Magnanimous Moe
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I have a compaq presario 5410US and it's just not cutting it.
All I ask from my computer is to be able to play World of Warcraft, but I just meet the system requirements for ram at 512MBs and there is nothing I can do about it because that is what this PC tops out at.
The game runs but not too well, I get some pretty hefty lag when I enter the major cities or whenever I come into an area where there's a lot of activity. Lots of lag in battlegrounds too.
Buying a new computer isn't an option right now and I'm hoping it isn't necessary because the game requirements aren't exactly much and I prefer to play video games on my xbox 360 anyway.. I just want to run WoW on respectable settings without my system throwing fits.
So I'm looking into replacing my motherboard. I've never really done anything hardware wise with a computer except for replacing ram, installing a video card, and installing a hard drive.
Replacing the motherboard seems like it would be a pain.
I don't want to buy something and then realize that I wasted my money because it is incompatible with half of my system.
Could someone point me in the right direction as to what I should be looking for as to size, sockets, and such? Also if anyone knows of a guide that could walk me through doing this, that would be great.
Maybe a recommendation on what board to buy too?
Also want to note that I have a Visiontek Radeon 9550 (128 AGP) card that I want to keep... I'll replace it if necessary though.
All I ask from my computer is to be able to play World of Warcraft, but I just meet the system requirements for ram at 512MBs and there is nothing I can do about it because that is what this PC tops out at.
The game runs but not too well, I get some pretty hefty lag when I enter the major cities or whenever I come into an area where there's a lot of activity. Lots of lag in battlegrounds too.
Buying a new computer isn't an option right now and I'm hoping it isn't necessary because the game requirements aren't exactly much and I prefer to play video games on my xbox 360 anyway.. I just want to run WoW on respectable settings without my system throwing fits.
So I'm looking into replacing my motherboard. I've never really done anything hardware wise with a computer except for replacing ram, installing a video card, and installing a hard drive.
Replacing the motherboard seems like it would be a pain.
I don't want to buy something and then realize that I wasted my money because it is incompatible with half of my system.
Could someone point me in the right direction as to what I should be looking for as to size, sockets, and such? Also if anyone knows of a guide that could walk me through doing this, that would be great.
Maybe a recommendation on what board to buy too?
Also want to note that I have a Visiontek Radeon 9550 (128 AGP) card that I want to keep... I'll replace it if necessary though.
