When upgrading to win 8 change the root of the drive I install?

So, I have Win 7 Pro on my machine.  I intend updating to Win 8 but seeks to take advantage of this moment to upgrade a couple of my SSD at the moment.  I have Win7 on 64 GB SSD with a 1.5 to HARD drive.  I plan to do a 180-128 GB SSD and prefer of course to use it as my main boot drive.  Can I still buy the upgraded edition or do I need to buy a full Version?  Moreover intend going Pro to win 8 as well.

You will need to reinstall Windows 7 on the new SSD, then do the upgrade to Windows 8. It would be better if you first install the reader. Otherwise, the full version would be recommended.

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