Upgraded CPU? Better reformat to be sure. Changed video card? That'll be a reformatting. In its essence, it's the irrational compulsion to format one's hard disk at the drop of a hat. Like partitions, extended memory, and BSD, it's a strange fossil remnant of a more brutal time that, for one reason or another, staunchly refuses to lay down and die. The post is based on an excellent thread on the same topic, which everyone who's contemplating a motherboard swap should check out first. Ed: The following is a guest post by Ars CPU & Mobo forum guru Hat Monster.
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