Changing Motherboards

operation wolf · 23 Feb 2007 at 19:07

Can someone help me,I am pretty new to the upgrading scene,I currently am running with amd socket 939 3800 Newcastle on a asus a8v deluxe mobo with a 480 tagan psu,The question is if I want to upgrade to a core 2 duo mobo can I just unplug the sata connectors and reconnect them to the new mobo and run as normal or is there more involved?Your help would be appreciated!

Walter Sobchak · 23 Feb 2007 at 19:11

operation wolf said:
Can someone help me,I am pretty new to the upgrading scene,I currently am running with amd socket 939 3800 Newcastle on a asus a8v deluxe mobo with a 480 tagan psu,The question is if I want to upgrade to a core 2 duo mobo can I just unplug the sata connectors and reconnect them to the new mobo and run as normal or is there more involved?Your help would be appreciated!

You'll need to reinstall windows after a motherboard swap.

operation wolf · 23 Feb 2007 at 19:25

Which c2d mobo?

Then which core 2 duo motherboard would you recommend,Not really for gaming use but would like to try some overclocking with E6400 c2d

1337z0r · 23 Feb 2007 at 19:37

Gigabyte DS3. Cheap, reliable and a very good overclocker.