Hi,

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I’ve seen a few people say it’ll be fine, I’ve heard that it is a terrible decision. Could I take my m.2 SSD out of my current AMD PC and put it directly into my new intel system? Should I reset it to default windows first and get rid of programs and drivers? Could use some advice. Thanks!

  • No_Dig_7017BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you have a modern os I think you don’t need to format, but on the long run, it’s probably better to do it.

  • CybaGirlBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I switched out an Alienware motherboard (Intel CPU) to an AMD B450 and AMD 3100 without an issue. After Windows had loaded it installed all the necessary drivers and was good to go.

    I would normally have done a new install of Windows but in this instance it didn’t need it.

    I think gone are the days of Windows XP etc where you had to do a full reinstall of Windows.

    But if you want piece of mind? Sure do a new install.

    Problem is some commercial software may be linked to your hardware ID. But that is easily changed. You will just need to know what your current hardware ID is before installing Windows…

    • CradenzBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Absolutely need a fresh install. Every single AMD driver that was downloaded is still on there and can cause issues. Even today there have been posts of people only getting 16-20k in cinebench when they should be getting 39k because they switched but didn’t fresh install

  • InfaSynBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Wipe it, start fresh.

    If you dont, youll just end up with a buggy system that you end up wiping in 6 months time anyway.

  • mjamil85BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The answer is yes. Not only CPU you change, also motherboard as well because different chipset. Fresh Windows install is recommended to eliminate bluescreen error issue.

  • joeh4384BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I think you should always go with a fresh install when changing boards.

  • PawnStudiosBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It won’t hurt you if you try. Windows comes with all the drivers for the basic functionality. Just backup your data before trying. If it boots, then go in and uninstall all the AMD stuff. If it doesn’t or you see horrible performance issues then you’ll need to reinstall windows.

    Windows naturally has the basic drivers ready to use any CPU. For example, I have an Intel system and never had AMD, yet the AMD K8 processor driver and AMD processor drivers among other AMD drivers by Microsoft are there and ready to go when needed.