in my assembled pc i want to change the hard disk drive do i need to buy a new key for win pro 8.1

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in my assembled pc i want to change the hard disk drive do i need to buy a new key for win pro 8.1
in my my case of windows written in it
win pro 8.1 x64 eng intl 1pk dsp oei dvd
windows 8.1 pro eng intl for oem software

my rig
1 INTEL CORE I7 -4770K
2 GIGABYTE GTX 770 2GB DDR5 OVERCLOKED EXTREME
3 RM Series™ RM750 — 750 Watt 80 PLUS® Gold Certified Fully Modular PSU
4 CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H100I HIGH PERFOMANCE LIQUID CPU COOLER
5 GIGABYTE GA-Z87X UD4H SOCKET 1150 PROCESSOR 4TH GENERATION MOTHERBOARD
8 WINDOWS 8.1 PRO
9 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL
10 CASE(Cooler Master Storm Trooper Case )
12 WESTERN DIGITAL 1 TB SATA 7200RPM 64MB CACHE INTERNAL DESKTOP HARDDRIVE BLACK WD1003FZEX
 

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Since yours is an OEM Win 8 install, you main recourse is to migrate the OS from the old drive to the new drive.
Assuming the new drive is larger than the old drive.

Secondarily, you could create whatever DVD Factory Install set is possible.
Swap drives and see if it works with the new drive.
 

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how to create dvd factory installer for windows 8.1 in build pc