Quick question...

zer · 24 Sep 2006 at 08:38

Hi there. I am going to upgrade from P4 2.6, 9800 Pro and an old mobo to Amd 3700+, X1900XT and an PCI-E mobo. Does that mean a format is necessary or can it be avoided??
Thanks

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 08:44

Most probably have to reload windows im afraid. You could try a windows repair (not the repair console), but im sure you will take a performance bump with old drivers, etc still on the machine, and thats if it works.

FunkyCowie · 24 Sep 2006 at 09:47

I concur, its pretty much a must do, because you'll end up with a load of old stuff that might cause functional problems. Re-Format is the best way of going at it, if you have your OS set up on one partition and all your other files on another then formating and re-installing should only take a couple of hours easy.

Freakish_05 · 24 Sep 2006 at 09:50

I agree.

When replacing mobo or primary graphics card a reformat is always the best thing to do.

fobose · 24 Sep 2006 at 10:26

Freakish_05 said:
I agree.

When replacing mobo or primary graphics card a reformat is always the best thing to do.

Well the mobo I agree on, not the graphics card though.

ins0mn1ac · 24 Sep 2006 at 10:41

might be just me but I prefer to reformat after changing anything major

J.B · 24 Sep 2006 at 11:18

depends what you call major!

Most of the time after replacing the mobo its just easier to reformat, adding something like a graphic card is just getting silly!as long as the old graphics card has been uninstalled properly

ins0mn1ac · 24 Sep 2006 at 11:22

J.B said:
depends what you call major! Most of the time after replacing the mobo its just easier to reformat, adding something like a graphic card is just getting silly!as long as the old graphics card has been uninstalled properly

ram/mobo/cpu etc, but then I like reformatting cuz having a super fast PC for afew weeks is ace till it cloggs up with all your rubbish again!