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Verified ✔️
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 6,041
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If I Replace my Motherboard....
Will I have to do anything other than replacing it? My mobo is very out of date and i want to replace it but im wondering if it is as simple as just taking the old one out and putting a new one in
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Akai
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Classic
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You'd have to completely unassemble your computer. Everything is attatched to the motherboard. It is possible, just time consuming and tricky. |
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:pluffy:
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sweden
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It needs to be compatible with your CPU and RAM.
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1,379
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AS long as it accepts your CPU and some other components,it's all good
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Messiah
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 124
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To expand on what the others are saying: Check the name of your CPU, and find out its socket type (google). Your new mobo will need to support this socket type. RAM is usually easier to carry over. If I recall it's mostly about whether or not your memory is DDR2/DDR3 and if your new mobo accepts it. Even if not new RAM sticks are really cheap even at mid-end price ranges. |
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The Unwanted Critic
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,639
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Dont replace your motherboard unless its dead or failing. It will require reassembling everything and reinstalling windows
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09-06-2015
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:pluffy:
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sweden
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Earning Unix dem stacks
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: In a fox hole somewhere
Posts: 7,391
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Cochin's a hell of a drug
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