need some help guys trying to put my parts from a gatewaybdesk top into a bitfinx

ultralo

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ok here what im tring to do i have a gateway 4870u .now i know i have to get a new motherboard but can i use my cpu i3 3220,hdd,dvd rom,ram, i have a consair powersuppy and a gtx 660sc ...BIG question can i use this windows 8 it came with the gateway....looking for some help.....Btw the case is a bitfenix phenon or prodigy ..
 

mfenn

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Yes, the CPU, HDD, ODD, and RAM are all standard parts that you can transplant.

As for the OS, when used with an OEM key, Windows has traditionally looked for a special string in the BIOS before allowing activation. No matter whether or not you can technically get it to work, it's against the EULA.