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Getting new motherboard + cpu + ram, need help
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From your old computer specs, you will have to upgrade RAM as well: You need DDR3 for those Motherboards you listed.

I will need the specifics of each part that you already have
  • GPU - What is the slot size or just the name of it
  • New Power supply wattage
  • Heatsink - Socket type: 775
  • Tower (Case) Size - Mid-size ATX
Do you plan on getting a new case? HP and Dell cases suck

You have a SATA HDD. All newer MOBOs come with SATA. As long as the MOBO it isn't IDE, we're good. With that said, you surely can boot and keep all files.

The only thing we need to look at when comparing MOBO to CPU and making sure those two are compatible is the socket size/type. Overall, making sure the case size can fit the motherboard would be key. Tongue In this case we're good as well.

Unfortunately I don't believe your current heatsink will be compatible, but of the links you listed, I would go with:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-AMD-A6-5400K...51a44f8d5f
Motherboard: 990FX Sabertooth

Processor: Amd FX-8150 8 core 4.2 ghz

Ram: 16GB 1600 DDR3 Vengeance

Video: GTX 680 SC+

HDD: Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM 64MB cahe duo core (Black Edition) ----------------------- Soon to add a Hybrid Drive

Power Supply: 1000Watt 80 Gold Modular

Case: Antec 900 (4 fans) -- Soon to add a water cooling unit

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RE: Getting new motherboard + cpu + ram, need help - by Moop the communist - Jul 20 2013, 11:18 PM

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