Thanks VERY MUCH! I saw the first video and this one, and, in short, was also successful! I had several other issues after the MB change before completing my Win11 upgrade, but it has been successful. These videos really helped begin the process. Thanks!

@louf7178

Ай бұрын

Hm. Didn't work on two subsequent computers. One difference these two had over the one that did work was that they had SSDs (because of format type?). Anyway, I'm done, and glad it's over with. Thx again.

I tried and all my drivers are conflicting with my old ones so I think I need to do a fresh install. I can’t even apply the new drivers for new board via usb. Especially after I flashed the bios.

Thanks for clarifying ❤ I just bought new CPU and Motherboard and was afraid that i need to erase everything.

A good method for motherboard switch, is to go into safe mode, uninstall and delete all drivers related to motherboard. boot into safe mode after motherboard switch to install new mobo drivers. should work. I have upgraded my windows 3 times and from intel to amd.

@PIFDIY

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I agree, if it's crucial that you have a success, using Safe mode to prevent Windows from loading drivers would reduce risk of conflicts with the new install. Still though, there is a lot of empirical evidence that it's not necessary.

So I wanna go from my gigabyte b450m s2h to gigabyte aorus b550 ax v2. I should just install the new mobo and boot up? I also probably need to update the bios on the mobo using a flash drive and press the q flash button. Do you think it will work fine? Also if it would require a windows clean installation what exactly would indicate that and how would I do it? I hope I’m not annoying lol

@PIFDIY

4 ай бұрын

You should be able to just swap the motherboard and boot. Before you do, back up everything. Also, have a copy of Windows installer on a bootable USB. If you're not familiar with this, google it and follow the tutorial on Microsoft's website. You'll only need this if the motherboard swap doesn't work off your current Windows installation which is unlikely, but better to be prepared. Unless you need to update Bios to work with your cpu/ram, I wouldn't do the update until after the new motherboard is installed and everything is up and running.

I upgraded from am4 to am5 and my pc boots and says i have 2 drives, but neither are Bootable im not sure whats going on?

DO you actually know how much performance is left on the table vs complete clean install? Can you test it with an external Windows 2 Go Live Install maybe? would be interesting to know.

@PIFDIY

4 ай бұрын

Interesting idea. Maybe a subject for another video? To get a true baseline, I'd also have to do a fresh install to compare against W2G...hmmm

Logitech 4.1 THX speakers! Those are fantastic. I have mine and sadly I don’t use it anymore. The volume knob crackles so loud. I used the spray cleaner and a few weeks crackling again.

@PIFDIY

2 ай бұрын

Good eye! Yup, still surprises me how good they sound so many years later! I also have the volume knob issue, but if you don't use it, no crackles lol. I just have the Logitech's volume set high and use the Windows system volume to change volume. Easy to do with the volume adjustment knob built into my Corsair keyboard. You really need to hook them back up!

Whats so special about this? Most tech channels use the same windows install on the same SSD to test each of their new builds. So the same system is probs used on dozens of different builds every month or so, and it always works. Don't see no reason why it shouldn't work, really. It always worked for me.

@raevenent751

4 ай бұрын

From what I've been reading, it's quite a divisive mindset on "Yes you absolutely should" to "No you don't need to"

Clever.

So, I have a Gigabyte Gaming B8-CF motherboard, had it for a good long while. And I'm not sure where to even begin the upgrade for it. Had a friend help me a little and it seems like everything I can upgrade to is only compatible with DDR5 (Only have DDR4) and a higher end cpu I don't have. (Currently have Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz). Any way you could offer some advice? Would definitely help a ton, if not that's fine I can figure it out eventually :)

@PIFDIY

4 ай бұрын

Ok, so I've been away from Intel for a few generations so maybe someone else can chime in and add to my info. I don't know what you currently have for a cpu, but if you wanted to stay with your motherboard and ram, it looks like the fastest supported cpu is an i7-7700k which you can get used on ebay for about $100. Just drop it in and go. Sometimes manufacturers release BIOS versions that support more than the original list of cpus. You could look into this and see if the motherboard could support a more current cpu. The latest Intel motherboards use socket LGA 1700 and you should be able to find many that support DDR4. So technically, you could buy a new Intel motherboard and cpu, then use your current DDR4 memory. As for AMD, if you got to the latest AMD platform, the motherboards use socket AM5 and they only support DDR5 so you'd be buying all new motherboard, cpu and ram. But, you can still buy brand new previous generation AM4 motherboards and cpus that support your current DDR4 memory. Those cpus are still very fast even though they're a generation old. Hope this helps.

