Thinking ahead to an upgrade to AM5 Ryzen 7000 series platform with all new components with a 7600X as the initial CPU as a stopgap until the 7800x3d or 7900x3d is available. This question is more general and not related to this situation per se as I'm assuming the answer is the same for any CPU upgrade but is it as easy as simply powering down the machine, making the CPU update, and then powering back on? I'm assuming in the "old days" of Win XP or Win 7, that it was as easy as described but I suspect with Win 10 it's now a pain in the rear because WIn 10 interacts more with the hardware and knows when there's been a change.
Can anyone comment on this process? Is it easy to swap a CPU or are there some gotchas? If so, what do I need to do to mitigate? THANKS in advance!
Can anyone comment on this process? Is it easy to swap a CPU or are there some gotchas? If so, what do I need to do to mitigate? THANKS in advance!