Which OS??

[prole33]

Hey guys finished building my new rig recently and decided not to post any pics etc on the forums until i sorted teething problems out.
I now need to activate my OS (windows 7) which i don't yet have a key for, so my question is what version do i buy??

I'm between HOME and PRO, but the only extra in pro is the RAM support as HOME is resticted to 16GB. I currently have HOME installed and would be a pain now to install PRO because of all the programs etc. Is there any other points of PRO to sway me over to doing a whole reinstall???

SYSTEM:
MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth X79
CPU: Intel I7 3820
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance (green 1600mhz)
GPU: Nvidia 670 (ASUS DCII)

 

[Cru]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions
all the differences are listed on there
just go for what you need

 

[leathart123]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions
all the differences are listed on there
just go for what you need

I would agree with that just read the wiki page and see what would suit you best

 

[SuB]

just remember that you can't have more than 16gb of ram on home (caught me out)

 

[Fruity]

I currently have HOME installed and would be a pain now to install PRO because of all the programs etc. Is there any other points of PRO to sway me over to doing a whole reinstall???

You can apparently do an "Anytime Upgrade" that will preserve your data and programs to switch from Home to Pro, but I've got no experience of it.