@mygrains5013

4 ай бұрын

@@PIFDIY It does help, I appreciate your response a heck of alot, thank you! d:

This is just what I was trying to find, seen so many split opinions of it and nothing solid. This is pretty much irrefutable proof that on the same installation it does work. I'm doing a similar upgrade, both mobo and CPU(MSI x470 Gaming Plus Max, and Ryzen 7 2700x), to the am5 platform(MSI B650 Gaming Plus Wifi, and Ryzen 7 7700x), same Windows 10 installation(Win10 home). Although I might turn off secure boot and TPM before making the switch, would turning those off matter or not really? EDIT: Did the change recently a couple weeks ago. No reinstall of windows required. No issues also. What did surprise me is that I no longer had to call microsoft to get a new license

@NovaDoll

2 ай бұрын

What did you do? Mine wont work and I've always had painless upgrades

@raevenent751

2 ай бұрын

@@NovaDoll Before the swap, I turned off secure boot and TPM, I haven't found answer regarding those so I turned them off to be sure, since the mobo and CPU had them on by default. Once I started gutting the PC, I just swapped the two out, put them in and made sure everything is in where it needs to go, and it booted just fine. Is your PC not booting?

@NovaDoll

2 ай бұрын

@@raevenent751 Nope goes straight into bios. Trying a few more things.

@raevenent751

2 ай бұрын

@@NovaDoll If you're hard drive is not formatted to GPT and is on MBR, that *may* be what's causing it, and if so would require a reinstall if I'm not mistaken unless you formatted it to gpt beforehand. Since modern mobos are on UEFI now instead of Legacy/CSM

I have gigabyte b250m gaming 3 and intel i5 6500 and im upgrading to aprus b550m elite and ryzen 5 5600x rn i dont have a activation key and i have that watermark but before i swap out everything im gonna buy a key.. is there going to be any problem when i swap like files/data lost? Im not changing my ssd tho..

@PIFDIY

2 ай бұрын

Backup everything and then give it a try. Most people have had no problem upgrading their motherboard and cpu without reinstalling Windows.

I can't see my boot drive in boot options :/

Dont think much of the Gigabyte B650 gaming motherboard, we had nothing but bother with them and DDR5 ram. had to RMA 3 in a row. Gave up and went with Asus

@PIFDIY

4 ай бұрын

Good to know. Hopefully BIOS revisions have addressed the weaknesses. Thanks!

I can't get mine to boot at all. I'm so frustrated. I have always taken my drive with me and never needed to do anything crazy since 2015. I have even cloned my drive and can't get it to boot. Any advice. I'm going from AM4 to AM5. Old NVME works fine on current computer.

@PIFDIY

2 ай бұрын

Can you get into BIOS? Does BIOS see the boot drive?

@jimothy5831

2 ай бұрын

I have the same issue. mine boots straight to bios says my drive is there but not Bootable

@NovaDoll

2 ай бұрын

@@PIFDIY Yes. Had to rebuilt my EFI

@PIFDIY

2 ай бұрын

@@NovaDoll Could be something wrong with the drive's MBR. If you can boot into Window's recovery, you should be able to repair it. Might have to Google this for information on how to fix MBR.

@NovaDoll

2 ай бұрын

@@PIFDIY I had to rebuild the UFI. Works perfectly now. Thank you!!

I took my SSD from my old Alienware and put it in my new rebuilt pc and no issues

What happens to a system if I swap out cpu’s only. Would windows act weird?

@JoshuaVilca12

4 ай бұрын

No, it should run just fine.

@PIFDIY

4 ай бұрын

That's a much easier upgrade. You shouldn't have a problem with it.

it is 2024.. i am just about to upgrade my am3+ to am4... hahaha

@PIFDIY

3 күн бұрын

It's time brother!

Around 11:10, did you hit N or Y?

@PIFDIY

20 күн бұрын

Hit Y to reset

Jesus Christ dat cable management.

There was no rule in the book that said one has to...reinstall windows with new hardware.

@raevenent751

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately... I've seen a lot of ranging from "You absolutely should" to "No you don't need to"

@faranocks

3 ай бұрын

@@raevenent751 I think it's a good blanket advice statement. Not reinstalling windows with a mobo/cpu swap CAN lead to issues. Reinstalling windows immediately is often relatively convenient, and very rarely detrimental. If you know what you are doing, solving said issues without reinstalling windows is often possible, and reinstalling windows at a later date is always an option. That being said I just did the same upgrade as this video without reinstalling windows (5900x b550 -> 7800x3d b650) so :/. I don't think it's harmful advice, or even wrong, it's just a blanket statement that has exceptions.

@raevenent751

3 ай бұрын

@@faranocks I also did the change recently a couple weeks ago(2700x x470 -> 7700x b650). No reinstall of windows, or any issues so far. Thinking about it before, I think it's because most modern mobos are on UEFI, and if you had a hard drive on MBR then that's probably when a reinstall of windows will be required since UEFI requires the hard drive to be on GPT

@faranocks

3 ай бұрын

@@raevenent751 switching from 7950x3d to 7800x3d seems to cause a fair bit of issues though. Hard to say what is or isn't the issue.

this is completely normal and absolutely nothing special. why should you reinstall windows?

@iCannoNz98

4 ай бұрын

yeah i dont get the amazement

@danielmurray1805

4 ай бұрын

Never upgraded your computers cpu or motherboard I see. Lets just say Microsoft thinks you should have to buy another license if you do and the rest of the world does not.

@iCannoNz98

4 ай бұрын

@@danielmurray1805 I have multiple times, its very common, the licences are now all digitalised, so its assigned to your Microsoft account not the PC

how big of a monitor do you want pif diy YES