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I want to play games.....
I have windows 8.1 on my pc right now.
Should I have to stay on unactivated 8.1 or go on to an unactivate windows 10?
Because my hardware is windows 10 compatible. So what should I do to have the best gaming experience and avoid any kind of driver installation problems.
My hardware-
CUP - Ryzen 5 1600
GPU - Nvidia GTX geforce 1050TI
Ram - 8 GB DDR4 Corsair 2400 mHz

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Well the only official support for Ryzen is Windows 10. Just get geek key Windows license. 

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I'm pretty sure we're not allowed to condone illegal behaviors on this forum... or pretty much any decent forum for that matter.

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lol you should probably reask this question removing the words pirated since it doesnt really make a difference if you want to play newer games you should probly swap to windows 10 other wise all the older games will play fine 

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Windows isn't pirated, they let you run it for free, unless you have free windows key trickery.

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