Switching Case, RAM and GPU

sykopath

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Hello everybody, I'm Thom and I was thinking about switching components. This is what I want to keep:

my I5 3470, SSD + HDD, hd6450(as a second GPU for my right monitor) and I maybe have to keep my 4gb stick of ram if I dont have enough money for a 2x4gb kit. all of these components come from my HP Compaq pro 6300 mt

the component i want to switch to:
Corsair 200r case , corsair cx500 psu, ASUS P8B75-V motherboard, Sapphire r7 265 (maybe r9 270 if i have the money for it.


But my question is, should I have to worry about having to re-install windows and is it going to be a pain in the ass to build the pc?
 

olafgarten

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No, it shouldn't be difficult, the most difficult part is removing thermal paste from the CPU, and i'm not experienced with AMD cards, but i don't think you can combine two different gpu's, also you will have to reinstall windows.
 

sykopath

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Thanks I was thinking it would'n be that difficult, I guess i'll have to do some more research on amd cards and maybe try to get a new windows key from HP xD.
 

sykopath

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the problem is, the board is a BTX formfactor so the slots are on the right side of the case