Reinstall Windows with Ryzen upgrade?

metachi · 8 Aug 2020 at 11:12

I'm moving away from intel 8700k to ryzen 3900x
I know it will ask me to enter new win10 key and that's ok.
I will need to remove any intel IO drivers.
Do i need to format the drive, install new windows and has anyone else done it

Minstadave · 8 Aug 2020 at 11:14

It will work fine, i went from a 5820K to a 3700X without issue but did a fresh install in the end as my install was ancient.

mickyflinn · 8 Aug 2020 at 11:15

It best to do a fresh install just format the drive in win 10 install usually option to formst before you pick where to install win 10.

metachi · 8 Aug 2020 at 12:26

gonna try without formating first, if it gets buggy I'll format

SonicSW20 · 8 Aug 2020 at 12:44

Windows will detect new hardware and it'll show that "setting things up" screen again and should sort everything out.
Don't forget to install chipset drivers. If you have an AMD graphics card, these are included with the AMD driver package.

thewanted · 8 Aug 2020 at 12:47

I moved from a 4770K to a 3700X recently and didn't reinstall. Everything seems to work perfectly after installing the Ryzen chipset drivers.

Blue160 · 8 Aug 2020 at 16:37

My last windows install went through two motherboards, three CPUs and three graphics cards without an issue. Only borked in the end by bad RAM corrupting things. Windows is much more robust than it used to be.

Saul Farrell · 12 Aug 2020 at 18:47

It is best to do a fresh install of windows with any significant upgrade or switch: cpu or mobo switches I'd recommend a fresh install...

sideways14a · 12 Aug 2020 at 19:28

I would always do a fresh build on something as big as a cpu and chipset change.

Saul Farrell · 14 Aug 2020 at 15:18

sideways14a said:
I would always do a fresh build on something as big as a cpu and chipset change.

Agreed, by the way, if changing from a amd gpu to an nvidia gpu would you recommend a fresh install of windows to remove all the drivers and software?

Maundie · 14 Aug 2020 at 22:12

I personally would always do a fresh install when doing any major upgrades (takes around 12 minutes with SSDs nowdays) as it would give me a great chance to clear the crap that accumulates over the years but I guess if you don't want to it's up to you.

Skynet5 · 15 Aug 2020 at 16:17

Windows is smarter these days to handle big hardware changes...but at the same time reinstallation is so quick that unless you have lots of after install configurations, I prefer just to resinatll still.

AtreuS · 21 Aug 2020 at 10:51

Ive recently upgraded from my old 3770k set up to the 3950x in my sig. I just ghosted my 250g SSD to the new 500gb NvME and booted it up.... windows restarted 2 times and installed everything it wanted automatically. I put AMD drivers on anyway and so far zero errors and 100% expected performance.
The days of reinstalling every time are gone unless you really want to. If you get issues then reinstall but may as well try it first.

IvanDobskey · 21 Aug 2020 at 14:35

Went from a 6700k to a 3900x setup and never bothered reinstalling windows. Everything working perfectly.

hyperseven · 21 Aug 2020 at 16:02

All this fresh install nonsense :confused:

even win8 was fine with hardware changes.

People say that like it's a quick job, the initial install is but getting it back to how you like it can take days.

metachi · 21 Aug 2020 at 18:17

i did it and its all working, no freezing no crashing. i went from 8700k to 3900x with x570 board.
thanks guys!

Blue160 · 21 Aug 2020 at 21:05

hyperseven said:
All this fresh install nonsense even win8 was fine with hardware changes.

People say that like it's a quick job, the initial install is but getting it back to how you like it can take days.

Completely agree.