Changing motherboard and cpu require harddrive wipe?

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Hi, I am changing my current amd motherboard to a msi z97 gaming 5 with the i7 4790k and was wondering if i need to clean my harddrive or format it before swapping. Can i just change the cpu and motherboard and plug the same harddrive in or will something go wrong?
 
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Second to last post in this thread - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3271885/reinstall-windows.html



Looks like you can get away without a reinstall as long as you have the most updated version of Windows 10.

Still, I would back up everything you want to save and prepare...
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Second to last post in this thread - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3271885/reinstall-windows.html



Looks like you can get away without a reinstall as long as you have the most updated version of Windows 10.

Still, I would back up everything you want to save and prepare for a reinstallation of Windows if you need to.

I personally would just reinstall Windows so I could start fresh.
 
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What is the worst that could happen if I re use the hard drive?
 
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