New 990FX Sabertooth build, to wipe or not to wipe hdd, bios and software help.

[fixer762]

Hello all I just recently bought some hardware and it is on the way.

I have a current build that I am scavenging some parts from.
Current build=

Case- Cooler Master Storm Scout 2, Gunmetal gray
Motherboard- Foxconn micro atx 780G
Cpu- Amd 9550 2.2 ghz quad core
cpu cooler- stock heat sink fan
Ram- Samsung DDR2 800mhz 6gb (2X1gb and 2X2gb)
Gpu- onboard Radeon 3200
Hard drive- Seagate 750gb
Optical drive- Some dvd-rw/cd-rw drive scavenged off last build
Operating System-Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
PSU- Seasonic X-series 850W 80 plus gold, 100% modular
Fans- 9X120mm fans,( 6 Cooler Master 69cfm fans (3 blue led and 3 red led) and one Rosewill 74cfm white led fan and one Thermaltake 70cfm blue led fan.)

I am going to use the case, PSU, Optial drive, HDD, OS and fans from the last build and replace the parts I'm not using with the following.

THE NEW PARTS

cpu- AMD 8350 8 core 4ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Motherboard- ASUS 990fx sabertooth Rev 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877

RAM- Corsair Vengence ddr3 1600mhz 16gb (2X 8gb) Low profile
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233386

Cpu cooler- Noctua NH-U12P SE2
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=42819

Cables- Bitfenix Alchemy Premium Sleeved 4PIN Male Molex to 3x 3PIN Male 12V Fan Adapter x3
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71198&vpn=BFA-MSC-M33F12VRK-RP&manufacture=BitFenix&promoid=1395

Graphics Card- Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7950 OC 900MHZ 3GB
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=79518&vpn=11196-09-40G&manufacture=SAPPHIRE

My question is: Would it be better to wipe the 750gb HDD I'm reusing or can I just uninstall some drivers in device manager and be good? Or is it better to just re-install Windows 7 then all the drivers for everything?

I am downloading the 990fx drivers and AMD drivers right now.

And lastly any thoughts you fellas have on problems I might have or comments or hints/tricks would be appreciated.

 

[realchaos]

Since you're getting a new motherboard, you have to format the HDD. Formatting the HDD will delete everything on it.

 

[fixer762]

so wipe it is... good thing I have 3 backups.

 

[g-unit1111]

You always have to reinstall Windows when building a new system. The OS will be very unstable if you don't because the drivers will conflict with the new hardware.