So I am going to be upgrade my current PC,Going to be ordering a i5 2500k,new mobo,and ram. But I started wondering I will have to reinstall windows when I hook up my hard drives to my new mobo? I am going from AMD to Intel if that helps any.
So I am going to be upgrade my current PC,Going to be ordering a i5 2500k,new mobo,and ram. But I started wondering I will have to reinstall windows when I hook up my hard drives to my new mobo? I am going from AMD to Intel if that helps any.
Very likely, yes. There are ways around it, but over all it is often simpler to re-install Windows.
You would need to reinstall chipset drivers and a ton of other crap, so you'd be better off with a clean install so you won't be able to mess anything up!
Like it was said...there are ways to round it..but its complicated and sometimes gives probs. Its way better to do a clean install.
And btw.... why a 2500k ? its a absolete cpu. Go for the Intel Core i5-3570K...around the same price..and a LOT better.
You don't need an optical drive if you can install Windows from a USB key: