- Sep 19, 2015
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Hey, I'll be doing my first pc upgrade by myself after buying my current computer pre built ( apart from changing video card). I'm getting a new motherboard, cpu and finally an ssd. I'll be keeping the rest of my old parts ( I'll put them down below). But I have a few questions which are making me uneasy.
1) I currently have Windows 10, and I read that Windows binds your license to your hardware, which would mean that me replacing my motherboard would make my windows invalid? I haven't bought Windows 10, got it as a free upgrade when they launched it back in summer.
2) Will it boot up normally after I replace motherboard and cpu?
3) When do I add the SSD, because my current windows is on my 1tb HDD, but I'd like to fresh install it on the SSD.
4) I've never really explored bios and how to update/install it, apart from switching turbo mode for cpu, changing ram speed. Will upgrading my mobo make me download and install something by myself and is it possible to screw something up? I'm a little scared.
My Current hardware:
Intel Core i5 3350P @ 3.10GHz
MSI B75MA-E33
Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (MSI)
8gb ram dual channel
I'm essentially just keeping HDD and GPU
Things I'm Buying:
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
ASUS H97M-PLUS
Corsair SSD Force LE 240GB
KINGSTON 16GB DDR3 HYPERX FURY BLACK SERIES KIT OF 2
I've read A LOT of things over the past few days and still have these questions, as I am generally worried and would really like for everything to go smoothly and not screw anything up.
1) I currently have Windows 10, and I read that Windows binds your license to your hardware, which would mean that me replacing my motherboard would make my windows invalid? I haven't bought Windows 10, got it as a free upgrade when they launched it back in summer.
2) Will it boot up normally after I replace motherboard and cpu?
3) When do I add the SSD, because my current windows is on my 1tb HDD, but I'd like to fresh install it on the SSD.
4) I've never really explored bios and how to update/install it, apart from switching turbo mode for cpu, changing ram speed. Will upgrading my mobo make me download and install something by myself and is it possible to screw something up? I'm a little scared.
My Current hardware:
Intel Core i5 3350P @ 3.10GHz
MSI B75MA-E33
Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (MSI)
8gb ram dual channel
I'm essentially just keeping HDD and GPU
Things I'm Buying:
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
ASUS H97M-PLUS
Corsair SSD Force LE 240GB
KINGSTON 16GB DDR3 HYPERX FURY BLACK SERIES KIT OF 2
I've read A LOT of things over the past few days and still have these questions, as I am generally worried and would really like for everything to go smoothly and not screw anything up.
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