July 9, 20205 yr I will be building a new computer soon and would like to know about the different type of activation licenses. There's OEM and Retail. I heard that OEM is much cheaper but if you upgade your computer such as change out the GPU or RAM, etc it will void your license and then you have to purchase a new one. Is this true? If that's the case, then it would be better to spend a little more to get the retail license instead, especially if you plan on keeping your machine for a long time and plan on upgrading it later. Edited July 9, 20205 yr by captain420 ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII ▪︎ Intel i9-10900K ▪︎ NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE ▪︎ 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ▪︎ Windows 10 Pro (21H1) ▪︎ Samsung 970 EVO Pro 1TB NVME SSD (OS Drive) ▪︎ Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA SSD ▪︎ Seagate 4TB SATA HDD ▪︎ Corsair RMx 850W PSU
July 10, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, captain420 said: I heard that OEM is much cheaper but if you upgade your computer such as change out the GPU or RAM, etc it will void your license and then you have to purchase a new one. Is this true? No. My ASUS motherboard went Tango Uniform late last winter, and I replaced it with my current EVGA. At the same time I changed the memory. No issues activating my 10 Pro OEM. A few months ago I upgraded my video card... no issues. Not even a phone call to reactivate... Greg
July 10, 20205 yr Author That's good to know! Do you know a trustworthy site to purchase a Windows 10 Pro OEM activation key for cheap? ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII ▪︎ Intel i9-10900K ▪︎ NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE ▪︎ 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ▪︎ Windows 10 Pro (21H1) ▪︎ Samsung 970 EVO Pro 1TB NVME SSD (OS Drive) ▪︎ Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA SSD ▪︎ Seagate 4TB SATA HDD ▪︎ Corsair RMx 850W PSU
July 10, 20205 yr Installing W10 (complete list of links listed below video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHS_3qi0kXg&t=397s For what you're looking for, only watch the first minute of the video. ________________________________________________________ --- URCDKey Links --- Discount Code - TD20 for 20% off Windows 10 Pro OEM - http://bit.ly/2RnAxEo Windows 10 Home OEM - http://bit.ly/2FrJeGp Windows 10 Pro Retail - http://bit.ly/2CjvjPB Windows 10 Home Retail - http://bit.ly/2TMlfFY Jean-Jacques CYND, Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
July 10, 20205 yr Author Thanks Jean for the help! 🙂 Greatly appreciate it! ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII ▪︎ Intel i9-10900K ▪︎ NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE ▪︎ 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ▪︎ Windows 10 Pro (21H1) ▪︎ Samsung 970 EVO Pro 1TB NVME SSD (OS Drive) ▪︎ Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA SSD ▪︎ Seagate 4TB SATA HDD ▪︎ Corsair RMx 850W PSU
July 10, 20205 yr I'll second the suggestion for URCDKey. I've used them before. Also no problem with changing my MB and CPU and using my original key.
July 10, 20205 yr OEM is normally for Original Equipment Manufacturer & OEM operating systems are supposed to be installed & sold with new PC's. It is normally not supposed to be sold on it's own, as the equipment supplier normally has a bulk license for the product. Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
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