Upgrading CPU and MOBO

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Hi all. Several years ago I had a company build me a PC (EVGA 780i MOBO & Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83GHZ). Currently when I load my system i can choose between starting Windows 10 and Windows 7

I'm now looking at upgrading to a Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 MOBO and Intel 6500K CPU. I'm planning on reusing my existing hard drives and I'd like to continue to choose between starting Windows 10 & 7 (some of my programs won't run on 10).

When I install the new hardware, will I need to reinstall Windows? If yes, I'm curious to know why?
 
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Yes you will need to re-install Windows. The chipset and other drivers will cause blue-screen crashes most of the time, or the system will not even get that far to even start loading Windows.

It's better to just get new drives anyway, that is a main part why older systems seem to slow down over time, the drives start to develop errors which causes delays in usage. A new 240 GB SSD is about $70-80 for a cheaper model (I have gotten several PNY models that look to run fine).
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Yes you will need to re-install Windows. The chipset and other drivers will cause blue-screen crashes most of the time, or the system will not even get that far to even start loading Windows.

It's better to just get new drives anyway, that is a main part why older systems seem to slow down over time, the drives start to develop errors which causes delays in usage. A new 240 GB SSD is about $70-80 for a cheaper model (I have gotten several PNY models that look to run fine).
 
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