remodeling

[an51r]

alright heres the deal i want to get rid of my socket 754 processor amd athlon xp venice 3000 and salmon ksl8a mobo and go to a socket 939 dual core but i read so many reviews on mobos and its anybodys guess what is good this is my first build and it has served me well but i need more. i have become obsessed with more power and capabilities i play alot of games and want to max my potential. i would like to recycle my ram though i have two gigs of pc3200 ddr ram and want to make sure my new mobos compatible. and also am curious if i put a new mobo in and hook it up to my hard drives (two 160 gig seagates)
will my comp be ready to go from there.

 

[Avalanch3]

you will need to re-install windows if you get a new mobo...

 

[aliasaid]

you shoudl have no problems with your ram, if they're the exact same brand/size then there's a good chance you'll be able to run them in dual channel.

 

[an51r]

well i have windows which came with my comp. will i be able to install it from my hardrive. and another thing what is a good mobo brand

 

[mnelson07]

9/10 times you can do a repair install of windows on a used hdd with a new mobo and it will work just fine. For that 1/10, you're out of luck, just completely reformat.