I'm running windows 7, and im going from a phenom 965 to an i5 4760k, so prob safe to say i need clean slate? And will i need a new windows key for the install, or use my old one?
High chance that yes, you will need to reinstall. With such a huge change I would reinstall anyway.
With the key it will probably not activate, since it registers the key with the CPU ID. You can ring Microsoft and see what they can do.
It's usually not to difficult to move a copy of windows to another system. With Windows 8 it is extremely easy. You call, it provides you with an automated machines, you enter in a bunch of numbers on the screen and it activates your copy of windows. I've never done that with Windows 7 but I'd imagine it's also a fairly simply and straight forward process.
It's the same procedure, but when it detects that the key has been activated with another Chipet/CPU, then the activation is refused. You can then go through to an operator and if you say the right things, sometimes they allow it to activate again.
I dont get the parts for a day or so but Ill contact microsoft. THe thing is I dont know if i have an oem copy of 7 or not. I originally purchased the parts for the pc through ncix and I believe I bought a full retail copy, but I got them to build it for me at the time, and i don't remember receiving a full retail box, hopefully they didn't install an oem copy on it. But ill see what they can do, thanks for the help guys!
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