The family PC took it's final dump (harddrive) this week. We've had it for nearly a decade now. (It's been so long I can't remember when we bought it.) Over that time I've replaced all of the fans and the power supply, plus upgraded the graphics card when MWO open beta first dropped. So, being... uh...
thrifty like I tend to be, I don't want to just buy a new one. Plus I just built a new machine for myself six months ago and this isn't urgent. Don't let me building one fool you into thinking I know the tech, I pretty much copied a build from
Tom's Hardware. I know how to put parts together and I followed tutorials to get what I wanted out of Win10.
That being said, which components are worth reusing? They should last a few more years and be able to handle internet browsing plus occasional work in
OpenOffice. I plan to upgrade the processor to the I5 range.
Mobo: Asus M4A78LT-M
RAM: 2x Crucial 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3, and 2x Super Talent 2GB DDR3 1333
Graphics: Radeon HD6870
PSU: Antec 450W
Also, am I on the hook for a new copy of Win10? It had 7 and I did the free upgrade to 10. I'm assuming since the HD is dead, so is my copy of Windows. Any help getting pointed in the right direction is appreciated.