I've got a custom built computer, but my brother really did most of it and he no longer lives with me. So, I have decided I need an upgrade, and I need to do it by myself.
What I want to do is upgrade somewhat slowly, keep my existing ram, hdd, and psu, and possibly gpu until I get more money.
So what I'm looking at would be a motherboard and cpu. Let's say I were to keep my existing hdd, and I just got a new cpu and motherboard, is it as simple as just hooking it up and it will run? Or do I need to do something with windows and all that and lose everything on my hdd?
I don't have windows, my brother had used his when he put in on my computer, and that'd be a whole 'nother expense that I don't want to pay for. SO i guess what I'm saying is please explain to me how this process would work with an existing HDD already in place.
What I want to do is upgrade somewhat slowly, keep my existing ram, hdd, and psu, and possibly gpu until I get more money.
So what I'm looking at would be a motherboard and cpu. Let's say I were to keep my existing hdd, and I just got a new cpu and motherboard, is it as simple as just hooking it up and it will run? Or do I need to do something with windows and all that and lose everything on my hdd?
I don't have windows, my brother had used his when he put in on my computer, and that'd be a whole 'nother expense that I don't want to pay for. SO i guess what I'm saying is please explain to me how this process would work with an existing HDD already in place.