Re: Upgrade Mobo

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The hw you require/use should be that needed to run whatever software you
use and unless you are a heavy gamer, with the latest games updateing to
PCIE will be of no advantage
There is a world of difference between real world benchmarks and lab
benchmarks.
Replaceing the mobo requires a winxp repair installation, and installing
drivers supplied with that mobo

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I am at a point now that my existing motherboard (Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe)and
CPU (AMD Athlon 3500+) can no longer accomodate some of the new devices.
For
example, the transition between AGP to PCIE videlo cards. Further I heard
that soon Intel will come out with their latest power chip and as a
result,
AMD will drop its prices by as much as 50%, a pretty good incentive to
upgrade.

My concern however is that most of my other PC components have been
upgraded
and I wish to save as many of them as I can. I have 1.5 Gig of DDR400
memory.
I will have to get a PCIE video card. What criteria do I have to be aware
of
regarding selecting upgraded motherboards and CPU and still keep most of
the
existing components. Also do I have to reload my OS (WINxp) and do I have
to
reactivate OS?


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