Compatability | Upgrading PC

MikeB1424

MikeB1424

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Hello, I plan on upgrading my motherboard and processor. I have a few questions before I upgrade, so that I don't end up messing something up and losing everything I have.

Current Motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4150#ov
Current Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30 GHz 3.30 GHz

Upgrade Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
Upgrade Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369


First, I would like to know if the motherboard I want will even fit in my computer case. I have the Apevia X-Trooper ATX Mid Tower Computer Case.
My Case: http://apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=X-TRP-BL

I want to upgrade my current motherboard but I don't know if I will lose anything. Currently I have a 64-bit Operating System with Windows 10 running. If I upgrade to this new motherboard will I lose any information stored on my computer, or should I back up my files first?
I also plan to add a second SATA 6GB/s hard drive, I currently have a Toshiba 500GB SATA III 6GB/S 7200RPM 16MB CACHE HD. I would like to know if both of these hard drive will be able to work with this motherboard.

Will everything work properly and will I lose anything when upgrading my motherboard? I've never attempted to upgrade my motherboard or processor before, so I don't know what I'm in for.

Thanks :)
 
johnb35 said:
You'll need to reinstall windows, activation may be an issue. Yes, you'll have to backup your personal data. But at this point, go socket 1151.

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128840
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3UK4240
Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232173
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Thanks for the help, but why not the motherboard/CPU I had? I just got chose it because it was best selling, other than that I don't know much.

I also heard that you don't always have to reinstall Windows if your new motherboard is the same OS and 64bit.

How would I go about backing up my files, I've got over 350 GB of stuff which sounds like it would take weeks?
 
Socket 1150 what you chose is basically a generation old now with socket 1151 the latest and greatest. Why get old technology when you can get the newer technology for basically the same price.

With motherboards having a different chipset, its always best to reinstall windows anyway. If you have that much data then you would either want to put that on an external drive or a separate partition so that you can do a fresh install of windows.

But as said earlier, you might have a problem with reactivation since its a totally different motherboard.
 
The motherboard won't work with the processor you originally picked. Socket 1151 motherboards will only work with socket 1151 cpu's and vice versa with the socket 1150 motherboards and cpu's. So since you already have 32gb of ram, then you might as well just go with socket 1150, your original parts you linked. Do you really need the I7 though? What do you use the system for? If gaming, what games do you play and also what video card and exact model of power supply do you have?
 
Thanks for the help, I'll get the i5 then.

I use 2 graphics cards, I can make the 750 my second and make the 960 the primary.
Will the new motherboard(MSI)/power supply I linked earlier be able to handle both of the graphics cards?

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3969-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card (2 Fans)
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487164

Thanks a lot, I wouldn't have had any idea what I was doing without the help
 
You won't be able to SLI 2 different series of cards. Not sure what you would hope to gain by using 2 cards. The 960 only requires a decent 430 watt psu but that extreme gear unit isn't that great, but should work.
 
I guess I sound dumb, but can I connect both of my monitors to that one 960 video card? I just saw it had 3 display ports and an hdmi.

What power supply do you recommend?
 
Yes it will. Any particular reason you went for the 600 watt psu? 500 watts is more then enough.
 
This will all fit in my case right?

And I read some reviews and people said better to get 600W instead just to be safe than sorry if you end up needing it in the future. I just figured since I will be getting all of that stuff plus I have 6 fans and 4 drive bays in use. I honestly don't know much about computer parts, just how to use them. Haha
 
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