Hi all,
Before I knew anything about PC gaming I bought a Dell Inspiron 570 system in 2010. It has served me well simply by upgrading the GPU over the years.
Original specs
Phenom II x4 2.8 Ghz
Some Dell Mobo
8GB Ram @ 1033mhz
HDD and Optical drive
Componenets I've added
Sapphire R9 280X Dual X 3GB
Corsair TX650 PSU
Antec 3000 Full tower case
I'm buying the bundle below featuring 8350 @ 4.2Ghz, 16GB ram and Gigabyte 99FXA UD3 mobo as the phenom is now holding the system back.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-169-OE&groupid=2833&catid=2512&subcat=2683
Now I've been told I need to buy a new copy of windows but is there anything else I will need to do as I know the dell systems are funny.
Will the Hard Drive be ok? - do I need to wipe it of the original version of windows? could it be locked to the current mobo only? etc etc. I'm somewhat apprehensive as I don't want to be left with driver issues etc. I want to know exactly what I need to do/expect so I can be prepared for the switch-over.
Appreciate any help/advice you can give.
Thanks
Reiss