How do I properly wipe my hard drive for a fresh install of windows 10 on a new motherboard, cpu, and ram change?

[soar17]

Hello all! Recently I have decided to update my AMD CPU and motherboard (RAM also because the mobo requires ddr4). The parts are currently in the mail and right now and I am trying to figure out how I should go about preparing my one hard drive for the new parts. I only have one drive in my PC, a 1tb Seagate drive, which I plan on using with the new PC. I already have a bootable USB with Windows 10 on it as well. I have no idea how I should go about erasing the drive. I am completely okay with losing all the data on the pc because it is only for gaming. Thanks

 

[bignastyid]

If you do a proper clean reinstall the drive will be wiped in the process.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3567655/clean-installation-windows.html

 

[terry4536]

If you want a more secure process, you can use one of the file shredders that write zeros to the entire drive. There are many applications that perform just that like DBAN or Disk Wipe.

Here is an article on the topic.

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-wipe-a-hard-drive-2624527