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CPU upgrade question.

pinkfloyd1173
Level 11
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 1002: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 64GB 6600MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX PG38UQ: ROG Strix 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
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.

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 1002: Intel i7 14900k: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM RGB 64GB 6600MHz DDR5: : ASUS ROG STRIX PG38UQ: ROG Strix 4090 OC :2 M.2 990 PRO 2 TB: CORSAIR - AIO CORSAIR LINK H170I LCD : Corsair HX1500I: Corsair 7000D airflow Case: Windows 11 Pro