installing new motherboard

socrgy9

socrgy9

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hi everyone,

i just bought a new motherboard. before it gets here, i need some clarification on installation. i know i back up my hard drive so i can restore my things and settings later right? and then i know ill have to do a clean install of windows 7. what i'm not clear on from reading previous posts and search results is does the clean install come before i install the new motherboard or after i install? i guess its a stupid question, but i'm confused.

im upgrading to an MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build and MSI GE60 0ND laptop
OS
windows 7 64bit on both
CPU
AMD FX-8350 @4.6GHz/Intel Core i7-3610QM @2.3GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0/MS-16GA
Memory
16GB G.Skill 1866MHz/8GB dual channel 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
two Sapphire HD7970 OC 3Gb in crossfire/GTX660M 2Gb
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio/Realtek HD Audio with THX TruStudio Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns-G 27" 1080p /Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
both 1920x1080p 60Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD,
1TB WD Blue
3x2TB WD Greens
/Samsung 840 EVO mSATA
PSU
Corsair HX750/laptop psu
Case
NZXT Source 530
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
Keyboard
Logitech G710+/laptop keyboard by steelseries
Mouse
Logitec G500s/Logitec G500
Internet Speed
50Mbps down/1-3 Mbps up
Other Info
Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller; APC Back-UPS XS 1500
After. Doing it before would be the same as just taking the old drive and install, and adding it to the new motherboard.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
Definitely after. During install, the OS will optimize itself for that motherboard and it's chipset (you may still need to install drivers that come with the board).
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet
OS
W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
CPU
3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7
Motherboard
ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
Memory
16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card
High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12"
Screen Resolution
3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440
Hard Drives
500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
PSU
Corsair CX 750M
Case
Antec 100
Cooling
CM 212+
Keyboard
IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse
Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse
Internet Speed
400M down 8M up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
You would definitely do it afterwards, as mentioned, because if you did it before, there'd be no reason to do a clean install in the first place!

This way, your clean install will only get drivers installed for the hardware present in the system...not what is being replaced.
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
awesome! thanks you guys thats what i needed to know.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build and MSI GE60 0ND laptop
OS
windows 7 64bit on both
CPU
AMD FX-8350 @4.6GHz/Intel Core i7-3610QM @2.3GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0/MS-16GA
Memory
16GB G.Skill 1866MHz/8GB dual channel 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
two Sapphire HD7970 OC 3Gb in crossfire/GTX660M 2Gb
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio/Realtek HD Audio with THX TruStudio Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns-G 27" 1080p /Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
both 1920x1080p 60Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD,
1TB WD Blue
3x2TB WD Greens
/Samsung 840 EVO mSATA
PSU
Corsair HX750/laptop psu
Case
NZXT Source 530
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
Keyboard
Logitech G710+/laptop keyboard by steelseries
Mouse
Logitec G500s/Logitec G500
Internet Speed
50Mbps down/1-3 Mbps up
Other Info
Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller; APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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