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Hi all, (once again)
Well it would appear (thanks for all your reply's and advise) that my 'Mobo' has had it (DG41RQ)
I had thought off buying another a used one so I could use the parts of my original, but can I use a different, better mobo that would use the same parts as my DG41RQ instead?????? and can anyone suggest a better graphics card than the 'Gigabyte Radion 4870' for the same Mobo.

Thanks all
Marcus
PS. its my Birthday today (big 6-0) a day I thought I'd never see (7 yrs terminal big 'C') and I'm drinking a bottle of red wine already (10am n' Wifes idea, I don't drink anymore)
 
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NOOOOOOOO, thats wrong, Thats what I'm using on this old machine - wait a minute and I'll try and find out.

OK this is the correct one: Intel Core 2 Duo (E5400) running at 2.7 GHz

Many thanks for all your help,
Marcus (Wow - I can still spell my name)
 
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To be honest, I'm not sure there really is a "better" motherboard. I did find this GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT which would support all your current hardware, but would require you to perform a complete re-install of your operating system and programs. If you went with a replacement Intel DG41RQ motherboard, you could probably skip all that.

-Wolf sends

Update: The same would apply with the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400 processor
 
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Adding a hard drive shouldn't matter. The operating system and your programs are still on the primary hard drive. However, if you're replacing your existing hard drive, you *could* first clone your current hard drive (including your OS, Programs, Saved Data) to the second hard drive, shut down, remove the old hard drive, boot up with the new drive and call it a day.

Of course, any quirks you were having with the old hard drive would be copied over to the new hard drive as well. This is why some people would recommend a fresh OS install anyway.

-Wolf sends
 
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