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I currently have a Pentium G 4620 cpu and going to change it for the i5 7600k but im wondering if my cpu change will effect my windows licence, if this is the case can i reactivate if i have my activation code with me?

 

Any help is appreciated..

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No, changing the mobo is what needs reactivating Windows.

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11 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

No, changing the mobo is what needs reactivating Windows.

Honestly, its not that simple. I've taken hard drives and put them in completely different PCs and its been absolutely fine. 

If its an oem system, then sometimes it can be linked to the bios, its a bit of a dice roll to be honest.

If its your licence then you should be able to call Microsoft to re-activate. 
 

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24 minutes ago, ConnorWat said:

Any help is appreciated..

Upgrade to the i7 7700 / i7 7700k altogether already, the 7600k is a terrible value for its cost, it is overpriced and bad performing, only 4threads and so on.

 

The only worth upgrade is to the i7.

 

Just use your old boot drive, Windows will reinstall the drivers it needs to after the swap, no need to put a second key or any thing.

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Yeah i bought it directly from them, so if it does deactivate it they should be able to reactivate it for me. Hopefully 

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yeah i was looking at a few choices. Ill see on getting the 7700k, im going to overclock so needing the K skew  

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3 minutes ago, Hugsy Malone said:

If its your licence then you should be able to call Microsoft to re-activate.

I recently upgraded my, which was a pretty much full overhaul.

 

After fresh installation of Windows, an option for transferring license came up.

 

It seems that there no longer is a requirement to call MS, at least for Windows 10. 

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29 minutes ago, StormEye said:

I recently upgraded my, which was a pretty much full overhaul.

 

After fresh installation of Windows, an option for transferring license came up.

 

It seems that there no longer is a requirement to call MS, at least for Windows 10. 

You're correct...you no longer have to call to activate it.I think after build 1607 it has the option to swap over.

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3 hours ago, Surgeman said:

You're correct...you no longer have to call to activate it.I think after build 1607 it has the option to swap over.

so does this mean even a MOBO change wont effect it?? So you can but a new system and reactivate windows from the same SSD/HDD?

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4 hours ago, ConnorWat said:

yeah i was looking at a few choices. Ill see on getting the 7700k, im going to overclock so needing the K skew  

You can get a good deal at Microcenter, I got my 7700k for $230. However it's currently $280, 

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Just now, Douglas The Duck said:

You can get a good deal at Microcenter, I got my 7700k for $230. However it's currently $280, 

Oh i'm not from the US i'm from the UK its £250 on amazon. That's really good price for us over here xD 

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Oh, my bad. :) 

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