How to change the home computer of iphone 3GS ?

How do i change the home computer for my iphone 3GS? Idont care if everything gets deleted off the phone. I would like to be able to keep my contacts if anyway possible, if i cant it is not the end of the world.

Just sync your iPhone with iTunes on the new or different computer. You will need to authorize the new or different computer with your iTunes account with iTunes if you haven't already done so.
If you don't transfer your iTunes library from the existing computer in a particular non-complicated way, all iTunes content will be erased from your iPhone when syncing with iTunes on the new or different computer, and the same for all photos on your iPhone transferred from the existing computer when transferring any photos from the new or different computer.
Contacts on your iPhone will not be touched especially if you don't sync contacts with a supported address book app on the new or different computer.

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