That is what I helped my friend do and therefore prevented him from spending extra money on a new motherboard and wasting time on reinstalling Windows and especially re-configuring everything as it was before the clean install. In this case – if you buy a new CPU that needs a different socket than the one offered by your current motherboard, you would indeed have to get a new motherboard and reinstall Windows.īut if you do a bit of research, you will most likely find a better CPU that still fits your existing motherboard. The thing is that there are various sockets for CPUs installed on motherboards and you can’t fit one made for a specific type of socket into a different one. There are some things to take into consideration, though, as sometimes you might need to reinstall Windows after changing your processor – and you might also need a new motherboard as well.
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