1) What is OEM? It says it is for system builders and a lot of other things. What is different about OEM than regular?
2) How can I install the OS without an optical drive? I have a windows 8.1 OEM CD.
3) Should I downgrade to Windows 7? This is a gaming pc.
Here is my build btw.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9bkZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9bkZL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1011.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 19:31 EDT-0400
2) How can I install the OS without an optical drive? I have a windows 8.1 OEM CD.
3) Should I downgrade to Windows 7? This is a gaming pc.
Here is my build btw.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9bkZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9bkZL/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1011.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 19:31 EDT-0400
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