Is it as easy to replace a motherboard as it is on anything else? I don't want to replace the motherboard and :cylon happens. Or simply :dstar I want to get dual gfx cards and its hard to do that when I have a mid range motherboard that has one PCI express port
If your replacing MBs...well, as I hear it you should build an entirely new system. I have no XP in this matter so I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will come in.
King
Quote from: Kinglinksr on February 11, 2010, 02:38:38 PM
If your replacing MBs...well, as I hear it you should build an entirely new system. I have no XP in this matter so I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will come in.
King
I thought that was what Rico was here for ;)
It all depends. If you have had this board for a while, its likely the tech has changed - especially the video and cpu. Hard drives, memory usually can be transferred. Any chance you can just get the same motherboard or are you looking to do an upgrade?
A good site to check for components www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com)
Like Mark said, it depends on your other hardware. Usually by the time you want those kind of upgrades you usually have to replace more than just the motherboard. I just read a great article in Maximum PC magazine where they built a whole new, very fast PC for only about $600. There are some great components out there at great prices these days.
What socket is your mobo? DDR2 I take it? What chipset?
Yeah unless your replacing a pretty current motherboard, you'll likely be upgrade RAM and CPU at the same time.
I have a gigabyte P43-ES3G the problem I have with it is the fact it has only one PCI-E port so I want to get a slightly better one, and a new CPU. I have a 2.55 dual core (Intel Pentium) I am not getting a DDR3 upgrade or a i7/i8 upgrade with my dual core. Lol while I was gone I picked up knowledge