWO 5950x units on B550 Unify-X and x570 Aurus Master both with 64GB RAM and pushed by 750W and 850 PSU of Platinum BeQuiet and Titanium Seasonic Prime types running 24/7 processing my material. I like your folksy way with instruction and how you take the time to go into the detail that is sometimes needed. I still watch your videos because there's a billion things to learn!

[@BREEZYM6015]

You'll need at least a 8GB thumb drive when using this method in order to install Windows 10 with media creation tool ( pause the video at the 5:05 mark to see).

[@conza1989]

I think I agree the OS complete reinstall is best practice, topic came up the other day on Jay's channel where he showed you didn't need to, which is cool I sort of assumed you had to or there'd be problems, but I'll keep in mind that there could be unnecessary junk left over too if anyone asks me, good point Greg. Also side note, did not know you could drag and drop in the UEFI the boot order in a modern MSI bios, also good to know.

[@FahimPlayz]

4:48 How would you backup your data and where would the data be backed up?

[@1coldshot493]

Move important things onto an external HDD or SSD ... Duh.

[@FahimPlayz]

@@1coldshot493 oh ok, sorry I didn't know, I never backed up anything before

[@BeB02090]

Great video Greg! Never to experienced to learn something new. You are most "welcome" for learning with you Mr. Salazar. 😁 I appreciate these type of videos. Love all the content. I hope it's your heart's desire to continue in the 2021. 👍

[@CubeCarl]

Been trying to find out what's the best way to upgrade my motherboard + CPU, but the Windows installation stuff really confuses me. It's the sole reason why I haven't made an SSD boot drive just for Windows yet. UPDATE EDIT: I finally installed the new motherboard and CPU, took me a bit to find out how to boot to the bootdrive that already had windows on it (with all of my other important stuff) which took a bit of configuring in BIOS that I had to learn about, and when I finally got in everything was fine until I got the dreaded "Activate Windows" watermark. Fortunately for me, all I had to do was go to my windows activation, try troubleshooting, and selecting "I have upgraded my hardware" or something along those lines. It was broken at first because Microsoft's servers were down but after a day I tried it again and it worked, now my Windows is activated and my PC is running as smoothly, if not better, than ever.

[@TheMann-zv9vt]

I’m confused, i activated windows directly through the free version. How would I switch platforms without buying another copy?

[@RukhWhitefang]

Usually the free Win 10 update from Win 7 tied the OS to your hardware. You can go to your Microsoft account and switch it to be tied to your account. Then, once you login with all the new hardware it should be fine. Otherwise (and this is what I had to do) I had to contact Microsoft and have them remotely reactivate my account...

[@poopsie117]

@@RukhWhitefang yup same here, I just had to contact Microsoft and they'll reactivate it for you in quite no time at all, theyre pretty good about it

[@-aleeke-2526]

Cant you find the key code somewhere in windows(I dont know never needed it)?

[@RukhWhitefang]

@@-aleeke-2526 Not generally. You can try the cmd prompt to get it but that doesn't always work. If you bought a Win 10 license you should have the product key in your email (unless you deleted it).

[@innocentiuslacrim2290]

www.groovypost.com/howto/find-your-windows-10-product-key/ this has plenty of ways described on finding the key and activation.

[@balesjo]

I did a motherboard change a week or so back while my sis was away from home. Went from MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard to an X570 MB (Didn't need it but could not refuse the upgrade based on price! Downloaded Video card drivers and Chipset drivers before I attacked the system so they'd be ready to go.I also had a new Samsung 580 M.2 NVMe 4.0 drive that needed to be cloned from the original Samsung 570 M.2, Set everything up in UEFI,and everything booted clean. Easy to upgrade the chipset drivers and a few other items. Windows 10 wanted a new CD Key to activate so I had one of the $9-ish USD Win 10 Pro Keys and that took care of the problem. Works like a dream, no reinstalling Windows 10 or software!

[@yannikwelsch2248]

Although I've got plenty of PC Building experience by now I always appreciate these beginner-friendly videos. Without them, I would have never gotten into PC Building as a hobby back three years ago. Don't know if you had already planned on doing one but storage could also be an interesting video for beginners. Starting from formatting them in Windows for initial use, to different kind of RAID setups and maybe also OS migration to a different Storage Medium via Software.

