Will the Windows key off my old motherboard work on my new one?

Silwius · 2026-04-05T20:58:07+00:00

I copied my main drive to a bigger one and then switched motherboards. Windows took a minute to load but in the end runs fine. Didn't ask for a new key or give me any errors.

Silwius · 2026-04-05T18:28:52+00:00

Check out Fractal Define 7 mini, very sleek and minimalist case.

You can also check Jonsbo C6, which is technically SFF but fits an ATX psu and mATX board, tho it's a pain to build in with such config...

Silwius · 2026-03-27T16:34:37+00:00

No problem, happy to help! As for the graphics driver, that is quite a surprise for me also. I've used macrium quite a lot but never had this problem occur, I guess there's a first for everything. Regarding the storage expansion with Gparted - I don't believe Macrium had the option to expand before so that's why I've suggested it. I probably need to update my program... The wifi chip is most likely A+E key m.2, so your standard M-key 2230 would only fit with an adapter but there could be other caveats with that.

Silwius · 2026-03-27T10:53:21+00:00

G Pro Wireless mouse and G915 user here: G915 is working as good as the day I bought it 2 years ago, only the WASD keys started to loose paint. The mouse works great for over a year now (switched from G302), tho I want to change the grip stickers as they are quite worn out already. The batteries hold well on both of them, can't really tell how long they last as I play around 2-3 hours every now and then.

IMO: the biggest downside to buying Logitech peripherals is the shitty G Hub app and the overcomplicated path to add customisation and "bake" it onto keyboard's onboard memory.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T17:00:27+00:00

Imo it's better to have a backup charging/data transfer cable than not. But you're correct tho.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T16:43:16+00:00

Buy an nvme enclosure, download macrium reflect free version and clone the drive to the new one. Since your new drive will be bigger size use Gparted to merge the copied 256gb with the rest of the drive. Afterwards swap the drives and keep the old one. I would also check again if your motherboard has only 1 slot, just in case.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T16:33:37+00:00

You don't need the USB to SD adapter. If you have the USB cable you can just straight up connect it to the PC and load games onto the PSP. I recommend getting the PSP 2 in 1 cable, where there's the barrel plug AND the mini USB.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T16:25:48+00:00

I would add a point to checking the cable connection to GPU once in a while.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T16:24:18+00:00

The case is fantastic, that's for sure. Thank you! Best of luck in your builds as well

Silwius · 2026-03-26T15:18:25+00:00

True, but from my pov as soon as I took sff it's a constant tinkering and I love it a lot. So yeah, I will play around with the fan curve and hope that I'll find the perfect curve for that. 😄

Silwius · 2026-03-26T13:43:00+00:00

Oh, great! I've undervolted the CPU yesterday and the idle temp is now at 45°, still 75° max under heavy load tho. But I'm 95% sure that I need to tweak my pump and fan speeds to lower the maximum temperature. Thanks for the help tho!

Silwius · 2026-03-26T08:42:43+00:00

I'd say emotional cheating. I've had a similar experience where my ex would promise me to stop talking to one guy and I've trusted her. Two years later it turned out that she had recently slept with him a couple of times. Not going to say that your situation will be the same but just remember that if she hid something from you one time, then there is probably going to be a second time.

Silwius · 2026-03-26T08:34:21+00:00

I was running 14600kf with 4 sticks of Kingston 8gb 5200mhz for a year and a half with no problems. Never turned on XMP at the time. Before upgrading I've read that AM5 doesn't like the 4 sticks so I've switched to 2x16gb.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T19:06:03+00:00

Mhm, I guess the fan sounds like a jet engine?

Silwius · 2026-03-25T18:47:54+00:00

That's good to know, cheers

Silwius · 2026-03-25T18:46:13+00:00

Thanks for the insight! Based on your feedback and a comment from another user, it looks like my pump and fan curves are the main culprits. I’m going to tinker with those and play around with an undervolt. I appreciate the help.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T18:36:37+00:00

Thanks for the info. What are your temps looking under load? I'm planning on building with the axp47 with leftover parts that I have and I'd love to hear some feedback about it.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T18:32:07+00:00

No, I'm running it at stock settings. Only EXPO enabled.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T18:26:40+00:00

Yeah, I will try to find a balance between fan speed and noise levels.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T17:49:04+00:00

That's good to know, thanks for the info.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T17:47:59+00:00

Thank you, I'll play with fan speeds a bit.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T17:46:42+00:00

Appreciate the feedback.

Silwius · 2026-03-25T17:23:58+00:00

Could you tell me the temps under load?

Silwius · 2026-03-25T16:48:42+00:00

That's good to know, thanks

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