Question Unnecessary windows reinstal?

[Caplis]

I´m about to upgrade my whole PC, leaving only my "old" graphic card and HDD and SSD storage.
Cpu will still be Intel, but better (from I5 to I7) , same with RAM and power bank.
Te only thing that will change brand, along with the quality, is the motherboard.
Should I consider reinstalling my windows after the upgrade? Or is it enough to install just the drivers for my new parts.
If it´s not required I´d love to skip that part as it takes way too much time, but if it´s possible to encounter large problems without reinstalling I will do it.

 

[jay32267]

I would do a clean install.
I think there is a chance that if you don't.....you could run into problems.
In the long run....I think your time is better spent doing the clean install than jerking around with problems because you didn't do a clean install.

 

[kanewolf]

If you change motherboards, then a clean OS install is recommended. There is no way to predict if the old OS will even boot.

 

[USAFRet]

Te only thing that will change brand, along with the quality, is the motherboard.

A full wipe and reinstall is strongly recommended, often required.

Also, this:
For the OS activation, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/windows-build-1607-and-activation.2786960/

 

[scout_03]

new motherboard and cpu means a full reinstall of os or you run in to issue .

 

[Caplis]

Thanks for the replies, one more thing, do I also have to wipe cleann my HDD, that doesn´t have OS on it? Or am I good with just wiping clean SSD with OS on it?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the replies, one more thing, do I also have to wipe cleann my HDD, that doesn´t have OS on it? Or am I good with just wiping clean SSD with OS on it?

No, you don't have to do anything with the HDD.