Change motherboard and CPU
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Hello I have and old HP Pavilion a820n that I was considering upgrading it as a 2nd PC.
Presently it has a motherboard with socket 775 and a Pentium4 (3.2 GHZ) and 4GB RAM
I am thinking about changing the motherboard (around $65) and CPU (something like a i3-2100 that cost around $110).
1) As I am not a techie I was wondering whether this is a complicated thing to do.
2) Could I keep the memory cards I have?
3) Would I need to change video cards?
Thanks
Presently it has a motherboard with socket 775 and a Pentium4 (3.2 GHZ) and 4GB RAM
I am thinking about changing the motherboard (around $65) and CPU (something like a i3-2100 that cost around $110).
1) As I am not a techie I was wondering whether this is a complicated thing to do.
2) Could I keep the memory cards I have?
3) Would I need to change video cards?
Thanks
More about : change motherboard cpu
1: not hard. bunch of screws and connectors. Your problem is that
a: the HP case may be proprietary and another non-hp board may not fit
b: the operating system is tied to the HP motherbd and will not transfer to a non-hp motherbd.
2: nope
3: if you have a pcie GPU then no. If you have an AGP gpu then yes you will need a new one
a: the HP case may be proprietary and another non-hp board may not fit
b: the operating system is tied to the HP motherbd and will not transfer to a non-hp motherbd.
2: nope
3: if you have a pcie GPU then no. If you have an AGP gpu then yes you will need a new one
popatim said:
1: not hard. bunch of screws and connectors. Your problem is that a: the HP case may be proprietary and another non-hp board may not fit
b: the operating system is tied to the HP motherbd and will not transfer to a non-hp motherbd.
2: nope
3: if you have a pcie GPU then no. If you have an AGP gpu then yes you will need a new one
Thanks for your comments. I will likely leave it the way it is.
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