12-27-2013
06:52 AM
- last edited on
03-06-2024
06:29 PM
by
ROGBot
12-27-2013 09:32 AM
12-27-2013 09:35 AM
villiansv wrote:
If you've already cloned to the SSD successfully, I wouldn't bother doing a clean install. You either clean install and spend time downloading and installing all drivers and some utilities, or you clone as you've done and you're all set (personally I'd remove Asus-branded stuff like splendid video and power4gear). The end result is more or less the same.
12-27-2013 09:42 AM
Nehmia wrote:
what's so bad about Splendid?
12-27-2013 09:44 AM
12-27-2013 09:51 AM
12-27-2013 09:56 AM
villiansv wrote:
There isn't that much stuff to remove from the Asus image IIRC, and frankly anyone that says uninstalling a few programs is worse than spending an hour or 2 reformatting/updating windows/installing drivers has way too much time on their hands and is trying to fix a problem that really isn't there. Mind you, I am running a clean install myself, but that's because I didn't bother to image the original HDD in the first place. I honestly don't see a compelling reason to reinstall, and I strongly lean towards the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" camp.
12-27-2013 09:59 AM
ZERO013 wrote:
sounds like a compellingly logical statement...I suppose I'll just go ahead with the win8.1 update then spend that time updating the drivers for 8.1.
I assume i need both the 900mb and 300mb recovery/efi system partitions on here for being able to use the backtracker to recover in the event of a software/hardware holocaust?
12-27-2013 09:52 AM
12-27-2013 09:59 AM
Nehmia wrote:
nothing...and I mean NOTHING comes near the performance of a clean install!!
0 driver issues, 0 conflicts, better performance thanks to non-conflicting registry entries of older drivers or remnants of software
and I Don't advice of using registry cleaners as they do more harm than good...hence...I say...Clean Install is the way if you have time and want the absolute best performance