Swapping CPUs

[drbgt3]

Can you swap out one CPU you with another without having to reinstall windows??? I am almost positive that you can't do this but I am just making sure.

 

[macdude425]

Windows is strange. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When in doubt, back up and reformat.

 

[Trotter]

This article is advice for swapping motherboards, but I think it will help here as well:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1910093,00.asp

 

[Lonewolf5460]

it never happened to me swapping cpus never made me reformat.

 

[TheMajor]

Should work fine.

 

[Nitestick]

there shouldn't be a problem with changing CPUs.

 

[hmammen]

yea just unlock your old one off the mobo, position your new one on it, lock it down, apply thermal paste, replace the heatsink, and your good to go. shouldnt have to re-install windows at all.