New hardware = fresh install?

[Davey_Pitch]

My PC stuff has arrived today, and my desire to install it all asap is tempered by the fact I can't be arsed formatting everything, backing everything up, then re-installing everything (obviously not in that order). Do you always do a fresh install for a major upgrade (mobo, CPU etc) or do you every just do an install of the new drivers and carry on as usual?

[Feek]

Yes.

Chances are the old copy of the OS won't even boot, especially if you're changing chipsets and CPU types.

Always far better to do a complete clean installation so you don't have any of the old crap left behind.

[Daz]

Fresh install. It's possible to get away with it, but in practise it's a lot of hassle and might leave you with problems anyway.

Besides, new hardware deserves a nice clean OS :)

[Feek]

Too slow, n00b ;)

[Daz]

;)

[Feek]

;)

I see what you did there and it made me cry :sob: :'(

[Daz]

Cant have that can we!

[Davey_Pitch]

Fresh install. It's possible to get away with it, but in practise it's a lot of hassle and might leave you with problems anyway.

Besides, new hardware deserves a nice clean OS :)
That's what I've always done before, I just wanted to be lazy this time. Oh well, back everything up tonight, install everything tomorrow. I'll be too busy playing SoR2 to do it all tonight :D

[Stan_Lite]

Anything else except the mobo, you could get away with but such a radical change needs a new install - have fun :p

[Davey_Pitch]

Thanks Stan, git :p

[Stan_Lite]

Any time :D