[@leehawk7068]

I agree these videos are great For me they are great way to get updated on the latest since I have lost touch with desktop PCs and all the newer gear so comes in handy these videos I think last time I worked on building up and or upgrading a desktop PC has got to be 12 years and I think that was setting up a small internet cafe installing the network building the PCs that's the last of the hardware side of things I ever did and I think there must have been a huge number of CPUs and graphics cards between then and now that's passed by And last time I did work on PCs was for another internet cafe but that was just reformat and software install on over 40 PCs and that was fun trying to get them all done in a very small deadline But now getting back into PCs so these videos really help as I'm bored of laptop repairs and fixing laptop motherboards

[@ggog5246]

​@@leehawk7068Hey bro I have i5 7500 RX 580 I'm looking for cpu change and mobo change in future I'm gunna change gpu later but rn I have budget for cpu and mobo should I go for it I need to save for gpu later down the line

[@GrafStorm]

Ty Greg, little tips are often the biggest help.

[@Mike0193Azul]

Very helpful video thank you! I am upgrading now from that same graphics card to an rtx 3090. And from an intel cpu to amd so I hope everything works out.

[@Xyz_Litty]

You got me at 3090 and then lost me with AMD Please , go back to Intel

[@whyops]

@@Xyz_Litty no, amd is superior to Intel.

[@OF_Muhoorn]

5:59 what does he mean with back up drives ?

[@heyjohnitsjacob5248]

yo greg i need some help. could you do a video on how to literally wipe your whole hdd and ssd? i’m planning on literally removing the gpu, cpu, motherboard, and everything besides the hdd ssd psu, and fans because i was gonna upgrade my whole pc. i have no need to keep old files on my pc. i was going to remove all old drivers but idk if that would be enough.

[@isaaclalnunzira6981]

@Greg Salazar Please make another video on Upgrading priorities I think your viewers would like to know which to upgrade foremost supposing theyre on a tight budget

[@ravenfeeder1892]

When reinstalling Windows I find it best to disconnect any other drives first to ensure they stay in their original state. Then reinstall Windows and only once you are happy everything is good do you reconnect the other drives.

[@shortyorc121]

Quick question. Will the freshly new windows know the paths to the programs on your old drives. So say I have a steam drive with all my games. Will I be able to make a steam icon and click on it and play right away? I never done this before and I have had a hdd die and my computer has been all confused since. Like I go to reinstall a old game from disk and it says the game is already installed.

[@ravenfeeder1892]

@@shortyorc121 No you'll have to reinstall Steam itself, but not necessarily the games in the steamapps folder if it's on a different drive.

[@shortyorc121]

@@ravenfeeder1892 I got ya thanks for the reply.

[@azuuusa6674]

Later to the party. How do you delete windows that installed on the old drive perviously?

[@ravenfeeder1892]

@@azuuusa6674 I clean and reformat the drive to give me a blank slate before the new install, usually using diskpart. If you've booted from a USB drive, diskpart will be one of the tools available to you.

[@joemency2242]

Thank you so much for this video! I saved it for when my new parts arrive so I can review it.

[@nalbakri]

I always reinstall windows if it's a platform upgrade. Heck, I reinstall windows every 6 months just to keep my rig running smoothly as I find it tends to slow down with use. I'd suggest keeping your OS on a separate disk from your software, games and documents. Better yet, have a disk dedicated to each. This helps prevent file loss in the event of your OS crapping out on you and saves you from the hassle of having to reinstall all of your games after a wipe.

[@blueyolker4961]

yes I decided to buy m.2 250 gb specifically for windows and it was the best choice ever

[@rudyNok]

I'm running W10 installed in 2016 without reinstall and I'm planning on doing a platform and graphics card upgrade this weekend without reinstalling :) I also have a dual boot with Linux Manjaro so I'm curious how it's gonna handle the upgrade.

[@dzcasanova8840]

Thanks , this was something I ignored and was a headach to me when I upgraded

[@peterwalsh6141]

I upgraded from B450 to ASUS x570 Tuf Gaming as it was the same cost as most B550. A great board and you can update bios via internet so no need to flash bios. Really good information as always.

[@jr6955]

I tried calling newegg about this and they hung up the phone kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTKkKdsrqZretU

[@lebzskywalker]

Great video dude...much respect from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

And thanks...for upgradin with us. ;)

[@jcgongavoe337]

You can upgrade your system drive by copy all the system to the new drive as well. Just make very sure that you delete all the drive letter data in registry and you won't spend 3 extra hours figuring out why it won't boot

[@jossshhhy]

Hey I have a question, I'm going to upgrade my CPU, RAM AND Motherboard in a week or so after they all arrive. I have 2 drives in my current pc a 500gb SSD and a 2TB hard drive. Windows is on the SSD, so my question is when I get me new parts and put them in can I just only wipe my SSD and not my hard drive I have all my games on there and I really don't want to reinstall it again can I do this please help thanks in advance :)

[@killert41]

I know it's been a year but if u want to keep data on drive u could copy it to external or just simply disconnect it until u do Everything u need and then u can reconnect it again

[@jossshhhy]

@@killert41 ohh lol thanks for that lol

[@theweakasian]

Thanks so much! I have a 3700x, a b550 mobo and a 3000 series GPU coming in. This video explained a lot of what I should watch out for.

