Hi folks, I will get my SB upgrade in the week after easter. I´ll consist of an i5-2500k, Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard and 4 GB of Mushkin Enhanched Blackline 1600MHz. Everything else will be left as it is in my sig.But I don´t know how to upgrade. Is it just old MOBO out, new MOBO with CPU and RAM in, rewiring and that´s it or do I have to watch out for something with my HDD and or OS?I hope someone can enlighten me.

I'd personally do a fresh install of your OS and software. You don't want older drivers conflicting.

You can leave everything and just remove and install drivers with the new setup.

I'd personally do a fresh install of your OS and software. You don't want older drivers conflicting.

Ryan, that was the deal with older OS's. Now, all you need is a driver update and you are up and running in couple of minutes...

Ryan, that was the deal with older OS's. Now, all you need is a driver update and you are up and running in couple of minutes...

What drivers are you refering to?

What drivers are you refering to?

Chipset, all that your new mainboard needs - usually on the CD that comes with it.

Chipset, all that your new mainboard needs - usually on the CD that comes with it.

Ah, thanks. All in all the upgrade should be pritty easy.

Never use the cd. Go right to the manufacturers website and download the latest.

Never use the cd. Go right to the manufacturers website and download the latest.

Yeah, actually - that was what I ment. I don't even use everything manufacturer recommends, although Asus recommended it - I don't believe in all recommendations, especially not from manufacturers <_< .For my P8P78 Pro the needed stuff was I think:ChipsetRenesas USB3Network(I dont use onboard audio)Marvell if you use it

Hi folks, I will get my SB upgrade in the week after easter. I´ll consist of an i5-2500k, Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard and 4 GB of Mushkin Enhanched Blackline 1600MHz. Everything else will be left as it is in my sig.But I don´t know how to upgrade. Is it just old MOBO out, new MOBO with CPU and RAM in, rewiring and that´s it or do I have to watch out for something with my HDD and or OS?I hope someone can enlighten me.

Hi Steffen, my take on this is a little different:1. How old is your present OS with the actual PC? 6months, 1 year+. I would go for a fresh install if more than 6 months. Registry and Applications do add up. 2. When you install a new PC (mb, cpu, ram) the OS will be your new foundation. You want to go for the best: Fresh Install.Here is a small related story: in a well known big corporation, they have a procedure to install corporate software/config/settings that will install over the OS. After a number of years, the registry becomes huge and the PC's slow down to a crawl.Rule #1: if you have the choice, reformat and do a fresh install. And afterwards you can do an Image of the OS in the best possible state.Personal opinion only,Pierre

Hi Steffen, my take on this is a little different:1. How old is your present OS with the actual PC? 6months, 1 year+. I would go for a fresh install if more than 6 months. Registry and Applications do add up. 2. When you install a new PC (mb, cpu, ram) the OS will be your new foundation. You want to go for the best: Fresh Install.Here is a small related story: in a well known big corporation, they have a procedure to install corporate software/config/settings that will install over the OS. After a number of years, the registry becomes huge and the PC's slow down to a crawl.Rule #1: if you have the choice, reformat and do a fresh install. And afterwards you can do an Image of the OS in the best possible state.Personal opinion only,Pierre

If you do proper mainteinance of your OS and system in general, Win 7 doesn't need reinstalling at all

If you do proper mainteinance of your OS and system in general, Win 7 doesn't need reinstalling at all

My system is about 1 year old and every day in use. I really care for my system. Defraggmenting every week and also checking the registry. I hope I don´t have to install the whole thing from the beginning.

Your system will be fine. My reccomendation: 1. Download new motherboard and chipset drivers from the manufacturers website. 2. Reboot computer in safe mode (this is key!) uninstall current drivers for motherboard, chipset, and any utilities that the mono manufacturer may have installed. 3. Shut down system, install new hardware. 4. Power up your new system, and install the files you downloaded before. 5. Reboot when asked, and enjoy your new setup!

Ryan, that was the deal with older OS's. Now, all you need is a driver update and you are up and running in couple of minutes...

Interesting, what OS did that change with?And what is the process for installing new VGA drivers? Do we need ccleaner program like before? or just install new over old?

Interesting, what OS did that change with?And what is the process for installing new VGA drivers? Do we need ccleaner program like before? or just install new over old?

With XP-SP2 already I had no issues with "no-reinstall" with newer hardware.With W7 I have even lesser problems... Actually what Nick said, like, safe mode and all, might be a precautious procedure, but I found that my system booted without any problem into W7 and after I fed it appropriate drivers, it was back and running as before. You see those benchmarks on FSXMark11 I did just after I got the computer? That was without any reinstall, just installed the mainboard drivers over the existing (with the -overall function, to force the install) and I uninstalled and then installed newest Nvidia drivers.Mind this, I *AM* having nvd3dum.dll crashes, but I am yet to determine if it's really a software error. Cuz it started happening with the new hardware. NEVER with old.And no "clean" driver install helped, yet. But this is another story.And about GPU drivers - I see no difference between clicking "clean install" in Nvidia installer or using Driver Sweeper in safe mode. I never ever in my life used ccleaner, and would never resort to such solutions.