I've been looking through some threads but cant find a really good answer for me, im planning on upgrading my M2N ASUS motherboard to a Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard and upgrading the processor from an AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 2.0GHz to an AMD Phenom II X2 545 3.0GHz. I have windows installed on my 160 GB drive and i have the DVD so i can do a fresh install if i need to, since windows is the only thing on my 160GB drive but my 1TB drive has everything on it. So when i upgrade my MOBO and CPU do i just reinstall windows on my 160 GB and that should be fine right? I wont lose anything on my 1TB drive as long as i dont put windows on it correct?
-PS- Also im upgrading my video Card soon from the x1300 to a XFX 4890 1GB FDDR5, and i know if i upgrade it soon my processor is most likely going to bottleneck the 4890, so should i wait to upgrade my graphics until i get my new mobo and cpu installed?
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-Raidmax Smilodon Case
-AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 2.0GHz
-ASUS M2N Mobo
-4GB OCZ Fatality DDR2 800
-160GB SATA + 1TB SATA
-ATI Radeon X1300 256mb DDR2 (upgrading soon)
-500Watt PSU
-PS- Also im upgrading my video Card soon from the x1300 to a XFX 4890 1GB FDDR5, and i know if i upgrade it soon my processor is most likely going to bottleneck the 4890, so should i wait to upgrade my graphics until i get my new mobo and cpu installed?
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-Raidmax Smilodon Case
-AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 2.0GHz
-ASUS M2N Mobo
-4GB OCZ Fatality DDR2 800
-160GB SATA + 1TB SATA
-ATI Radeon X1300 256mb DDR2 (upgrading soon)
-500Watt PSU