Upgrading cpu,motherboard,ram,gpu,case. What preliminary stuff should I do before installing and tur

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Basically Im going to do a budget overhaul of my computer and only keep my psu, hard drive and cd drive.


My current (outdated) computer:

cpu: AMD Phenom ii x4 955 never overclocked
gpu: Gainward gtx460
ram: 4gb corsair xms3
mobo: Asus m4a78lt-m
psu: Antec truepower new 650w
case: coolermaster 430
HDD: 1tb WD green


New parts:

cpu: i5 3570k
gpu: undecided but probably just a second hand 580 as gaming not priority
case: cm690ii
ram: 8gb ddr3
motherboard: Im thinking AsRock z77 extreme4 (to be bought new)

My question is: do I need to delete any particular drivers from the hard drive and/or will I need to flash the bios on the motherboard to latest, even if its bought new?

I guess just a general run through of the things that need to be done before turning it on would be useful.

Thanks for your help
 
Have you already bought those parts? IMO I'd go for Haswell, a 4670k and a Gigabyte/Asus Mobo.

For the drivers, I'd do a clean install of windows for such a major "heart transplant"
 
I got the 3570k on mm as I am on a tight budget. Also for my needs Haswell is overkill and so not worth the extra money for me

I was actually considering getting a boot SSD, so if its recommended I do a clean install I will definately go down that route
 
Ah okay. Yeah, I'd definitely recommend a clean install, I tried using the same install and it didn't end well :/ I wouldn't go for an ASRock board, not many people's favourite make. What kind of budget for the board - £80-£100?
 
yeah 80-100 for the board. I was looking at some others but since I havent been up to date with hardware for so long I dont really know which one to go for. any suggestions?
 
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