Windows 7 SSD in a Windows 10 world

[bobcasey330]

So my computer finally gave up the ghost after 7 long years of gaming, and i have a new prebuilt on the way from CyberPower PC(when did prebuilds get so much cheaper than DIY!?!?!). I had installed an SSD into my old computer and am looking to move it over to the new unit.
The question i can't seem to find a good answer to is this, if i install the SSD into the new computer to use as a secondary SSD, will i need to wipe the drive to be able to use it in windows 10? The SSD i'll be moving over won't be used as my boot drive, but it had been the primary boot drive in my old computer. Also, i was debating moving the 500gb HDD into the new case for ease of transferring music and pictures, should my windows 7 HDD be plug and play into the new system, and all the files accessible through windows 10 on a windows 7 HDD? I know any games or installed software on the windows 7 drive should be reinstalled if i'm understanding other posts correctly.
Sorry if this is a redundant question or if anyone else has asked this, been without my computer for a couple weeks and have a couple more to go till the new one arrives, so i want to have all my ducks in a row when it does arrive. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Zerk2012]

Some of the new boards don't support windows 7. Its not going to be plug and play.
The picturs and music should still work on the HDD but your going to need to wipe the SSD.
For the Ctberpower price they use the cheapest crap they can have made for them that is why they can charge less.
I hope you at the least bought a decent power supply not their standard PSU, and changed from their major brand memory.

 

[bobcasey330]

I did leave the major brand memory, guess i'll just have to cross my fingers on that one. I did upgrade to the 800w PSU though, had to change that out on my last computer after a year or two, wasn't making that mistake again.
Lame about needing to wipe the SSD, but i was planning on that, so not a big deal there. The question then is since the old computer is dead, what's the best way to format the drive? If i plug it in to the new system can i just format it in there through the OS, or do i need to hook it up into a working windows 7 system to format it before i can install it?

 

[Zerk2012]

The 800 watt standard power supply is also junk. You needed to change to a name brand that was not garbage.