Upgrading Motherboard, CPU and Ram.

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Paprika

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Ok this is the dealio.
I bought a OEM version of Ultimate x64, though now I want to upgrade my Mobo to another brand, new CPU and Ram. My question is: Do I have to buy a new Windows if I do that? Or is there a way I can reactivate my "old" one?

I'm new here, so please be gentle:p

Thanks ~ Paprika. :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 Soon i7 920
    Motherboard
    Asus rampage extreme soon XFX x58
    Memory
    OCZ reaper 1333mhz 4gb soon OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum 6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    His Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar D2X/XDT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Belinea 22'
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB
    500GB x2 (Don't know the names, their from my old system :P)
    PSU
    Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-P80R
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700LED + Chassi 140mm x5, a 120mm Getting more!
    Keyboard
    Nothing special
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone And a MX revolution
    Internet Speed
    Got no idea :P
No, you don't need to buy new Windows OEM. You can install Vista 6 times before it will stop activating it through the internet & even then you can phone them to activate it (I did that).
No, you can't just reactivate your old hdd's to a new one. I suggest on purchasing a semi sized external hdd and saving all the necessary files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    i7 965
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage II Extreme
    Memory
    Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 x 2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX295 SLI
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster T240
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x1TB Western Digital Black (Raid 0), 150GB WD Raptor
    PSU
    1200W Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Lian Li PC80P
    Cooling
    Chassis - 3 Front 140mm, Top 140mm, Rear 140mm
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Other Info
    Fold up beast by me :-)
Ahh awesome, though with reactivating I meant if I could like call M$ to reactivate it, but thanks ALOT. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 Soon i7 920
    Motherboard
    Asus rampage extreme soon XFX x58
    Memory
    OCZ reaper 1333mhz 4gb soon OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum 6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    His Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar D2X/XDT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Belinea 22'
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB
    500GB x2 (Don't know the names, their from my old system :P)
    PSU
    Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-P80R
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700LED + Chassi 140mm x5, a 120mm Getting more!
    Keyboard
    Nothing special
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone And a MX revolution
    Internet Speed
    Got no idea :P
You will have to call them but the number is toll free, well, in North America but I presume it's the same in Europe (why wouldn't it be?).
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    i7 965
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage II Extreme
    Memory
    Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 x 2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX295 SLI
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster T240
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x1TB Western Digital Black (Raid 0), 150GB WD Raptor
    PSU
    1200W Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Lian Li PC80P
    Cooling
    Chassis - 3 Front 140mm, Top 140mm, Rear 140mm
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Other Info
    Fold up beast by me :-)
Gnys already answered your question, now I have a question for you: Why do you want to upgrade your cpu from an i7?? Or is that the upgrade already?:) Nice system you have there in your specs, man! What are you going to do with the rampage extrerme?:)

Amplid
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 3.2 GHz (for now)
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Striker 2 Extreme
    Memory
    2 x 2Gb Patriot DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+
    Sound Card
    Creative Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Neovo F417 17''
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2504C SATA 7200rpm
    PSU
    Pc Power & Cooling 750
    Case
    Coolermaster CM 690
    Cooling
    6 120mm's, Xigmatek HDT 1283 with crossbow backplate
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Trackman Wheel
    Internet Speed
    ~1000 Kb/sec
Hello Paprika, and welcome to the forums.

While Gnys is close, he is off a little. When you buy Windows, it comes with (usually) one key. This is used on one computer. When you install it on another computer, you must buy another key (but you can use the same DVD).

The key is set to the mobo. When you change your mobo, you must reactivate it. If it refuses, call M$ and they should fix it.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Amplid ~ Reason I'm upgrading to a i7 is because I feel the Q6600 is too slow for me and it seems like a bottleneck when I'm playing Crysis: Warhead etc.. :p And about the Rampage Extreme.. I'm not sure if it's really good because this is my first built, so I actually have no idea, but it's really stable and easy to work with. :)

Lordbob ~ So I have to buy a new Windows key if I'm getting a new mobo?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 Soon i7 920
    Motherboard
    Asus rampage extreme soon XFX x58
    Memory
    OCZ reaper 1333mhz 4gb soon OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum 6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    His Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar D2X/XDT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Belinea 22'
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB
    500GB x2 (Don't know the names, their from my old system :P)
    PSU
    Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-P80R
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700LED + Chassi 140mm x5, a 120mm Getting more!
    Keyboard
    Nothing special
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone And a MX revolution
    Internet Speed
    Got no idea :P
Paprika said:
Lordbob ~ So I have to buy a new Windows key if I'm getting a new mobo?
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I did not say that. Your key will work, just call up M$ and let them know that you needed to reinstall on the SAME computer, after some hardware changes. They should understand (you may have to skip the new mobo part)

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Ah, now I get it. :) Thanks a lot for all of your help! :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600 Soon i7 920
    Motherboard
    Asus rampage extreme soon XFX x58
    Memory
    OCZ reaper 1333mhz 4gb soon OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum 6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    His Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar D2X/XDT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Belinea 22'
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 750GB
    500GB x2 (Don't know the names, their from my old system :P)
    PSU
    Gigabyte Odin GT 800W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-P80R
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700LED + Chassi 140mm x5, a 120mm Getting more!
    Keyboard
    Nothing special
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone And a MX revolution
    Internet Speed
    Got no idea :P
No problem.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Paprika said:
Ok this is the dealio.
I bought a OEM version of Ultimate x64, though now I want to upgrade my Mobo to another brand, new CPU and Ram. My question is: Do I have to buy a new Windows if I do that? Or is there a way I can reactivate my "old" one?

I'm new here, so please be gentle:p

Thanks ~ Paprika. :cool:
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Or just dont reactivate it, I NEVER activated Visat 64 Ultima on my Desk top and I have never had a problem, updating it or anything.
 

My Computer

System One

EmeraldViper said:
Paprika said:
Ok this is the dealio.
I bought a OEM version of Ultimate x64, though now I want to upgrade my Mobo to another brand, new CPU and Ram. My question is: Do I have to buy a new Windows if I do that? Or is there a way I can reactivate my "old" one?

I'm new here, so please be gentle:p

Thanks ~ Paprika. :cool:
Click to expand...


Or just dont reactivate it, I NEVER activated Visat 64 Ultima on my Desk top and I have never had a problem, updating it or anything.
Click to expand...
It should have problems.....

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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