New mobo, old HDD works, still reformat?

[biomanz]

I just replaced my Biostar Tforce 550 mobo w/ a similar Tforce 770, and my old HDD loads up perfectly. But should I still reformat the drive? I haven't had any pervious problems with the disk and doesn't feel bogged down.

I've read differing opinions on this: some say you should some say you don't have to but what do you guys think? I just don't want waste the time to reinstall everything, set settings all over again, and transfer the data from the external drive.

Thx

 

[daveybrat]

You went from a very similar chipset. I wouldn't format if everything is working fine. If you went from an old 939 chipset or something i'd say yes, but seeing as it was just a small step up from your old board, i'd just keep it the way it is.

You should be fine the way you are. 🙂

 

[montag451]

But then again,
Spending 8-12 hours reinstalling everything from scratch and getting those settings to how you like it (another 4 hours tweaking)-
You'll notice a big improvement in speed and niggles that may have popped up lately will most likely disappear.
Look upon it as a new start.

But daveybrat is right, although that is laaazzzyyyy.