Lost music/storage

It's been asked and answered but I'm still needing help.
New computer - did not back up from old computer (I'm fairly new at using iTunes 100% on my iPhone 4 so mistakes were made.)
Synced and lost everything - music (purchased and from CDs) and apps
Have reloaded (some) music to my iPhone BUT I have no storage space left. Before all this occured I had 100s of songs and 10s of apps. Not even a quarter of that amount on iPhone now but my storage is gone.
Restoring from my old computer is NOT an option. No longer available. I don't mind starting from scratch but I need more space.
What happens if I restore the phone from before I bought this new computer?
Step by step help would be awesome. (Working with Windows 8 and iPhone 4g)
PS. Is Match worth the price?And would it help this situation at all?

If iCloud Backup is set to Off in Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup, it means that your iPod will not automatically back up to iCloud, but will automatically back up to your computer when you sync. The only way you would risk losing data is if you have never synced with iTunes before. If that's the case, you have to take special precautions to avoid losing data, as outlined in this user tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.

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