I'm planning a new build and a huge chunk of my budget is taken up by paying for a new OS, something I really don't want to do. I'm currently using a prebuilt which came with Windows 8 installed, no disc or product key, it was just there and ready to go. From what I understand, it's the OEM version and it is tied to my mobo. But a friend was telling me I could do a "clean install" and if I were to put it into my new PC that Windows 8 should be there and should just work.
Is this true? If not, is there anyway to use the OEM version my prebuilt came with on a new system?
Is this true? If not, is there anyway to use the OEM version my prebuilt came with on a new system?