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Which steps are needed to change motherboard on Windows 7 without reinstalling?
Switching motherboard without new install?

I currently have a:

Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H microATX (Socket AM3) DDR3
HD 5770 PCIE graphics card

And am getting a:

Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
2x6870 PCIE graphics cards to crossfire

I have Windows 7 ultimate on an SSD, will I simply be able to put it all together on the new motherboard without reinstalling Windows from fresh?

I have a lot of development software on my PC (such as IIS7.5 and SQL Server Express) which I really would rather NOT reinstall because it took so blooming long to tweak it to get it working in the first place!

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No. as long as you plug the SSD from your old motherboard to your new one, you should be fine.

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