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skyR
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If you have the cd-key than you just have a meaningless string of characters. | ||
IMKR
United States378 Posts
well im not sure what the school is giving with the $5 fee or the free online download guess i have to go and talk to them and find out. thank you for the help though | ||
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skyR
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wongfeihung
United States763 Posts
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skyR
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taldarimAltar
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skyR
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
On October 19 2013 03:54 taldarimAltar wrote: Are there going to be major releases on hardware for laptops? I'll be going to college in approx a year, is it better if I buy it then? I feel like getting one now though.. Probably no more major than ivy to haswell. Rumor has it that laptops/tablets are going to be on sale pretty big this year... 4th gen laptops starting at like 299 or something. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20344 Posts
On October 19 2013 03:58 skyR wrote: There's major releases every year. The major releases for this year has already passed. Broadwell won't be out until the first half of 2014. Pretty big for laptops, considering >25% cuts to load power consumption quoted | ||
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z0rz
United States350 Posts
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
On October 19 2013 04:24 z0rz wrote: If you live in USA (or maybe Canada?) and don't need something RIGHT NOW, just wait until Black Friday before making a big electronics purchase. this is what im doing atm before i buy all my components for my first build pc :D do you guys recommended i buy it all then, or try to scrap some parts right now if its cheap? or should i also wait till chrismas? (when are the deals better? black friday or chrismas?) EDIT: another quick question. while i am looking through newegg, i see alot of radeon GPU's having some sort of deal where you get 1-3 games for free if u buy the GPU. however, i have not seen any Geforce (nvidia) gpu's do that. Does nvidia do any of those kind of deals? or am i just blind and not seeing them? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
I guess i found the right time to buy my gtx 660 to hold onto until i find deals for other parts :D GPU down, rest components to go hahaha | ||
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-FQC-00129-Windows-7-Professional/dp/B002DHLVII?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7VMODKUTIUWFY2Q&tag=overclockdotnet-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B002DHLVII and another one of the same one that includes the name "OEM" in it? | ||
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
On October 19 2013 15:34 IMKR wrote: What is the difference between this version of microsoft 7 http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-FQC-00129-Windows-7-Professional/dp/B002DHLVII?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7VMODKUTIUWFY2Q&tag=overclockdotnet-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B002DHLVII and another one of the same one that includes the name "OEM" in it? http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-exactly-does-windows-7-retail-vs-oem/fae7b2ab-c530-45e6-aeb3-cc55cf7b9231 OEM versions of Windows 7 are identical to Full License Retail versions except for the following: - OEM versions do not offer any free Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel - OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on - OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard - OEM versions cannot be used to directly upgrade from an older Windows operating system EDIT: Despite what that says, I have never heard of issues when upgrading from an older OS and I have seen people install it onto multiple computers. | ||
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
if i build a new pc, should i be getting the "oem" or non oem version? (so for the OEM one, after couple years if i decide to get a new pc, i have to buy a whole new OS again? instead of just transferring it to the new pc i build after it?) | ||
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
On October 19 2013 15:49 IMKR wrote: So a normal microsoft 7 is something that doesnt have "OEM" in it? if i build a new pc, should i be getting the "oem" or non oem version? (so for the OEM one, after couple years if i decide to get a new pc, i have to buy a whole new OS again? instead of just transferring it to the new pc i build after it?) Yes, normal Win7 wont have OEM on it. OEM usually comes with very little packaging too. It is also usually cheaper. | ||
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
why cant i ever find the normal ones? which one should i be using for a new pc thats built? EDIT: If i ues the OEM version do i have to keep buying a new windows 7 for every PC replacement? (after the 1st one is broken or something and i stop using it and get it replaced) | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
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skyR
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