[SOLVED] Replacing motherboard

[CheNaLii]

I am replacing my motherboard because my current one doesn't support 9th gen CPUs. I have not replaced a motherboard before, so I came here to be 100% sure that I'm doing things right. My question is:
Can someone tell me what I should do before/after replacing the motherboard? I have heard that I should reinstall windows, but do I also wipe my data? I wouldn't mind wiping my drives and start "fresh" as I dont really have anything super important on my computer. If I should wipe my drives, how do I do that? I also have a windows USB stick that im planning to use after the installation, and I assume that won't be too hard to do?

Thank you to anyone who would take their time to answer my question! Really appreciate it

 

[Calvin7]

You want to reuse your current case? Well, what is it? Manufacturer & Model number.

You can delete existing partitions on your storage drive at the beginning of the Windows installation. This will give you an empty drive to start with.

 

[USAFRet]

Starting fresh:

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

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[CheNaLii]

You want to reuse your current case? Well, what is it? Manufacturer & Model number.

You can delete existing partitions on your storage drive at the beginning of the Windows installation. This will give you an empty drive to start with.

I am planning to use the same case. It is a Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout

 

[CheNaLii]

Starting fresh:

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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This question might seem stupid, but do I need to do the first section about creating installation media? I do already have a USB with windows on it

 

[USAFRet]

This question might seem stupid, but do I need to do the first section about creating installation media? I do already have a USB with windows on it

How old is that USB install media? If more than 6 months old, you might as well make a new one.
Costs nothing except a few minutes to make a new one, saving MUCH more time in the needed updates from using an old one.

 

[CheNaLii]

How old is that USB install media? If more than 6 months old, you might as well make a new one.
Costs nothing except a few minutes to make a new one, saving MUCH more time in the needed updates from using an old one.

Yes it is over 6 months old so I will follow your advice and make a new one. Thank you for the help!