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jbirkett9

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My desktop I had custom built about 2 1/2 years ago recently stopped working. There was no power and the shop I went to informed me my motherboard failed after testing power supplies.

I planned on upgrading my graphics card to be able to run newer games more smoothly. I dont really know anything about motherboards and wasn't sure if I should just replace the motherboard with the same, or shoot for some kind of upgrade. I am going to take it to shop to have someone install it for me .

Im also afraid of losing any data by changing the motherboard, does that happen?

I also have one of those hybrid cooling fans/water cooling on the motherboard, i wasn't sure if it could work with every motherboard.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

The Motherboard was the Asus P8Z77-VLX http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z77V_LX/
Gpu: AMD 7850
psu: CX750M
i5 3570k
I have Windows 7 premium



 
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It would really depend on what kind of budget you're working with. As Wolfshadw said, replace with same mobo would probably be the easiest route.

You mentioned losing data - almost every time you change a significant component you will need to re-install windows. It is possible to re-install without losing all your data - however, most of the time it will require you re-install any programs/games.

I would suggest if you're on a tight budget (and are really not wanting to have to re-install stuff) to look for an identical board and simply replace the motherboard. Windows would be able to run as-is (unless data was damaged/corrupted when the old board died) and nothing would need to be re-installed.

Best bet - if by chance you have...
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Path of least resistance would be to replace the motherboard with one of the same model. Changing motherboards of the same socket would likely require you to re-install the OS during which, data that has not been backed up would be lost. Changing to a motherboard with a new socket type (LGA1150), would require a new processor (and OS installation) as well.

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It would really depend on what kind of budget you're working with. As Wolfshadw said, replace with same mobo would probably be the easiest route.

You mentioned losing data - almost every time you change a significant component you will need to re-install windows. It is possible to re-install without losing all your data - however, most of the time it will require you re-install any programs/games.

I would suggest if you're on a tight budget (and are really not wanting to have to re-install stuff) to look for an identical board and simply replace the motherboard. Windows would be able to run as-is (unless data was damaged/corrupted when the old board died) and nothing would need to be re-installed.

Best bet - if by chance you have another hard drive lying around, keep it handy. If Windows doesn't want to play ball with the new board, simply re-install Windows to the other drive (keeping your current drive out of the PC). Then import/copy pasta your data to the new install.

Best of luck to you
 
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