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ahmadsabry

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will these parts help me for 2-3 years ?
can i play nfs mw or rivals ???
dont care about remaining parts !
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

thanks for help
 
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Tom Tancredi
Ferooxidan: Per Microsoft contract and public "FAQ solutions", when Windows (until Windows 8) is sold with a OEM PC (i.e. Dell, Gateway, etc.) it is LOCKED for only that make model PC (based on the CPU, BIOS, even a CASE identification tag) that will prevent Windows from booting or being installed when 'issued' from a OEM.

A OEM BUILDERs edition is NOT the same thing, these are sold that like the normal "off the shelf" at XYZ store Windows Edition, are usable per license on any computer (only limited to usually 1 copy PER computer at a time). These must be activated with Microsoft and after THREE such activation requires the builder/end user to CALL MS Support to reactivate that valid license any further (you had 2 hard drives fail...
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ahmadsabry

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Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card
 
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ferooxidan

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are you still using XP? windows 7 doesn't behave like that anymore. I already change my mobo 3 times but my windows still there, tied to my HDD.
 
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Ferooxidan: Per Microsoft contract and public "FAQ solutions", when Windows (until Windows 8) is sold with a OEM PC (i.e. Dell, Gateway, etc.) it is LOCKED for only that make model PC (based on the CPU, BIOS, even a CASE identification tag) that will prevent Windows from booting or being installed when 'issued' from a OEM.

A OEM BUILDERs edition is NOT the same thing, these are sold that like the normal "off the shelf" at XYZ store Windows Edition, are usable per license on any computer (only limited to usually 1 copy PER computer at a time). These must be activated with Microsoft and after THREE such activation requires the builder/end user to CALL MS Support to reactivate that valid license any further (you had 2 hard drives fail and this was the 4th time to load the OS, you have to call MS to get it to work).

It had been this way from XP through to 7, only changing in 8 now with the licensing restrictions being like a OEM Builder's edition, whether the source of Windows came from a OEM company (Dell, etc) or not.
 
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