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Waqiyuddin Nor

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Hey everybody, my 2012 build gave way on me last night. Been highly emotional about it.

My rig specs are as follows:-

i5-3560K
P8Z77-V-Pro MoBo
Kingston 8GB RAM
Cooler Master 650 PSU
Kingston 120GB SSD
WD 2TB HDD
Asus DVD/RW optical drive
Asus 660TI (now replaced it with a MSI 1070)
Carbide 200R case
3x Noctua Fans

So last night, my PC died on me when i returned home. I tap the power button and it just wont post. Maybe 1 second of fan spinning, LEDs lighting and thats it.

My question is, currently, I am running Windows 10 on my 120 GB SSD, it was upgraded from Windows 7

The question is,

IF i bought a new
CPU / i5-6600K
MOBO / Gigabyte Gaming 7
PSU / Corsair HX1000i
RAM / Corsair 16GB vengeance
SSD / kept from old build
HDD / kept from old build

Then use my SSD (with the OS) to be used as a boot drive, will it succeed?

Will I be able to reinstall Windows and pair them up with the new motherboard?

Is it even advisable?

I am not too sure where to put this thread in, I do apologize.
 
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boju
Oem is tied to the motherboard yeah

Retail can be moved

If Win7 was oem it will deactivate, will require you to ring Microsoft, just say your motherboard died they might let you off.

As for clean install, can use Microsoft's own media creation tool to create DVD/USB. Pretty simple, it just downloads Win10 and does what it does.

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True Buie

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Well there shouldn't be any problems with you swapping your hard drives from one machine to another, as far as I know.
And by the way, don't you think a 1000 watt PSU is a bit overkill :? I know it's fully modular, but if I was in your shoes I'd probably settle with something at 500-600 watt.
 
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It is highly likely that Windows will have to adjust itself to the change in hardware. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but when you boot up the system with the new components windows will start installing the drivers itself in a halted state before boot. It should be fine. I've done it two times before and just got a window that said "Windows is adjusting your PC settings. Please wait" or something, and then it ran fine after that.

So you should just be able to stick it in there, install the drivers and move on. Some issues are guaranteed. They should be easily fixable by yourself.

There is also the potential that it won't work at all and you'll have to do a clean install. Be ready for that.
 
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Waqiyuddin Nor

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hahaha, I am still deciding on which model to go far really, cause I will be adding an aftermarket cooler / a new hdd / and a m.2 ssd.. I am still visiting the PSU calculators to get the numbers, and I give some extra head room (hence why I went bonkers with the 1000w)

Do advise me on this though, last time I built a PC was in 2012, and have not kept track on any technologies since.
 
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I am guessing Windows 10 will actually boot on your new hardware (after some automatic 'repairs' and driver downloads for the new hardware) I've done it with a few computers. After that you should check your device manager so that everything has good working drivers and you are good to go.
But as always when changing hardware, it's recommended to do a clean install for best results and you will be able to easily reïnstall Windows 10 on the new hardware.

Now as far as I know, when upgrading from windows 7 to windows 10, the windows 10 'upgrade key' gets locked to your current hardware motherboard. And if you reïnstall Windows 10 on the new hardware it may not register the product. (CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG)
 
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Waqiyuddin Nor

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Correct me if I am wrong, in order to clean install, I'd need a CD, USB or a working drive for it to clean install no?

The only source I have is in the SSD and my old Windows 7 CD.
 
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Waqiyuddin Nor

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Yeah, that is what I am afraid off actually, I remember reading something about the key being locked to that specific hardware it was paired with when it is installed. That's mainly the reason why I am asking this question :(
 
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boju

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Oem is tied to the motherboard yeah

Retail can be moved

If Win7 was oem it will deactivate, will require you to ring Microsoft, just say your motherboard died they might let you off.

As for clean install, can use Microsoft's own media creation tool to create DVD/USB. Pretty simple, it just downloads Win10 and does what it does.

 
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