I preordered a ASUS maximus Formula VII and a intel I7 4790k I was wonder if my powersupply can support it

[remesama]

I preordered a ASUS maximus Formula VII and a intel I7 4790k

I was wonder if my powersupply can support it because i have a 650 WATT powersupply and i also have a gtx 760 + 1 hard drive and + my casefans wich is around 4

and another question bought a preinstall windows 8 so basicly when i get my motherboard do i install my motherboard then reset the hard drive to factory settings?

or would i need to buy windows 8 again and a new hard drive because i dont have a windows 8 CD

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What PSU do you own?

You need to clean install your windows.

If the windows on the hard drive is from a prebuilt you need to purchase windows.

 

[smackers_12]

Your psu should be fine if it is a good quality unit. When you change your board you will need to reinstall windows and if you have no product code you will have to buy it again but you wont have to buy a new hard drive

 

[remesama]

How do i clean install my windows?

 

[remesama]

I own a antec 650WATT earth green

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Was the windows from a prebuilt computer , if it was you need to purchase a new copy.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Format HD and do clean install..... make sure you have your Windows sticker handy, you will need to activate windows again using it.... if not, d/l Belarc Advisor and run it to get a copy of all your license codes.

 

[smackers_12]

You have to buy it again if you don't have a product code

 

[remesama]

Yea it was from a prebuilt lenovo i bought around last year

 

[remesama]

I have the windows 8 code on the prebuilt lenovo its on the side panel

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Then you need to purchase a new copy of windows.

 

[remesama]

Ouch is there anyway to get around that?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No , this forum doesn't support piracy.

 

[remesama]

Not piracy but if i do factory settings would it work?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The other license belongs to the prebuilt , you need to buy your own copy.

 

[remesama]

whoops wrong one this is the right one here

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2158059/windows-copy-oem.html

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Read the second post.
Nope. Your Windows copy was OEM, linked to that laptop. Most you could do would be to transfer it to a similar machine (laptop), but you'll need a retail key (and copy of OS) to put it on the desktop.

 

[remesama]

Was not a laptop it was a tower

 

[remesama]

and i found another article

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1877571/install-windows-motherboard-cpu-swap.html

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Hmmmm half my post got eaten .... was saying that I have the M6F and it's great board except for the Frozen Time Clock Bug that afflicts a certain portion of Asus Z87 / Z97 boards (see RoG Forums). I;'d buy a M7F but not anything lower priced than that at least in full size ATX size.....Gigabyte and MSI each have equal or better boards and at prices waaaay lower than Asus..... from $225 on dowm .... not that their bad boards, but you can get the same features and better or equal componentry at a much lower proce elsewhere.

Keep in mind now that if you don't water cool, you spent a good portion of your purchase price of the M7F on that nice water block. The M7F (Maximus VII Formula) paired with a 4890k and Swifttech H220-X is a real nice combo as you can open the loop on the cooler to cool the water block.

You'd need:

Swiftech H220-X or H240-X
(2) G-1/4 bards
(2) Barn clamps
(1) Pump Fitting adapter

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/25187/ex-wat-327/Swiftech_H220-X_Expandable_All-In-One_Liquid_Cooling_Kit.html?tl=c83s137b33

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/25634/ex-wat-334/Swiftech_H240-X_Expandable_All-In-One_Liquid_Cooling_Kit.html?tl=c83s137b33

The H220-C is the best performing AIO cooler made today, without question.

http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/liquid/40870-swiftech-h220-x-open-loop-240mm-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3