it won't be just the board you need to replace.....think CPU and heatsink fan for it, new powersupply with more watts than what you have now probably, new RAM that is specific to the board you have.
Then you have to make sure you use correctly lined up mounts from the case to the board and remove any from the old board's layout to prevent shorting out the new board. And consider the layout for the on-board items such as sound, video, lan, etc. in case they are different from what you have for 'holes' on your case now to accommodate them (some systems cases are proprietary to what type of motherboard can fit into their cases).
Then you have to hook everything up one item at a time to make sure everything works as you install your devices. Don't just slap them all in (extra cards such as video, modem, sound, cdroms, harddrives, etc) at one time......makes for a nightmare when troubleshooting since you won't know what caused it.
Figure on one full day or better just to install the board and get all hardware installed before getting to the point of installing your operating system and any drivers or programs. Taking your time is the key to it all. In the case of building a system (and basically, that's what you will be doing), patience is a virtue and troubleshooting is the norm. There will almost always be ONE thing that makes you have to walk away and think about it before the bell rings and the light turns on and you can go back and know what the problem was enough to fix it.
But.......when it all boots up and you get to the desktop......it's all been worth the effort. Good luck.
TONI
How hard is it to replace systems boards, POS System board?

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