new hardware, fresh install?


  1. blitzgp
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    new hardware, fresh install?


    On older version of windows, whenever you upgraded hardware, it was always best/mandatory to do a fresh install of windows. Is this still the case for 7? I really dont want to reinstall windows (mainly because of all the gigs i would have to download because I deleted the install files that are on my windows drive), but I dont wanna gimp my performance because something didnt get detected.
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  3. Tews
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    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Its not mandatory .... just make sure that you have updated your new hardware to the latest drivers...
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