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can i buy any latest motherboard or based on my current peripherals should i buy which matches it?


here is my current computer details:

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------


Operating System Windows 8 Pro Professional 6.2.9200
Date 2013-05-21
Time 20:01


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Windows 8 Pro Professional
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name FAST-FURIOUS
Processor : intel pentium dual cpu e2160 @1.80ghz 1.80ghz

Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 1800 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 3447 MB
BIOS Type Insignia (07/03/95)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.0) (256 MB)
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (HPGSA00919)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive StoreJet Transcend USB Device
Disk Drive ST380819AS ATA Device
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H42N ATA Device
Optical Drive SONY CD-RW CRX230EE ATA Device (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 75939 MB (31970 MB free)
G: (FAT32) 476821 MB (397281 MB free)
Total Size 539.8 GB (419.2 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-T Controller
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.1.3)

Peripherals:
Printer Fax
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Printer Nitro PDF Creator (Pro 8)
Printer Send To OneNote 2007
USB1 Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC [NoDB]
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device




HDD ST380819AS ATA Device
Monitor SAM058C: Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Motherboard Unknown
PCI/AGP 10EC-8139: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 1969-2048: Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-T Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-244E: Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-2770: Intel(R) 945G/GZ/GC/P/PL Processor to I/O Controller - 2770 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-2772: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.0) [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27B8: Intel(R) 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Controller - 27B8 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27C0: Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27C8: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27C9: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27CA: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27CB: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27CC: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27D0: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D0 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27D2: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D2 [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27D8: High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27DA: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller - 27DA [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 8086-27DF: Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF [NoDB]


--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Computer FAST-FURIOUS
Generator rajshekar
Operating System Windows 8 Pro Professional 6.2.9200
Date 2013-05-21
Time 20:03


--------[ CPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU Properties:
CPU Type Unknown, 1800 MHz
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Original Clock 1800 MHz
L1 Code Cache 32 KB
L1 Data Cache 32 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)

Multi CPU:
CPU #0 Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz, 1800 MHz
CPU #1 Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz, 1800 MHz

CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 / Core #1 / HTT Unit #1 0 %
CPU #1 / Core #1 / HTT Unit #2 3 %


--------[ CPUID ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPUID Properties:
CPUID Manufacturer GenuineIntel
CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz
CPUID Revision 000006FDh
IA Brand ID 00h (Unknown)
Platform ID 00h (Unknown)
IA CPU Serial Number Unknown
HTT / CMP Units 1 / 0

Instruction Set:
64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, EM64T) Supported
Alternate Instruction Set Not Supported
AMD 3DNow! Not Supported
AMD 3DNow! Professional Not Supported
AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Not Supported
AMD Extended MMX Not Supported
Cyrix Extended MMX Not Supported
IA-64 Not Supported
IA MMX Supported
IA SSE Supported
IA SSE 2 Supported
IA SSE 3 Supported
CLFLUSH Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG16B Instruction Supported
Conditional Move Instruction Supported
MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Supported
RDTSCP Instruction Not Supported
SYSCALL / SYSRET Instruction Not Supported
SYSENTER / SYSEXIT Instruction Supported
VIA FEMMS Instruction Not Supported

Security Features:
Advanced Cryptography Engine (ACE) Not Supported
Data Execution Prevention (DEP, NX, EDB) Supported
Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) Not Supported
Montgomery Multiplier & Hash Engine Not Supported
Processor Serial Number (PSN) Not Supported

Power Management Features:
Automatic Clock Control Supported
Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Not Supported
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology (EIST, ESS) Supported
Frequency ID Control Not Supported
LongRun Not Supported
LongRun Table Interface Not Supported
PowerSaver 1.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 2.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 3.0 Not Supported
Processor Duty Cycle Control Supported
Software Thermal Control Not Supported
Temperature Sensing Diode Not Supported
Thermal Monitor 1 Supported
Thermal Monitor 2 Supported
Thermal Monitoring Not Supported
Thermal Trip Not Supported
Voltage ID Control Not Supported

CPUID Features:
36-bit Page Size Extension Supported
Address Region Registers (ARR) Not Supported
CPL Qualified Debug Store Supported
Debug Trace Store Supported
Debugging Extension Supported
Fast Save & Restore Supported
Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) Supported, Enabled
L1 Context ID Not Supported
Local APIC On Chip Supported
Machine Check Architecture (MCA) Supported
Machine Check Exception (MCE) Supported
Memory Configuration Registers (MCR) Not Supported
Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR) Supported
Model Specific Registers (MSR) Supported
Page Attribute Table (PAT) Supported
Page Global Extension Supported
Page Size Extension (PSE) Supported
Pending Break Event Supported
Physical Address Extension (PAE) Supported
Secure Virtual Machine Extensions (Pacifica) Not Supported
Self-Snoop Supported
Time Stamp Counter (TSC) Supported
Virtual Machine Extensions (Vanderpool) Not Supported
Virtual Mode Extension Supported



--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID Unknown
Motherboard Name Unknown


--------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physical Memory:
Total 3447 MB
Used 1209 MB
Free 2238 MB
Utilization 35 %

Swap Space:
Total 4279 MB
Used 1401 MB
Free 2878 MB
Utilization 33 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 7726 MB
Used 2610 MB
Free 5116 MB
Utilization 34 %

Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active Yes


--------[ BIOS ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BIOS Properties:
BIOS Type Insignia
System BIOS Date 07/03/95
Video BIOS Date Unknown

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion Are you looking for a BIOS Upgrade? Contact eSupport Today!
Suggestion System BIOS is more than 2 years old. Update it if necessary.
 
Is this a homebuilt pc or a manufactured pc? If store bought, what is the make and model? If homebrew, what is the make and model of the motherboard?

If this is a store bought pc, if you change the motherboard you will have to buy a new copy of windows as your current copy will be "married" to your motherboard and cannot be transferred.

 

Supermuncher85

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Well what do you mean with latest? Your using a first gen core2duo socket 775, where as the new socket is lg1155 right now, transitioning to 1150 in a few months when haswell is released.

If the motherboard is bad, your probably better off buying a completly new system for $300 than trying to find a replacement board for 775, since even new these cost ~$60 (1/5 of a new system) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130675 note though I do not know your memory speed, since it's an e2100 I'd assume DDR2 but can't say for sure, download and run CPU-Z.

Why are you trying to find a new board in the first place?