CPU swap question

Cold Dark Shadow

Cold Dark Shadow

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Will i need to re-install windows for a CPU swap? I dont remember if you do or not and if theres a way around it if you do.
 
I doubt you will need to reinstall windows with just a cpu swap. I doubt you will have to reactivate windows. I assume you mean same mb, memory, hd, expansion cards, video card?

what cpu do you have? replacing with?
 
Yeah everything else will be the same just a CPU swap.
Thinking about pulling my 5000+BE from ym SFF to throw in my CMStacker set up that will runa 8800GTX and stick a AMD 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core in the SFF
 
If its cpu than no. Windows will work just fine with the new cpu.

If your computer is loaded with useless crap than i would format.
 
Just re-formatted about a couple weeks ago, thats why i asked, dont feel like goin thru that again for a while lol
 
no you should be fine. I just did it a few days ago :)

xp required a restart, vista was fine
 
If it's from single core --> duo I would reformat..last time I swapped a 3500+ for a 3800+ X2 I actually saw performance decrease.
 
You wouldn't have to reinstall Windows for a CPU swap but if you change motherboards or so then you have to reactivate it.
 
Just out of curiosity, if i swapped MBs but there both the same model and everything, would you then?
 
I just did a mobo swap in vista and had no problems at all. from nvidia to intel chipset to. installed drivers. reboot and its running fine
 
nbovk951 said:
I just did a mobo swap in vista and had no problems at all. from nvidia to intel chipset to. installed drivers. reboot and its running fine
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thats interesting because when I've done that, I've always had to reinstall windows. you're just lucky I guess
 
if the mobos were exactly the same it should be ok, but even if they were a different revision of the same model you might get some issues...
 
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