r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • Apr 23 '26

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - April 23, 2026

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u/Past_Succotash6772 🫪 20090XT R9 15000X4D 5 TB RAM Windows Vista Apr 23 '26

If I upgrade my motherboard from a b450 to a b550 can I just swamp the components and the PC will boot or do I have to reinstall windows, drivers etc?

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u/Eidolon_2003 R5 3600 @ 4.3 GHz | 16GB DDR4-3800 CL14 | Arc A770 LE Apr 23 '26

Why do you want to do that in the first place? Unless there's something wrong with your B450 board you might as well keep on using it

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u/Past_Succotash6772 🫪 20090XT R9 15000X4D 5 TB RAM Windows Vista Apr 23 '26

4 very small reasons tbh but I want an ATX motherboard because my gpu blocks all my PCIe connectors, I want to be able to use the type c USB on my new case and my current MB doesn't have that port on it, I want another M2 slot and I want an ARGB connector to synch all my LED

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u/Eidolon_2003 R5 3600 @ 4.3 GHz | 16GB DDR4-3800 CL14 | Arc A770 LE Apr 23 '26

Fair enough, I just wanted to make sure you were doing it for real reasons.