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ok i have bought 1600 is there anything i should know/do b4 installing it
A new CPU requires a clean install and then the correct chipset driver installation along with the rest of the mobo drivers.
Ablao, are you changing the motherboard as well as the CPU? If you are using the same motherboard, you don't need to do a clean install.
Are the games you downloaded from Steam or somewhere else?
im using same mobo MSI B350M GAMING PRO Socket AM4 AMD Ryzen 7th Gen Athlon DDR4 USB 3.1 Micro ATX Motherboard - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers Accessories
and the games are from steam and origin
The Chipset drivers are from the board manufacturer (MSI) and are the same no matter which CPU you have. You should be OK there.
If you can go into your Steam folder and copy the Steamapps folder and paste it somewhere else for safekeeping, it should contain all of your games. Origin games are usually in Program Files X86 under Origin Games. Do the same with the Origin Games Folder. That should save your downloads.