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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

I think you don't 100% understand the process.

 

The windows media creation tool is created by microsoft. Microsoft lets you install a free copy of windows 10 for, well, free. However, you need to input a windows 10 product key into the OS to get it activated. However, if you want, you can just run windows without entering a product key; all that will happen is you can't customize some things and you'll have a watermark in the bottom right hand corner of the screen (which can be removed with a bit of hacking).

 

All you would need is a flash drive 8gb or bigger and a computer to download it off of

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Yes, everything is compatible.

You could save like $5 with this PSU. Up to you

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

You don't need to. The stock cooler is fine. A cooler better than the stock would cost at least $30 at which point you'd be better off spending the money on an r5 2600

completely free????? and is this compatible still? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xx2jbX

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1 minute ago, Fosh612 said:

completely free????? and is this compatible still? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Xx2jbX

Yes completely free. Just as a reminder though there are those couple of little things they limit you on if you don't buy a $100 product key.

 

And yes, that's completely compatible. Though I would grab this newer motherboard instead.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCKcCJ/asrock-b450-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-pro4

Just now, Fosh612 said:

I have been told I can get it for free... That might be good... can you give me the link..?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

Yes completely free. Just as a reminder though there are those couple of little things they limit you on if you don't buy a $100 product key.

 

And yes, that's completely compatible. Though I would grab this newer motherboard instead.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PCKcCJ/asrock-b450-pro4-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-pro4

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

This is the complete OS or the key?

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This is the complete OS or the key?

That's the OS itself. You can just download it and the tool lets you put it onto a flash drive so that you can install windows off of the flash drive. If you want a product key you would buy it from somewhere like amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/?tag=pcpapi-20

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

That's the OS itself. You can just download it and the tool lets you put it onto a flash drive so that you can install windows off of the flash drive. If you want a product key you would buy it from somewhere like amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/?tag=pcpapi-20

Why does anyone even buy the OS when you can get it for free?

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

That's the OS itself. You can just download it and the tool lets you put it onto a flash drive so that you can install windows off of the flash drive. If you want a product key you would buy it from somewhere like amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/?tag=pcpapi-20

probably not amazon like it was said earlier :/

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Why does anyone even buy the OS when you can get it for free?

What do you mean free? Technically the "free" version where you skip the product key is like a demo, and you dont get minor updates, there is a watermark in the corner, you cant change the wallpaper, and some other personalization features. So technically its not fully windows.

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Why does anyone even buy the OS when you can get it for free?

Because there's the couple of restrictions I mentioned. E.g. background can't be changed (though I think there's an easy way around this), the biggest one is the watermark in the corner that can be annoyingImage result for windows 10 watermark

1 minute ago, Elo Gaming said:

probably not amazon like it was said earlier :/

The seller is microsoft and there's almost 2000 reviews it's fine. It's just a problem if you buy from 3rd parties

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Laptop (I use it for school):

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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1 minute ago, Elo Gaming said:

What do you mean free? Technically the "free" version where you skip the product key is like a demo, and you dont get minor updates, there is a watermark in the corner, you cant change the wallpaper, and some other personalization features. So technically its not fully windows.

So where do I buy a key when I install windows?

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Because there's the couple of restrictions I mentioned. E.g. background can't be changed (though I think there's an easy way around this), the biggest one is the watermark in the corner that can be annoyingImage result for windows 10 watermark

The seller is microsoft and there's almost 2000 reviews it's fine. It's just a problem if you buy from 3rd parties

Oh alright my bad

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Because there's the couple of restrictions I mentioned. E.g. background can't be changed (though I think there's an easy way around this), the biggest one is the watermark in the corner that can be annoyingImage result for windows 10 watermark

The seller is microsoft and there's almost 2000 reviews it's fine. It's just a problem if you buy from 3rd parties

So... download windows from another pc onto mine, get a key? how much does a key cost? 

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Because there's the couple of restrictions I mentioned. E.g. background can't be changed (though I think there's an easy way around this), the biggest one is the watermark in the corner that can be annoyingImage result for windows 10 watermark

The seller is microsoft and there's almost 2000 reviews it's fine. It's just a problem if you buy from 3rd parties

How much is a product key??

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1 minute ago, Fosh612 said:

quick question how big of a flash drive do I need, is 64 GB enough?

64 is wayyy more than enough. 8gb is enough already

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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Just now, Fosh612 said:

Well I can use the flash drive for whatever else right?

Yeah. You just need it temporarily to put the windows installer on.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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