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ElfBane · 11-09-2009, 05:36 AM

What you want will be easiest done with a new rig. But, if you don't want to go that way, it can be done. Some possible bumps;

1. Upgrading the mobo *without* doing a clean OS install will almost certainly cause a re-install of needed drivers and a re-activation of Windows(if you use windows).
2. If you hope to have more than 4GBs of RAM in the future, I believe you will need a 64 bit OS.
3. You will absolutely LOVE a widescreen monitor. BUT, if you play a lot of older games...they will look funny on the screen unless the game can be run in a window, or can be modded with a widescreen mod.

11-09-2009, 05:36 AM	#6
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	Re: Computer upgrade! What you want will be easiest done with a new rig. But, if you don't want to go that way, it can be done. Some possible bumps; 1. Upgrading the mobo without doing a clean OS install will almost certainly cause a re-install of needed drivers and a re-activation of Windows(if you use windows). 2. If you hope to have more than 4GBs of RAM in the future, I believe you will need a 64 bit OS. 3. You will absolutely LOVE a widescreen monitor. BUT, if you play a lot of older games...they will look funny on the screen unless the game can be run in a window, or can be modded with a widescreen mod. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.