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.

Thanks and good luck!

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.

Good point about the compatibility of BIOS and cpus. This is also really important with your memory sticks as well, especially with AMD. Incompatible components will make it seem like you have a DOA mobo.

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

@@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?

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

@@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

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

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!

No, never benchmarked. But my FPS in games is right in the range of others with similar hardware. If there's a performance hit, it's imperceptible.

Chances are very good that it would work just fine. Backup anything that you can’t afford to lose, just to be safe.

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

yeah i dont get the amazement

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.

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

Yes, chances are good that it'll work fine.

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.

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

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.

Did it work for you? I'm doing exactly the same motherboard change (Gigabyte B450m DSH3 to Asus ROG Strix B550-f Gaming WiFi II) Do you have any problem with the drivers? Or do you have any stability problem?

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

Hit Y to reset

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

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

@@PIFDIY Yes. Had to rebuilt my EFI

@@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.

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

No, it should run just fine.

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

It's time brother!

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

@@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.

@@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

@@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.