[@Dano84]

This video was awesome and love the brief but concise information provided here. It actually answered most of the questions I've had over the last few months. I guess I do have one lingering question though, you mention reinstalling on your boot drive, got it, but im wanting to add an nvme possibly if I upgrade motherboards (while still retaining my ssd and 2.5 hdd), is there any conflicts id have to watch out for if installing windows to the nvme if I haven't removed windows from the ssd or does windows take care of that during the installation when it sees a dupe install?

[@JoseTrovoes92]

hi, did you get an answer to this question, im in the same situation and i not sure about what to do

[@Dano84]

@@JoseTrovoes92 I have not yet gotten an answer lol I put that project on the back burner myself but reading it again, I know id be back searching lol

[@xXA7XxGunslingerXx]

Very helpful video Greg. Question for anyone, could you possibly use a registry cleaner to delete obsolete drivers especially if they were replaced with the new ones? Or use a program like driver booster to handle most of the driver stuff. I'm going to be upgrading soon so I'm looking at my options

its been a year and the man never got an answer

[@xXA7XxGunslingerXx]

@ haha and I also never got around to upgrading due to scalpers either. Thanks for a response though

[@hatlesscrayon7265]

@@xXA7XxGunslingerXx well to answer your question I would simply recommend DDU to remove your drivers. It’s fast and easy, and enables you to basically plug and play by doing everything for you to prepare for the upgrade. Once you’ve upgraded it’s just as simple as downloading the new drivers from your gpu manufacturer.

[@zer0coolninja887]

This will go on my pc tech play list a lot of great info to always come back too and fresh up my skills

[@mcunner]

The GTX1660Ti is currently selling for US$460 in South Africa... RTX2060 Super is $620 RTX3070 is $840

[@bolan4185]

Holy shit. And i thought Polish priced are high, where 250$ card costs 350$ over here... i salute you, im still on 1050 Ti but i play mostly old games

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Hey! I'm upgrading from an FX-6300 to a 2700X myself. Exactly my issue!

[@sampanyofella5832]

Would resetting windows do the same? If you select "keep my files" that is.... I presume not but I'm not sure.

[@RadioactiveBlueberry]

By description it technically should, but it would take the same amount of time reinstalling and setting up all apps anyway. I have not personally tried it, but wouldn't be surprised by any user profile or temporary file leftovers, which, if not causing conflicts, at least waste space.

[@STYCZY]

Thanks so much Greg. You’ve saved me so many times with these videos 🙌🏼

[@praetorxyn]

Yeah.... I intellectually knew all this, but damn I'm not looking forward to a motherboard swap when I have to do one. Which will be next CPU upgrade I guess, since X570 is the last AM4 chipset.

[@poopsie117]

tbh I personally just swapped out platforms (lmao AM3+ FX6300) to a new one (AM4 X470 R2700X) and Windows handled the swap just fine without reinstalling anything, the only hiccup was having to call Microsoft for them to reactivate Windows 10 again but that didnt take much time at all

[@praetorxyn]

@@poopsie117 I'd do the windows reinstall, as I keep all my data centrally stored on my NAS, so I wouldn't even have to back up anything. It's the physical part I dread, having to unplug everything from the motherboard, take the CPU cooler off, remove the motherboard, put in tne new motherboard, New CPU, cooler, reconnect everything. That's a good chunk of time for your main computer to be down.

[@poopsie117]

@@praetorxyn ah well then, haha those parts you're dreading, no one can really skip LOL. But fr even that part its not toooo bad like the CPU, cooler, and mobo doesnt take that long, but the cabling is def somethin

[@quilios7044]

@@poopsie117 now that I have heard that I dont need to reinstall windows it sound so much easier to swap out motherboards

[@gummi4977]

Thank you for this video. I had a plan to upgrade my pc from ryzen gen 3 to gen 4 with b550 motherboard for an pcie 4.0 experience. But i didn't realised to fresh install windows. I will keep it my mind.

[@TheJarJarKinks]

Videos like these are just feeding my urge to upgrade right now, but I'm doing my damnedest to resist. As good as AMD's current CPUs are, I wanna wait for whatever comes after AM4 (fingers crossed that they give some great compatibility again). My current setup of a 1600AF and a 2070 in a custom loop (just for fun) on a 21:9 ultrawide isn't really hurting for performance quite yet.

