Motherboard Upgrade for 970 GTX

[javz]

Thinking about bit that alpine coolers been out of production since 2011 - that compound on there was probably 5 years old & just stone dead.

Completely spot on.

Windows 10 has loaded up but created a new user and has failed to activate - will call Microsoft and correct this (for the activation issue) or any ideas how to restore it the previous account? Will do some research for that.

Meanwhile, installing drivers that came with the motherboard and then the graphics card and then fixing the Windows issue...

I believe it has to be activated to run more than 1 simultaneous account - a restriction of non-activation.
once activate properly you should be able to select your original account on login.

All is well now Matt, again, my thanks; you have been really helpful throughout this process!!

And Microsoft have corrected the activation issue as well.

I'm thinikng to use this tool https://camwebapp.com/ which checks the temps of the CPU and GPU. Or shall I use this http://openhardwaremonitor.org/

And was considering downloading this https://gaming.msi.com/article/msi-gaming-app-article Thought I doubt I would manually OC it. So guessing this is pointless?

all good news mate,to be fair you did the work yourself,I just gave you a little nudge when you got disheartened & felt like calling it a day.

camwebapp is decent but basic,msi afterburner paired with hwinfo can give you a lot more information when setup properly (which can be a chore)

If youre happy with performance though then cam is good enough for temp checking,afterburner is good for troubleshooting cpu/gpu actual usage when you think youre not getting optimal performance.

You're far too modest! A good trait to have xD

I've been really busy with work, and haven't had the chance to use the PC or reply back to you until now. Everything is well on my side, not issues yet. Besides Geforce experience trying to "over"-optimise some games then crashing Windows 10.

Otherwise all is good; again my thanks - much appreciated!