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Point me an upgrade path

deustroop

deustroop

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Right now I run Win 7 on an "old" board, the Asus P6T. The insults however towards this venerable item are never-ending, so I must aim for better: an upgrade to win 10 on an X99 board, specifically the Asus x99-A/USB 3.1.

I wonder the order of steps to take .

I probably need Win 10 to boot the X99. Should I put in the new board (with cpu and memory) then fresh install win 10 off the media key DvD, then boot the machine ?

I don't see upgrading to Win 10 on the current board as advisable. It would work but would configure Windows for this platform and may not boot the new platform.Or would it ? It would be simpler to upgrade to Win 10 first, then install the new board. With no need to fresh install Win 10!

I have the Win 7 key. At what point will the key activate the install ?

Thx,
 
deustroop said:
so I must aim for better: an upgrade to win 10 on an X99 board, specifically the Asus x99-A/USB 3.1.
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If you are in the market for an X99 board, I'd suggest taking a look at the Asus X99-A II. This is the newest version of the X99-A.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/X99-A-II/

An alternative would be the Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI

deustroop said:
I wonder the order of steps to take .

I probably need Win 10 to boot the X99. Should I put in the new board (with cpu and memory) then fresh install win 10 off the media key DvD, then boot the machine ?

I don't see upgrading to Win 10 on the current board as advisable. It would work but would configure Windows for this platform and may not boot the new platform.Or would it ? It would be simpler to upgrade to Win 10 first, then install the new board. With no need to fresh install Win 10!

I have the Win 7 key. At what point will the key activate the install ?
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You just feed Win 10 the 7 key during (or after) install, it'll automatically register and activate when connected to the internet. Easy as that. Your 7 key is then registered with the new mainboard as a valid 10 licence. So you can reinstall to your hearts content on that board. Just be sure to do it before the July 29 deadline.

I'd recommend a clean install on your new system. The differences are quite massive, since your old P6T uses a legacy BIOS, and the new X99 platform uses UEFI.
 
Well if you plan to obtain a free copy of 10 you need to do it fairly fast before the offer period expires later this month.
 
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