[@treblehelix7200]

Hello, will I lose programs and plugins such as my digital audio workstations and VSTi's when I upgrade my CPU and motherboard?

[@NightsoftInteractive]

How to correctly upgrade your rig: Make sure there's stock available!

[@foxed3958]

This is very helpful info but a couple questions is once windows is on the USB all I need to do is put it on first priority and it should restart windows completely in just a little puzzles on that sorry if I’m totally incorrect this is my first time doing something like this

[@csgaming7273]

Hey Greg thanks for this video, can you also make a video on how to upgrade a cpu from the same platform? For example, upgrading from a ryzen 5 3600 to a ryzen 5 5600x or something of that sort. Thanks! It’s really worrisome for beginner builders because I worry about performance, drivers, conflicting updates, bios, etc

[@kalebgarza9298]

I’m doing this too so I’m searching for this video so I don’t mess anything up

[@ericcastanheira8375]

how did it turn out? im about to go from an i5 12th gen to i9 12th gen and im scared...any tips?@@kalebgarza9298

[@kazitox]

When switching just a motherboard, is there anything software related to be worried about?

[@DoctorX17]

I've built and upgraded many hundreds of systems, but I always like seeing how you simplify advice for a broad audience. Personally, if I'm doing a platform upgrade, I'll also upgrade the main storage drive and start fresh, but the old drive with the old OS goes into another case and becomes a backup/secondary machine. Far older stuff gets retired or less used, like my last high end XP machine, which is being used for gaming, for those things that just won't run on 7/10

[@naved1313]

can you answer me? do i need to reinstall windows if i upgrade my 9th gen intel to 10th gen intel?

[@DoctorX17]

@@naved1313 you shouldn't need to. You just might need to re-enter your Windows license key

[@naved1313]

@@DoctorX17 thank you for your wisdom

[@lowiecantgreen9496]

@@DoctorX17 im upgrading from i5 4th gen to i7 9th gen. Do i need to install windows again??

[@jessehnamte5606]

love your content...keep up the good work you did,hope to see somany more contents like this....thank you very muchhh..

[@Hello-ub2dr]

all of this for ark ascended

[@kronos12721]

Too real lmao

[@boosttech7877]

Good video, answered all my questions.

[@Mrxcrazeeman3]

Who's here from the original "Science Studio" days?

[@BoogerDeluxe22]

Either you're fishing for likes or you're really weird. Either way you are a pathetic loser.

[@tomr3422]

Whos not weird here - watching a video about replacing hardware you literally can not buy.

[@Peterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

If you only upgrade the motherboard, from B450 to B450, should you do that? Can´t you just unplug the old one and plug the new one?

[@isayahfrancis1934]

I'm the 13 view can I get a shout out I love you all your PC builds I love watching it alldo I can't afford one but keep making PC videos

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@jr6955]

I tried calling newegg about this and they hung up the phone kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTKkKdsrqZretU

[@angeldiaz1623]

This video is perfect because this is something I was thinking about the other day since I am planning on doing my first upgrades to my first pc some time soon.❤️

[@StrikeFreedom1920]

@6:25 so download Win10 and end up getting Win XP, interesing 🤔🤣

[@SoorajVarrier777]

Was very informative, Thanks Greg!

[@hiphophater15]

I'm planning to upgrade my Intel i3 8100 To an Intel i5 8600 ? Is do I need to do anything else besides update the bios before I swap them out ? GPU and MoBo will stay the same. For reference: MSI Z370 SLI Plus GTX 1060 GDDR5 6GB

[@orestesdd]

I'm ready to upgrade my GPU from RX 580 to RX 6750 XT. Should I still remove the AMD software and driver or not? By the way, If I remove them, how will I be able to see my PC screen with my new GPU and no driver nor AMD software? Thank you.

[@drcrzzy5957]

Hey i wanted to upgrade my pc from Case: Be quite! Base 500 CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 Motherboard: Asus TUF b450 gaming plus GPU: Gigabyte 3060 ti vision RAM: 2x8 3200 Power:750W And i wanted to upgrade my motherboard and cpu to CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X Motherboard: N7 b550 So i was wondering will this work?

[@gregfisher216]

Great video Greg, I am replacing my motherboard and CPU because my CPU was damaged when the it stuck to the cooler. I had B450 board and Ryzen 5 3600 . I replacing it with a B550 and Ryzen 5 5600 X . I just upgraded to Windows 11 back in March and it was a nightmare! I was wondering since the platforms are similar ,can't I try replacing the platform and see how it goes?

