Hi i have decided to replace some old parts which do not satisfy me any more because of the fact i can not play any of the new games with decent quality graphics i would like to. so here is the list new graphics: PCI-E Gigabyte GF 9800GT 1024MB 256bit OC Zalman new cpu: Phenom II (AM3) AMD X4 965 6MB BOX 140W new ram: KINGSTON KVR800D2D4F5/4G new motherboard: Socket AM2/AM2+ Asus M4N78-VM (8200 VGA PCI-E DDR2) so the main thing is that i have doubts about it. will they fit to each other fine?
the form factor of the motherboard i own now is 24.4cm. x 22.4cm, so if i want to replace it without changing the pc cover does the form factor of the board im looking forward to replace has to be exact same?
make sure and get a good cpu fan for that 140 watt phenom. I have the phenom 9750 95 watt and with a normal cpu fan it was at almost 70 celcius at full load. I installed the artic cooler freezer 64 (cost me 30.00) and my temps at full load doesn't go above 45 celcius. It's something I overlooked when I built my phenom. http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1895
24.4cm x 22.4cm?? A standard micro-ATX form factor is 24.4cm x 24.4cm. If yours is indeed smaller than that, I'm not sure what board to replace it with. Dick
