Upgrading some comp parts

[Goku025]

Ok what do you think about this.. I will have to do some big time thanking to the wife but,

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboards-GA-Z170X-Gaming/dp/B012N6E996?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_ act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER[/ame]

and

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Boxed-I5-6600K-Processor-BX80662I56600K/dp/B012M8M7TY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_ act_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER[/ame]

[Goku025]

I don't know the difference on intel so forgive me, but what is the K after the numbers and is it better or worse ?

[fordracing19]

K is unlocked for overclocking. You have ddr3 ram you are reusing?

[Tx Redneck]

You'll need ram with that, your old ram won't work with that. The K designation is for an unlocked multiplier meaning overclockable.

[Goku025]

Yeah I just noticed that board is ddr4, well would this work to get me by?

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-2133MHz-PC4-17000-Memory/dp/B0123ZCD36/ref=sr_1_14?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460572082&sr=1-14&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A10656894011[/ame]

[Tx Redneck]

Indeed

[Goku025]

Indeed

Ohhhhhhhhh snap order placed.

[Goku025]

My Wife is going to flip cows over this...

[Tx Redneck]

Don't tell Soap...

[Goku025]

Don't tell Soap...

Lol, ok so I have never done this where ive backed up any of my programs and files when ive changed mobo and proc. I have always just reformatted the hard drive and started fresh.

I really don't want to do that, so what do I do to back up my windows 7 info so when I go to reinstall windows I can just run the back up and everything is back to how I had it?

[Tx Redneck]

You'll have to install and use a program to migrate it. Iirc, Acronis True Image will do that.

[Goku025]

Any free programs that can image it?

[Tx Redneck]

I've not used this, but I guess you could try, just make an image to another drive first to mitigate loss potential.http://www.easeus.com/pc-transfer/fr...indows8-7.html

[Goku025]

Well I have been impatiently waiting on my 16gb sticks of ram to show up when I put this order in on the 13th of April and it STILL HASNT ARRIVED, but my mobo and cpu came in on Sunday. I decided to get everything ready and wait for the flipping ram to get here...im getting excited about turning it on lol

[Tx Redneck]

Dayum, 1kw psu? Overkill don't you think?