Thread: replacing motherboard and processer?

been told that my old motherboard has gone to that place where they go to die ! Anyway wondered how simple it would be to replace it with a newer model with a duo core processer. The old processer was an AMD athlon XP2000+ (1.66Ghz) Would this be possible or can anyone tell me if there might be problems in store for me ?

Remember how you took it apart to remember how to put it back together again. It's quite easy.

If u need to chose it choose it in a right way...Intel and Intel processor.....no AMD and motherboard as Intel okay

ask a professional to do it for youor have someone video tape you when you take it apartthats what me and my bro did

Its surprisingly easy.All the connections to your hardware are colour coded. the motherboard comes with full instructions.If you get the board and processor together there should be no compatibility issues.This site gives an overview of building a PC.http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Build.htm

Not to hard to do, simply make sure the new processor is compatible with the motherboard.Just make sure you backup any important documents as any major hardware changes will result in a fresh installs of the Windows platform.

As long as your replacing the motherboard and the cpu you will be fine. the only problem you may run into is your old ram being copatable with your new board. Besides that its an easy operation

Well if u r goin to change the motherboard and processor ur self then i would suggest that u dont coz u might end up frying up the new comp.If u r getin it done byu some professional then u should go ahead wid that...

the main issues your likely to encounter with a mobo/CPU swap is..1) you'll definately need to at least a repair reinstall of windows.. (only way you could possibly get away without one is a board that is using one that is of a similar chipset to the one you replaced).. depending on what you intend to do for video (onboard or otherwise)..2) you might also be looking at a new video card as well.. (c2d boards are pci-express where your old board would've been agp)3) new memory.. all core 2 duo boards are ddr2, and you likely only have ddr1 (or with a xp2000+, perhaps still pc133), luckily for you.. DDR2 is insanely cheap these days4) make sure whatever you pick as your new board will fit in the case your using, and you have a big enough power supply (especially if your going the pci-x route)

The biggest problems you might face would be whether your new motherboard fits into your ATX Cabinet and if your RAM would be compatible.Chances are that these probs won't bother you at all and I can't think of anything else that may cause problems.

Your old RAM will probably be DDR whereas a new motherboard will use DDR2. Also, unless you buy a motherboard with integrated video, you will most likely need a new graphics card as well.You will need to reinstall windows after the upgrade too, you can't just swap the components.

When one buys a new motherboard, he must pay attention to compatibility with the other components. For instance if you have a SATA2 hard drive, be sure that the new motherboard supports SATA2, same goes for your graphics adapter, memory and processor. If you want to use the same processor, make sure that you buy a 462 socket MB, to match with the processor, if not, make sure that the socket of the MB matches the processor.If you want to build it yourself, be very careful when you place the processor on the motherboard, things can go bad. If you haven't done it before, I would suggest to ask somebody to do it for you.

Likely not worth the effort - there's a lot more to it than just replacing the motherboard and processor. Is your RAM going to work with the new system? Your hard drive will work, but Windows is going to pitch a blue fit when you connect it to a different motherboard. Will your vid card work? You've probably got AGP, but you'll need PCI express.If you replace your motherboard and processor, you are building a new computer. Sure you'll be able to reuse some parts, but make no mistake - it's going to be a new PC

Its quite an easy process, however you will have to reinstall the operating system. Also make sure the motherboard is compatable with the memory you currently have. Unless of course you are upgrading that as well (as new types of memory are constantly being made) another thing to make sure is the power connnectors as some of the older models have a differant connection. I know this sounds like its really complex but its not. I have done it a thousand times and never really had any probs, just get stuck in to will be amaised at what you can teach yourself. Heres a guide that will help :http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_mother.htm

ram will be different DDR to DDR2you will be going from IDE drives to SATA,new board probably has only 1 IDE connectionis your power supply 20 or 24 pin connection