[xerxesjc28]

I was just looking at some of the capacitors on my motherboard and some of them have their tops bulging upwards a little. It seems like that may be it going to test some other tips from Is your PC dead? Find out why and how to fix it Thread.

[Cew27]

that doesnt sound to good,

[xerxesjc28]

Yeah it does not. What really is bad is that I just bought a new CPU(old one got a pin broken anyway) and now I may have to buy a new mother board. If I would have know I would have just bought a new better mother board and new better CPU. I got a 3.0 ghz with I think 800 mhz 478 pins how good or bad would you say that is compared to the newer CPU's now in days?

[Cew27]

you can always send it back .. where did you get them from as i think there is a 7 day limit returns policy for this situation

[xerxesjc28]

I got it from NewEgg. Do they let you return it for any reason. And more importantly I am not sure about my ability to put in a new mother board. Just how hard is it? Also If I get a new mother board will I need a new case and new Power supply. If I do then that would cost to much.

[Cew27]

its really depends, if the case can accommodate a standard atx motherboard then no you will not need a new case
it isnt that hard, you will learn
and also yes i think they do
and for the power supply, im not sure

[Carbon]

NewEgg is very finicky about CPU returns. They will also charge you a 15% restocking fee for refunds.

[xerxesjc28]

Ok I have been looking at new better mother boards for better CPU's than 478 which I have and I think I will just stick with a 478 intel CPU motherboard. I will have to change too many other parts and cost would increase to much if I upgrade to a mother board with a better CPU.

However I'm torn between getting the exact same mother board (478 intel pentium4) I have which uses AGP and a mother board which uses PCI Express. A PCI express motherboard would be nice though that would mean my AGP graphics card would have to be replace I also am not sure if my other components in my current computer would fit in another motherboard. j

Which components should I check to see if the new mother board has that my current one has? I really am kinda lost on this.

[Carbon]

Why would you get PCI-E? You're already buying outdated hardware.

[xerxesjc28]

Originally Posted by Carbon Why would you get PCI-E? You're already buying outdated hardware.

Well I was thinking of buying only a new motherboard and graphics card. But then are saying I should just get the same motherboard I currently have? Wouldn't be bad since I already know that everything I have fits.

[Carbon]

What I'm saying is it's useless to buy a motherboard with an old (soon to be even older) processor technology and most likely DDR1.ram. At that point you're better off just buying a whole new setup.

Go for whatever's cheapest for now.

[Cew27]

agreed go for the cheapest set up and then in the near future consider a new system

[xerxesjc28]

Ok then, thank you all for your help. You all been very help full.

[Cew27]

no problem come back soon