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CPU upgrade question.

pinkfloyd1173
Level 11

‎09-21-2019 05:24 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:41 PM by Community Admin

Hey Guys,

If I upgrade my cpu to a i9 9900k would I need to do a clean install??

If I do would I need to reinstall bios, what stewps would you guys recomend?

Thanks for your help in advance.
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II Bios 1602: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB 64GB 5200MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX OLED PG32UCDM: ASUS TUFF 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro
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Enderwiggin03
Level 7

‎09-21-2019 08:36 PM

pinkfloyd1173 wrote:
Hey Guys,

If I upgrade my cpu to a i9 9900k would I need to do a clean install??

If I do would I need to reinstall bios, what stewps would you guys recomend?

Thanks for your help in advance.

No, you can swap without reinstalling Windows. You don't have to reinstall bios, but if you were overclocking your old CPU, a change of bios settings might need to be in order.
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pinkfloyd1173
Level 11
In response to Enderwiggin03

‎09-23-2019 07:09 AM

Enderwiggin03 wrote:
No, you can swap without reinstalling Windows. You don't have to reinstall bios, but if you were overclocking your old CPU, a change of bios settings might need to be in order.


Thanks fdor the info.
ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II Bios 1602: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB 64GB 5200MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX OLED PG32UCDM: ASUS TUFF 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro
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