Move Hard Drive to New Motherboard/CPU?

Hi everybody,
 
I'd love to update my motherboard and CPU at some point in the future.  When I do that, what's the likelihood of Windows 10 behaving, or would I likely need to reinstall things?
 
Thanks!
 
Donny

There's some W10 stuff in this thread which might help to answer your question: http://forum.cakewalk.com/Computer-hardware-update-one-week-in-rambling-notes-m3543338.aspx
 

filtersweep
You might want to check with MS. I think the Win10 license is linked to your existing motherboard ID. 

That's the case for OEM licenses (definitely need to check with M$ if so) but should be fine to change the h/w otherwise.
 

I recently (1st of Dec) upgraded my PC.  New everything except I reused my SSD (that has Win 10 OS and Sonar).  Win 10 booted without problems and automatically (it was on line) updated the drivers to the new hardware.  The only thing I had to do was re-authorize a couple of plug-ins.  I have the Win 10 "digital entitlement" so Win 10 was automatically activated.
 
I have a dual boot system, Win 10 Pro (production) and Win 10 Insider Preview version on a separate SSD.  The Preview version had no problems with the new hardware either.
 
I went from a Z77 motherboard and CPU to a Z170 motherboard and i7 6700K CPU.
 
All updates may not be as smooth as mine was.  
 

@Donny, on a side topic I noticed you have the multiface ii. I get great results with mine and even though they were manufactured years ago, I find them to be top performers in sound quality with low low low latency.

I like mine. It's probably your PC just like for a time it was mine. I still have the older PCI version, but I now get stellar performance. I've used the MF II with both Intel Q9550 and i7-3770 cpu's. The difference in latency between those 2 chips is huge. With the Q9550 chip I could only use 64 buffer size when the project was at the 2-3 track stage. I could work comfortably with 12-20 tracks with a good assortment of plugs operating at 128 buffer size. At that point, I would start to see higher cpu use though. Once I got into the serious part of mixing the song or the track count started growing, I would typically do that at 256 or 512 buffer size. All in all, that worked for me with few complaints.
 
Once I upgraded to the i7, that all changed. I can now take a large project of 50+ tracks with ample use of plugins and easily operate at 64 buffer size. No need to change the buffer size during the different stages of the project. I like that a lot! I was actually able to play this same large project without artifacts at 32 buffer. The cpu usage was hovering around 60%. I typically just leave it set to 64.

Jim Roseberry

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I have not tried this yet, but have heard reports that Windows 10 has a newer method of abstracting hardware, where the motherboard and chipset changes are taken in stride now.  Where in past versions,  it used to take a sysprep or a repair install to get the OS working on the new hardware, it should no longer be necessary.
 

Swapping the motherboard may... or may not trigger the need to re-authorize Windows 10.
I've experience both...  
Worst case scenario, you'll have to give MS a call... and with a short explanation, they'll get the copy of Win10 authorized.

I don't mind a phone call
 
Clean installing Windows due to a hardware upgrade ... ugh!!!
 
I have heard that signing into your Microsoft account and linking your Windows 10 digital license entitlement to your account may speed up the re-authorization process.