what motherboard to upgrade my q9300 to

njmike1979 · Dec 18, 2013

my motherboard is no longer good but my chip is.....i have a q9300 quad core and want to buy a new board. the old board is ddr2 but from what i read, the chip is also ddr3 compatible.....is that so and if so, what new inexpensive board should i use

clutchc · Dec 18, 2013

First, just so you understand, if your OS is a venders OEM version of Windows... it is legally tied to the existing MB only. If you change MBs, you will be expected to buy a new Windows license. If you don't, when you reinstall the OS and try to activate it, you may not be able to get it activated*. Btw, you will probably HAVE to reinstall the OS because the existing Windows installation's Registry will expect to see the old MB's components when it starts up. As a result it may crash.

Finding a new LGA 775 socket MB is getting hard to do. They are getting scarce. Here are some:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600007879&IsNodeId=1&name=LGA%20775

And there is always a used one from ebay. Sometimes you can even find a new one there.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Motherboards-/1244/i.html?Compatible%2520CPU%2520Brand=Intel&_dcat=1244&rt=nc&_pppn=r1&Socket%2520Type=LGA%2520775%252FSocket%2520T

* (Sometimes you can get lucky and follow their directions, answer some questions, and you will get it activated.)

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