Hello Gunman1992,
the reason for my change is that the bios updates are a bit bugged and i havn't been able to update plus they are a bit outdated
"wanting" to buy a new motherboard because you are unable to update the BIOS on your existing motherboard is not sufficient reason in itself to "justify" paying money for a new board?
If there is a problem which the BIOS update fixes and you are unable to achieve this fix because the BIOS update is "bugged" is a different matter?
Does your current board have any other problem or issue apart from not being able to update the BIOS?
also the ram capacity (2gig if im not mistaken) is a bit low for modern games which i use my system on and application
I guess it depends what O/S you are using and what games you are playing but yes 2GB is not an abundance of memory for some games or tasks . . .
It's not too hard to notice when your PC is demanding more memory than you have physically installed as everything "chugs" up as the extra data gets paged to the swap file on the hard disk (slow!) . . . if this is during a game you may notice some "Lags" etc . .
To be really sure that you need more Physical memory open up the Task manager and go to the [performanc tab] and look for the peak figure . . . here is a screenie from my System (still running Windows XP)
If you see the figure that I have highlighted inside the red box [750800] . . that is the most Physical memory my PC has needed since it was switched on this morning . . . If you take that figure and divide it by 1024 you will get a number in MB's i.e:
750800/1024= 733.2MB
If you do the same after playing your biggest/most demanding game or running what you think is the most demanding task and you see this figure close to or exceeding 2GB's then it makes sense to pay out $$$ for increased capacity . . .
Having said that I just noticed on the offical webpage for your mobo it states the fastest ram it can run is DDR2-666 and DDR2-533 . . . faster ram will work fine but at this slower speed maybe . . . 4GB capacity appears to be no problem . . .
In your boots and assuming the board is working well and assuming some of your games & tasks are maxing/exceeding your physical memory I would probably be looking for a "quality" branded 4GB set of
used DDR2 . . .
the reason for my changing my mobo lga775 with the same socket type is that i'll also have to change the cpu which is a bit expensive, and i dont think i need a cpu change. right?
Yup, the Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 is a really nice DualCore that handles most general usage and gaming no problem . . . depending on exactly what tasks and what games you run it should be fine . . .
If your board has a "genuine" problem there are quite a few updated LGA775 boards for sale at around the £35 pound mark, these affordable boards would allow you to also overclock the chip a little bit if you felt the improved speed would help . . .
There is also the option of selling your DualCore and using the money you get to put towards a newer system . . . may sound like a hassle but if you are considering swapping out boards then thats always a good time to look at all the possible options . . . doesn't need to involved a lot of money either if your prepared to sell your older kit . . .
is the lga775 socket old or something?
Yeah its at least 5 years old . . . still works well but depending on your needs now and your needs in the future there may be newer and better options . . .
i am all ears on a change of socket mobo but i do not wish to exceed the 150 dollar mark
Well depending on the answers to the questions I have asked above you may not need to update anything although I suspect that getting some more memory capacity may be your most pressing "Need" . . .
$150 bucks is quite decent money if you also add the money you could get from selling your existing CPU/Mobo/RAM . . .
i apologize for my not understanding a lot in these type of hardware, im currently studieng at college on programming and we havn't been into hardware a lot.
Not a problem, glad to help you work out "all" your possible options, give us some more info and lets see what we can do for you!
