Snapped pins, disconnected plugs, static electricity discharge, and other issues will all lead you back to the repair shop to buy new plugs, or, hopefully, to get a professional installation. Same thing goes for fire damage, smoke damage, water damage, and even physical trauma from impact. If you aren't confident in your ability to match up parts or to correctly piece everything together once you're in the midst of your build, it's always going to be best to opt for a professional installation rather than the cost of replacing damaged hardware.
Finally, you might not think about motherboards as things which come with exciting features. But there are technological developments in the world of motherboards. And you may want to upgrade to take advantage of these. For example, you might want to use an M. This is a very small format SSD which screws directly into your motherboard.
But you'll need a motherboard which supports M. Or perhaps you want a computer which supports fast transfers via Thunderbolt 3, in which case you'll need a motherboard with Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Finally, if you're looking to squeeze a bit more performance from your system, or you're just looking to learn, you might want to try overclocking your CPU. To do this, you'll need not only an overclockable CPU, but also a motherboard which supports overclocking.
To facilitate an upgrade, you'll need to match up your new hardware to your existing hardware -- or you can go buy a set of all new equipment. The most crucial bit is that the motherboard and CPU must match.
You can use online sites like PC Part Picker, which is an invaluable resource for first-time PC builders , to check whether your parts are compatible with each other. If it's not, you'll need to upgrade.
If the socket of the your new CPU does not match that of the motherboard, then you will need to upgrade the motherboard. It is worth noting that many times a motherboard socket is shared across CPU generations. Motherboard chipsets determine the primary characteristics of the motherboard.
Among other things a chipset determines:. If you are an enthusiast and you want a motherboard that is capable of overclocking your CPU to great potential, then you may need to upgrade your motherboard. The chipset defines whether a motherboard can overclock or not.
These are tiny electrical components that make sure your CPU gets a clean a stable power supply. In addition to that, the higher the number of VRMs your motherboard has, the better would be performance of your CPU particularly when overclocked.
The problem with RAM is that, you cannot physically install any other RAM type other than the one supported by the motherboard. In other words, the RAM slots are not backward or forward compatible. Hence, for RAM intensive work such as gaming, video editing, simulation your PC performance will be missing out tremendously if you are still using the older RAM. PCIe is also the primary interface for connecting the M. In addition to these, if your motherboard is missing a specific port that you absolutely need, such as a Thunderbolt 3 port, then you may need to get a new one.
Then spread a thin layer of thermal paste on the surface of the CPU heat spreader to ensure robust thermal contact with the heat sink.
Prior to installing the cooler, install the DDR3 memory modules into the appropriate sockets. The Ultra heat sink attaches with two spring-loaded screws. Make sure the center pin on the screw mound nests into the dimple on the upper side of the heat sink. Your motherboard documentation will show you the layout for these, so consult that before proceeding. You want to check the boot order, particularly if you have more than one hard drive—you need to make sure that the Windows boot drive is the first drive the system sees.
Most modern motherboards allow you to specify which SATA drive is the boot drive. Since I installed the latest Intel motherboard drivers prior to taking out the old motherboard, this process went smoothly for me. You may get a warning to this effect. You can just bring up the system property sheet in the System control panel and look at the bottom. In my particular case, activating over the Internet worked fine. Bear in mind, however, that you may have to resort to contacting the Microsoft activation hotline via telephone if activation over the Internet is denied.
The process takes only a few minutes, and requires entering codes into fields. First, grab your Windows setup disc and your Windows CD key. Follow the normal instructions for installing Windows XP, but do not reformat or perform a clean install. Instead, follow the prompts for a repair install.
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