Posted October 9, 2013 Hey guys, I'm building a rig with a max budget of 1500$. Parts are as follows: i5 4670K R9 280X 3GB 8 GB corsair vengeance 1600MHz MSI Z-87 G43 motherboard Samsung 840 series 120GB SSD WD 2TB green drive Bitfenix Ronin case things I have in my currect build and am planning to use: XFX core edition 650 Watt 80Plus Bronze CM hyper 212+ My problem is: My buddy said that I could have his old windows 7 out of his laptop, I would do a clean install and everything would be fine. The thing is, he is travelling around more now, and he is wanting to keep his OS now. If I'm forced to buy a new windows 7, or even 8, I would be over budget by like 20-30 bucks... What can I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 see if you can transfer a copy from your old computer (you can if your current computer is licensed) you can always find a copy online, or just use unactivated windows for as long as you need to. It still actually works unactivated. Also, windows 8 is not bad, I don't know where everyone gets this idea from Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Author I currently am running Windows Vista ( EW) ... 32-bit.. (EWWWWW) Also, I haven't got a CD for it, and theres no way I would want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Install windows 7 with a key. You canbuse the full win7 experience for 4months. Just find an install disk on ebay or criagslist. There's also other ways of obtaining windows that cant be discussed on the forum... Big Bertha3570k @ 4.5GhzASRock Fatal1ty Z777970 DCUII TOP EVGA GTX 780Swiftech H220 w/ NF-F1216GB RAM128GB Kingston HyperX 3K1TB Western Digital Black40GB Western Digital Raptor 10K PeripheralsMionix 3200 MouseCMStorm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues2 x Dell U2713HM AudioAsus ROG Orion Pro HeadsetSony XB-500AKG K240Bose AE2iFiio E10 Samsung Galaxy S45.0" 1920x1080p Super AMOLED screen16GB Storage2600 mAh battery1.9Ghz quad-core Krait CPU2GB RAMCyanogenMod CameraNikon D310018x55mm NIKKOR VR Lens14.2 MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Also, windows 8 is not bad, I don't know where everyone gets this idea from Human nature. Change is "bad". I like it, I don't know why people speak of it like the devil. i5 4670k | Sapphire 7950 | Kingston 120GB SSD | Seagate 1TB | G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 8GB PB238Q | Steelseries Sensei | Ducky DK9087 | Qck Heavy Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/44902-from-imac-to-my-own-creation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Human nature. Change is "bad". I like it, I don't know why people speak of it like the devil. Same, it's pretty much Windows 7 with some nicer UI tweaks and performance increases, with the optional metro UI ontop of it. Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Have you ever heard about The Pirate Bay? | CPU: i7 3770k | MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming | GPU: GTX 770 | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident X | PSU: XFX PRO 1050w | STORAGE: SSD 120GB PQI + 6TB HDD | COOLER: Thermaltake: Water 2.0 | CASE: Cooler Master: HAF 912 Plus | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Author I have a Windows 7 disk available, I just need a key... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 For 1500$ you should be able to get 2 R9-280x' or a single R9-290x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 Get cheaper parts or pay more. If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 9, 2013 For the OS you could download the windows 8.1 preview which is free atm <p>Mobo - Asus P9X79 LE ----------- CPU - I7 4930K @ 4.4GHz ------ COOLER - Custom Loop ---------- GPU - R9 290X Crossfire ---------- Ram - 8GB Corsair Vengence Pro @ 1866 --- SSD - Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ------ PSU - Corsair AX 860i ----- Case - Corsair 900D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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