OK so when i first got my alienware it was a good machine had win 7 on it i upgraded it to win 8 with a retail copy of win 8 from walmart, i then went from win 8 to 8.1 pro with media center, i had a question if i upgrade my mainboard as i have since gutted my alienware and put it in a new case, and now have room to upgrade my mainboard if i chose to do so, but my old win 7 that was on this machine the product key label is unreadable now and i cant even make it out. not sure if that matters or not, as i now have win 8.1 pro on here. but when i upgraded to win 8 i have its key and when i went to 8.1 i dont remember getting a key i think it just updated. So how will i go about updating a mainboard will i need to re-install windows if i stick with intel. and how will i go about doing that ? just install win 8 and upgrade again but will my win 8.1 pro with media center be there or will i need to buy it again. Any help appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Myself
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI Z77A-G45
- Memory
- 8 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- PNY GeForce GTX 660 Ti
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung Sync Master s27B550
- Screen Resolution
- 1080p
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB internal driver and one 1TB external drive.
- PSU
- Antec NeoECO 620 watt
- Case
- custom case
- Cooling
- Fans
- Keyboard
- steelseries apex
- Mouse
- stellseris sensel
- Internet Speed
- Unknowen
- Browser
- Google chrome
- Antivirus
- Norton 360 from comcast