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Question

mobo upgrade

Sep 19, 2017 6:12PM PDT

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Answer
Mobo
Sep 20, 2017 4:30AM PDT

Your old mobo is an atx, so any atx mobo should fit.
Pick a cpu and then shop for a mobo that supports it.

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mobo
Sep 20, 2017 6:16AM PDT

ok so i was hoping someone would recommend a spasifik mobo i don't' wanna spend more then about a hundred bucks on it also with the one i already have i have a geforce gtx 750 ti card in it can that card run duel graffics

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and....
Sep 20, 2017 6:17AM PDT

oh yea i would prefer one that's not a duel channel mobo

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also a little more info on the mobo in my machine
Sep 20, 2017 8:59AM PDT

Manufacturer alienware
Model alienware (Socket 775)
Version 2
Chipset Vendor NVIDIA
Chipset Model nForce 680i SLI SPP
Chipset Revision A2
Southbridge Vendor NVIDIA
Southbridge Model nForce 680i SLI MCP
Southbridge Revision A2

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"duel channel" for RAM is always preferred.
Sep 20, 2017 9:44AM PDT

If I was shopping boards here's the lists I'd check first.

Read https://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds and see what boards they use today.

-> I don't see the OS license issue mentioned so let's be clear you will 99% of the time be looking at another 100USD for Windows if you do this.

This is why many upgrade to SSD, GPU and RAM before the motherboards.

In fact it may be best you build a PCMR machine and leave the old machine alone.