Should I get this motherboard?

[ShadowsVoid]

Hi, I'm looking to have a CPU and Motherboard upgrade. I'm currently using AMD FX-8350 and AsRock Extreme4 970.

I'm going to upgrade to an i7 4770 but kinda stuc with the motherboard.

I was originally going to get the MSI gaming 5 motherboard but it's more expensive than the Mod 1150 ASUS Z97-A ATX Motherboard which I don't think are much different.

Should I wait to find a good deal for the MSI board or just get the ASUS board?

I'll mainly be using this system for gaming

Another question is that am I going to need another copy of windows 7? or can I just input the key when my new mobo is installed?

thanks

 

[ellis2014]

Asus And Msi Boards Are Better But Asus Are The Best Either For Your Budget I Would Recommend The Msi Gaming Card Though However As It Has A Lot Of Features.

 

[ellis2014]

Yes You Will Need Another Windows 7 If You Are Already Using One

 

[xXMuzzleBrakerXx]

the msi mobo is much better in my opinion since it has specialised features specifically for gaming and also oc genie(for overclocking), windows wont be affected as long as you dont overwrite the partition, which then it might need a new product key

 

[ShadowsVoid]

How would I go about not overwriting the partition? I won't be touching my SSD/HDD at all. Also is there a way to get the product key? I don't actually know it because I lost the case

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Speccy will show all info and key.

 

[xXMuzzleBrakerXx]

put this in note pad and save it as "Product Key.vbs"

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId"))

Function ConvertToKey(Key)
Const KeyOffset = 52
i = 28
Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Do
Cur = 0
x = 14
Do
Cur = Cur * 256
Cur = Key(x + KeyOffset) + Cur
Key(x + KeyOffset) = (Cur \ 24) And 255
Cur = Cur Mod 24
x = x -1
Loop While x >= 0
i = i -1
KeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & KeyOutput
If (((29 - i) Mod 6) = 0) And (i <> -1) Then
i = i -1
KeyOutput = "-" & KeyOutput
End If
Loop While i >= 0
ConvertToKey = KeyOutput
End Function