Guild Wars 2

In the coming month, I’ll be upgrading my motherboard and Processor. I’ll post what the new ones are further down.

I know to delete all drivers of the older ones before putting in the new ones. (If I’m wrong or there is anything else, please correct me). The problem is, I have Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1. But I don’t have the CD to reinstall if it asks me to. I have the CD key, product ID and everything. Just no CD. I payed someone to build my system, buying the separate parts etc. So my PC isn’t from say HP or Dell. But the guy who built it no longer lived in my country and his shop has closed down. So I’m asking if it’s possible to put my version of Windows 7 onto the new motherboard without the new to reinstall it. I have a 1TB hard drive if that helps.

I’ve been reading on different forums that is the Windows that is installed came with the motherboard “OEM” or something, that I’ll need a new copy of Windows for the new motherboard. But I also come across other forums saying that I can keep the OS I have now. A lot of people when trying this get “CD Key invalid” but this link seems to have answered it, will this work? – http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-system/invalid-product-key-oem-media-not-available/263d099b-b7e0-49f3-b61a-9e4082a2d198

OLD
CPU – http://ark.intel.com/products/41495/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E7600-3M-Cache-3_06-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB
Motherboard – http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/G41MHUSB3%20R2.0/

NEW
CPU – http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN
Motherboard – http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-518-AS

If any more details are needed just ask. Please try and make the instructions or info as clear as possible. I’m not to savvy with PC tech.

Sorry if I’m not being clear. If needed I’ll re-write anything as best I can if you don’t understand me. Thanks in advance.

Just as to why I’m upgrading, if you can’t already tell that the motherboard and CPU are rubbish. But I play GW2 and PlanetSide2 a lot. Both are very heavy on the CPU. Mine just can’t handle a lot of situation. I’m a big PC gamer, but I play games like Total Wars (all of them) ARMA, Dawn of War etc those games are older and run fine. Newer games seem to just kill my system.

I think my GPU is fine, I use a Radeon HD 6700 series. I’ll upgrade that eventually tho.

Are you being forced to use a Micro ATX board cause of your case ? If so I’d get a bigger one just so that you can get a better motherboard, when you build a system for gaming its usually best to stay away from motherboards that are primarily used for a HTPC setup, which are usually micro atx boards.

I’d suggest this if its possible for you to get.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-512-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

? It’s not a micro board is it? I’m sure it’s not. I have a big gaming case with lots of room.
That motherboard looks very nice. But doesn’t sound better if at all, than the one I posted a link to. Only think really different is the dust protector which I’m not bothered about, I have a lot of compressed air cans. It’s a little expensive too, almost the same price as the i5 3570k.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

I just built a system

Intel Core i7 3770
Asrock Extreme 4 motherboard
16GB DDR3 1600 RAM
SSD Sandisk 120gb extreme
Aftermarket CPU Cooler
Asus 7850 2GB ATI VC

The computer is really fast, no slow down what so ever

Eternalrage.7025:

Intel Core i7 3770
Asrock Extreme 4 motherboard
16GB DDR3 1600 RAM
SSD Sandisk 120gb extreme
Aftermarket CPU Cooler
Asus 7850 2GB ATI VC

i7 is going to far in price for me, there aren’t any games at the moment that utilizes the i7 than they do with an i5 3570k, As well as the i7 being stupidly overpriced. i7 is better ofcourse, but the lack of need for it and it’s price don’t interest me.

Eternalrage.7025:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

The motherboard I posted is better and only £10 more for me.

As for an SSD, what are they for? I’ve read up on some of them, tells me how they work (which sounds annoying) but no what there do/are for. ?

Anyway… anyone have the answer to my actual question?

SSD are extremlly fast storage units. Standard HDDs are mechanical, they write and read mechanically which makes them very slow due limited RPM speeds and also if files are defragmented they take ages to read the info (HDDs were invented on the 50s). SSDs are are not mechanical, they store ur files using memory blocks so write and read up process are 100x times faster in some cases, they can find a specific stored file in 1000x less time than HDDs. SSDs are expensive tho GBstorage/$ ratio is up to 10x higher than HDDs, so u normally u use a 128/240GB SSD to install ur SO and ur games and a normal HDD for storage, music, pictures, movies stuff like that. Windows 8 boot time on my PC is about 5-7 secs on my SSD, GW2 loading screens about the same, very very fast if u compare to normal load times on a standard HDD.

Along with the usual fast loading times of a SSD, you also get less ‘stutter’ in games. This becouse SSD’s have faster access times to data such as skins, character models ,icons etc that get loadedo n the fly and so you dont see that ever so slight pause. A SSD will ether completly remove or, more likely, reduce stutter in games.

Its atleass worth geting a 120/128gb SSD for your OS and 1 or 2 games. Just dont fill it up. A SSD runs faster when it has free space. Keep atleast 25% free space. I personaly have a 128gb (119gb effective) SSD and have 35.7gb free and thats how its gunna stay.