Is it OK to use an old hardrive on a new build?

[Devon_20]

So i've built a few pc's in my time and ive never been able to find a definite answer for this and i could use some help.
So i will be buying basically new everything (mobo, cpu, gpu and ram) and once i put all this together can i connect my old hard drives to the new build and boot from it, the hard drives are an SSD and a sata HDD. The thing i worry about is on these storage devices there are drivers from my current nvidia gpu and i will be upgrading to an AMD gpu.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It has a chance of booting , but it's best to perform a clean install for maximum performance. Also make sure you have a valid license that can be moved to another PC.

 

[mcconkeymike]

Yes you can use them, but it is recommended that you reinstall your OS after installing the drives in the new system. There could be some stability issues that arise from using an old install on new hardware.

 

[BadBoyGreek]

Anytime you're making significant changes like the kind you're planning, it's always best to start with a fresh OS. Even though the drives may boot and load all of your new drivers, it could cause performance / stability issues. And let's face it, the Windows registry doesn't do the best job of cleaning itself up when mass driver changes are involved