i want a new cpu, what does my mobo support???

PC eye said:
Do you plan on running any of the newer games? Speed and performance increases would be seen with the newer hardwares out. The idea of dual channel seen on Socket 939 boards is to force programs running in the background to use a secondary channel while you run a large program on the first. Socket 754 boards are strictly single channel.

The costs on the newer line of Socket 939 boards have dropped greatly where you can get into a faster board along with a faster processor. You just have to do a little bargain shopping for the best prices.
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yeah, i already run the latest and greatest, but i want more eye-candy. can upgrading my mobo AND cpu do that for me? also, the board i'll buy will have to be agp and pci-e. do they make those??? (i want it like that so i can upgrade from my current agp graphics card in time)
 
okay, new question. if i use the mobo that comes with the processor, will i have to buy a new os? my uncle brought up that you have to have the install cd, which i don't have. will i screw it up if i don't use it?
 
Once you swap out boards of a different or even brand you will need to perform at least a repair install to have the installer detect the new board's onboard controllers, sound, and even onboard video if there. Sometimes you have to delete the current installation(not always deleting the partition) in order to have a fresh installation detect everything fully. For that you will need a full install or recovery disk not an upgrade. Those are useless for this since they are meant to upgrade an existing installation of an earlier version.

Windows already having been installed some have been able to get an upgrade disk to delete the current installation by running the setup while up in Windows. But if your drive craps or you later buy a larger one you would still need a full install. A good price can be seen at http://www.pagecomputers.com/store/...category_name=27g27c179s856&product_id=868432
 
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