A fresh install is ALWAYS best, put the latest drivers on etc.
Hoping to use a current install with all the old stuff installed is asking for problems.
Upgrading advice please
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A fresh install is ALWAYS best, put the latest drivers on etc.
Hoping to use a current install with all the old stuff installed is asking for problems.
I agree, it is always best, but it is also a lot of hassle and i'm guessing the OP has an OEM which could be problematic
Just phone them up crying saying your motherboards died
and there is no replacement for the age of the PC.A reinstall only takes 35mins, put motherboard drivers on, latest ATI drivers on from ATI website etc.
Just phone them up crying saying your motherboards died
A reinstall only takes 35mins, put motherboard drivers on, latest ATI drivers on from ATI website etc.
you might not even need to do that! I just used the OEM disk on a new mobo for my mum's PC.
Also, I used Acronis as a back up incase there was a **** up and I could restore the OS onto the HDD on a new mobo
Cleeecooo, I own a copy of Win 7 Retail so that shouldn't be a problem 
stulid, While browsing around I had a look at AMD Llano A8-3850, does the Intel i3 build you suggested have any advantages/drawbacks compared to a Llano build?
Sorry to be a pain
stulid, While browsing around I had a look at AMD Llano A8-3850, does the Intel i3 build you suggested have any advantages/drawbacks compared to a Llano build?
Sorry to be a pain
llano has a much better onboard graphics core than Sandybridge.
If you had nothing like this card to put in, I would have considered a Llano build for you.
This - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-a8-3800_12.html#sect0 - shows a i3 2100 and a llano graphics performance with a graphics card.
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