Lots of lights in vegas.,girls,gambling,and the list goes on,don't go with good intentions,and don't bring the wife..lol.if your oem is registered with ms you may have a problem, otherwise you should be able to activate a new install over the phone,as I have on a number of occasions.as for a board ,you should be able to find one locally somewhere,if you were in eastern Canada ,I know where you can buy several,right here in my hands,brand new,1/an evga 780i sli FTW..still in the plastic wrap,cheaper yet ,2/ Asus p5n sli also new in the box,3/a Gigabyte EP45-DS3R Crossfire capable,also new.I have an E7200 in one of these, I bought a few ,just for such occasions ,but for local, vegas is a long ways from Newfoundland..and Is time to upgrade anyway, I just retired my 790i ultra ,qx9770,now a backup rig.,for a 3930 k and rampage 4 extreme..send a courier and a hundred bucks and hell show up at your place with a board..