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clockworkjoe

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Re: Looking into getting a new PC
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2010, 07:48:58 PM »
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finally got some money to build it.

The utility player build listed here http://techreport.com/articles.x/18042/4 looks like a good match for my budget. A question though:

I have a 500 gig HD from my XP box that I'd like to put in the new machine. I'm a grad student so I can get a Windows 7 professional upgrade for $65 apparently according to this http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/terms.aspx

How hard is it going to be to use this existing HD as the boot drive for a new windows 7 box? The deal on windows 7 only applies to an upgrade of an existing install - not a fresh one.
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Re: Looking into getting a new PC
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2010, 02:25:32 PM »
Ouch. Is it at least SATA?
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