Windows 7 beta install help

Nocky24 · 19 Jun 2009 at 23:08

I'm thinking of changing my current mobo, cpu, memory setup with the 4.00Ghz oc'ed i7 bundle on here, but i just need to know what i need to do with my hard drive.

At the moment it has an oem version of vista 64bit premium installed and was thinking of installing the windows 7 64bit beta over it and then installing the new mobo, cpu, memory.

Would this work? and would i have to install windows 7 before the bundle install or after and then boot windows 7 from a dvd?

Any help will be much appreciated, thanks

PS this question is seen in the general hardware section of the forum but then thought this section was better suited, sorry i'm not trying to spam.

V4NT0M · 20 Jun 2009 at 00:36

It will probably work "fine" if you install it before but really I wouldn't recommend it.

I would definitely install windows after the install of those components otherwise you might end up with the wrong drivers for essential systems, I would always re-install after a new mobo.

Also to note is that sometimes windows will not install correctly on an overclocked CPU.

Bony Maloney · 20 Jun 2009 at 00:44

Install your new components @ stock settings
Clean install Win 7 x64
Install mobo, GFX, sound card drivers etc/Win 7 updates
Overclock your new parts.

Nocky24 · 20 Jun 2009 at 09:31

Bony Maloney said:
Install your new components @ stock settings
Clean install Win 7 x64
Install mobo, GFX, sound card drivers etc/Win 7 updates
Overclock your new parts.

Whats the point in a preoverclocked bundle if installing windows again (which i presume you have to do after a mobo change) means you have to downclock and then re-overclock yourself?

Griff7520 · 20 Jun 2009 at 09:43

Bony Maloney said:
Install your new components @ stock settings

I did'nt know that...explains a few things that does

Daegan · 20 Jun 2009 at 09:48

Nocky24 said:
Whats the point in a preoverclocked bundle if installing windows again (which i presume you have to do after a mobo change) means you have to downclock and then re-overclock yourself?

Because you're paying for some assurance the components have been tested and overclock stably. Installing and configuring all your components, software and drivers at stock settings is just good advice.

Nocky24 · 20 Jun 2009 at 10:01

Daegan said:
Because you're paying for some assurance the components have been tested and overclock stably. Installing and configuring all your components, software and drivers at stock settings is just good advice.

Thanks for the reply mate just wondered, i'll take your advice onboard

. However i've been looking at some of the reviews of the bundles and people have just been connecting eveything up and installing windows again, one even hooked up his old OS as it was before the hardware change. Is that just a case of it will work but its just bad practice?

Daegan · 20 Jun 2009 at 10:23

Honestly it'd probably be fine anyway. Without knowing the exact settings these bundles are using there's no way of knowing how hard they're being pushed, but modern Intel chips overclock so easily it's unlikely to be anything drastic. I'd just go ahead and do it, and on the off-chance you do have any stability issues during the setup consider dropping back to stock settings and overclocking again once everything is running sweet - if it's a GigaByte board that's easy enough to do with the DualBIOS.

Nocky24 · 20 Jun 2009 at 14:56

Daegan said:
Honestly it'd probably be fine anyway. Without knowing the exact settings these bundles are using there's no way of knowing how hard they're being pushed, but modern Intel chips overclock so easily it's unlikely to be anything drastic. I'd just go ahead and do it, and on the off-chance you do have any stability issues during the setup consider dropping back to stock settings and overclocking again once everything is running sweet - if it's a GigaByte board that's easy enough to do with the DualBIOS.

Ok cheers, i'll probably try and do a clean install after i've installed the new hardware. Just wondering whether to go with windows 7 64bit or vista 64bit as i think there might be driver issues and punkbuster issues with windows 7? What do you think? :confused:

Dark_Angel · 20 Jun 2009 at 15:05

Just to echo what others have said - always go with a clean install.

I have "made do" once when I was having system problems using the same windows install when changing motherboard and so on, but just long enough to back files up the /format c:

I don't believe there are any issues with Windows 7 and drivers or punk buster. But I am not using the beta so better wait for someone to give a more in depth reply

Bony Maloney · 20 Jun 2009 at 15:13

No problems here with drivers and Windows 7 x64 (build 7127). Can't comment on PB though

Daegan · 20 Jun 2009 at 15:24

Nocky24 said:
Ok cheers, i'll probably try and do a clean install after i've installed the new hardware. Just wondering whether to go with windows 7 64bit or vista 64bit as i think there might be driver issues and punkbuster issues with windows 7? What do you think?

Some people have reported PunkBuster having been updated to support the release candidate (build 7100), making sure they run PBSetup to update it fully. But that apparently isn't the case with all PB supported games, so PB and Windows 7 is probably still dodgy ground, officially they don't support beta OS's.