[@arise8078]

Looking at going from an FX processor to a R5 2600x. I was worried about switching to a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM, with the same hard drive. Thanks

[@Sinsanatis]

what about like say from zen 1 to zen 3? im basically trying to build a whole brand new system except for the drives. i have 1 ssd for boot drive, another ssd for storage, and a hdd for storage. i was asking around the ltt forums and for the most part ppl have said the 2 storage drives would be 100% fine, but the boot drive was a bit iffy. most said that it would work fine. and also i think thats kinda what jay covered in his "this pc upgrade didnt use the latest hardware and still rocks" video with the drives and such

[@GregSalazar]

It should be _mostly_ fine. What few driver conflicts remain aren't likely to impact performance in any substantial way.

[@jr6955]

I tried calling newegg about this and they hung up the phone kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTKkKdsrqZretU

[@Sinsanatis]

@@GregSalazar oh alright, thanks greg! greatly appreciate the response

[@mariocorso-winks7242]

I upgraded from a rx 550 to a 2060 super and you helped me out a lot

[@zekraax35]

i know it’s a year old, but after he swaps the motherboard is he also swapping his cpu and ram? i tried this and my pc began constantly rebooting

[@SuzuNoUtaTX]

When should we decide “time to ddu” when staying in family? Eg 1070ti to 3090. Asking for me.

[@d4nyll]

Just DDU, to avoid issues later on

[@sk3ddi]

Perfect timing on this one great video 👍

[@Simmymind360]

It also helps to disconnect all your data drives Aka hard drives nvme ect as it could cause conflict with drivers on Say Windows C drive

[@Trekrid]

The timing of this video is so ironic for me as I'm expecting my RTX 3070 today. Definitely gets a thumbs up from me

[@theundeadforever3300]

DAAAMNNN, did the beast arrive ? I bet that it's awesome!

[@ryanmanneh307]

Just to be sure, the only storage device that needs to be wiped prior to reinstalling windows is the drive that windows is being installed onto, correct?

[@gustavalbers3238]

The power consumption calculator really helped, I bought a used gtx 1070, which isn't shipped yet and wasn't sure if my power supply would be enough. I t actually is enough for the whole pc with 100w for potential overclocking!

[@charakiga]

I have a question, does manually changing the drivers work? I really don’t have any backup, and I don’t wanna risk any problem by re-installing windows.

[@AlcoholTabacoandFirearms]

Im confused on how u put the files(like settings and games) from the old windows to the new install

[@You2Nosey]

As a 1st builder this video was right on time. 👍🏾 Liked

[@jeffie8696]

I tried to upgrade from a Ryzen 2200G to a 3300X on a B350 Tomahawk and it refused, I even tried a 3600 with the same results , despite a current updated BIOS. Both CPUs work fine on my ASUS B350 Prime. I have heard similar issues from others trying to upgrade to 3000 series.

[@rabi0ne]

What about sysprep? I successfully swapped i5 6th gen with a ryzen 5600x platform without losing my windows installation neither its activation. Also, games and apps are running just like before.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Thanks for this well made how-to video.

[@antondiaz8547]

Really nice video! Ineed help from the community! I’m upgrading after 6 years and basically replacing everything like mobo, processor, graphics card, and RAM. The only thing I can salvage was my storage. What should I do first before replacing anything in my pc? Should I do a back up first or It’s like I’m building a new pc and just plugging my ssd and hard drive to the new mobo? Thanks everyone!

[@bitessun]

Missed the part where you put in your Windows 10 key and how to transfer it from your old hardware to the new hardware, have found 1 video of a guy unregistering it through Command Prompt with the old hardware still in, is that the best path to follow? Or does anyone recommend another approach?

[@GregSalazar]

We have dedicated (recent) videos for installing and activating Windows.

[@andyg8297]

i change my cpu processor on motherboard but it thinks it the old cpu what do I do? I need help with that

[@DavidWilliams-ic1nn]

fortunately i had no issues moving from a 6700k / Z170 build to a 10700k / Z490 without uninstalling windows. updated chipset drivers etc and everything has been great...maybe there is not a big difference between drivers for these builds...i dunno

[@shadowsayer1516]

Windows 10 is excellent at getting rid of the old drivers and installing the new ones for MB/CPU changes. Completely reinstalling Windows is usually unnecessary. Worst case scenario you find some orphan drivers in device manager and remove them, but I've never even seen that happen.

[@LevelUpSimRacing]

Thank you appreciate the more detailed explanation