ok,so heres my story...i am currently upgrading my comp,doing some visuals like a new case and getting an asus strix 980 ti(which im very happy about!)i currently have 16 gigs of ram and got another 16...i installed and the comp sees it,but says only 16 usable.I researched and found out that its because i have win 7 home premium(64bit) and it only supports 16 gigs.So i have to get a PRO version to support the full 32.So i figure if i have to go pro ill get win 8.1.Heres the thing,i can get win 8 upgrade for 80 buks on amazon,i see 8.1 pro for $140 other places.Amazon states you can upgrade to 8.1 from 8 for free after i have it.
So in ending the big question is should i spend the extra 60 buks to be safe? or can i get away with getting the win 8 version for $80 buks and upgrading to 8.1 for free?I thank you very much for your time and comments,if any curious i have the build below.
intel 4790k
corsair h80i water cooler
asus z97-ar mobo
kingston hyper-x fury blue- 8gigx4 1600 mhz
samsung 850 pro 128 gig(running OS)
samsung 840 pro 256 gig(x2)--(games)
western digital hdd 500 gig (system back up/pics/music)
asus strix 980 ti
corsair cx750m psu
nzxt switch 810 case (white)
corsair af 120 red led fans and logisys red cathode lights for fun!
So in ending the big question is should i spend the extra 60 buks to be safe? or can i get away with getting the win 8 version for $80 buks and upgrading to 8.1 for free?I thank you very much for your time and comments,if any curious i have the build below.
intel 4790k
corsair h80i water cooler
asus z97-ar mobo
kingston hyper-x fury blue- 8gigx4 1600 mhz
samsung 850 pro 128 gig(running OS)
samsung 840 pro 256 gig(x2)--(games)
western digital hdd 500 gig (system back up/pics/music)
asus strix 980 ti
corsair cx750m psu
nzxt switch 810 case (white)
corsair af 120 red led fans and logisys red cathode lights for fun!