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Do i need to reinstall ubuntu after GPU/CPU upgrade

I now have PC with Intel Celeron G530(dual core 2.4GHz) 4GB ram, Amd HD 5450(1gb GDDR3)and Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu 17.04 Gnome in dual boot. I plan to upgrade my GPU to Radeon r7 360(2gb GDDR5),do i need after upgrade to reinstall ubuntu because when i installed ubuntu drivers installed automatically. And later to upgrade my CPU and MOBO.Do i need to reinstall after GPU and CPU pugrade.I am new to linux and sorry for bad English

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There is no need to reinstall whole operating system, but you might have to install drivers manually, which isn't difficult.

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