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    Long long overdue upgrade/rebuild

    My current PC I put together in 2008 (I think, it was so long ago I don’t remember!) & while it still struggles along it is definitely in need of replacement/upgrade. It is an intel Q6600 (running at 3GHz), 8GB of DDR2 RAM at 800MHz & a GTX960 (6GB)

    My plan is to do it bit by bit, just to help spread the costs, starting with motherboard, processor & RAM. Initially these will replace the old components but will eventually become a whole new PC.
    The aim of the upgrade/rebuild is a PC that will game at 4K for now, a little bit of video editing & hopefully see out another 6+ years.

    I’m looking at starting with:

    Intel i7 8700k & Asus ROG strix Z370-F bundle from Scan at £478.98 - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus...e-6-core-unloc

    16GB DDR4 RAM (to start with, more will be added later) - as yet I’m undecided on speed (the price difference between 2133MHz & up to 3000MHz really isn’t all that much) & number of sticks (2x 8GB or 1x 16GB). Whatever I go for there’s about £150 - £175 here.
    Can anyone help out here - is there a benefit to more smaller size sticks or fewer larger sticks?

    If I swap out the motherboard, processor & RAM into my existing case & storage drives how much is this going to upset Windows? Am I looking at buying windows again or can I use my current installation of it?

    Thank you all for your help
    Last edited by douglasb; 12-08-2018 at 10:06 PM.

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    Re: Long long overdue upgrade/rebuild

    Do you mean 4GB GTX960? i never heard of a 6GB one before.

    For memory: It's better to go with 2 sticks instead of one because you can run them in Dual channel mode.

    Windows: It depends on if you have a retail or OEM license. The OEM one is tied to the motherboard so if you change it the license wouldn't be valid anymore (you may be able to call microsoft and ask them to transfer the license stating that you are upgrading the motherboard).

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