Hello to all. New here, and if my post lacks some important info, I apologize in advance.
Due to a USB problem that led to a hasty replacement of the motherboard, Im looking to upgrade the MOBO. The system as it is now:
Monarch tower computer (custom build 4yrs ago)
Win XP (I have the disk)
Asus P4800-MX motherboard/ Bus clock 200mHz
Pentium 4 3GHz
1gb memory
Audigy soundcard
The computer seems to hang and just isnt as responsive as it was with the original board, an Asus P4800 E-Deluxe. My main use for this computer would be music creation (use a lot of Adobe Audition, Sound Forge, etc), so it needs to be fast & stable. I'd want to keep all the drives I have now.
My questions are:
1) What board(s) should I look at to replace this one? What specs are the important ones? Dont need the latest/greatest, will not overclock, not a gamer, but not interested in going el-cheapo & want an upgrade from the original board.
2) Considering that my XP went from the old board to this one, am I looking at a problem with the install on a new board?
3) Ive been told that if I upgrade the MoBo, I should upgrade both the memory & processor. Is this true? Can I use the older stuff?
4) Will I need to do a clean install of XP on the new set-up?
Sorry to hit the forum with so many questions in one post, but Im pretty confused. ;-). Thanks for any & all input.
Due to a USB problem that led to a hasty replacement of the motherboard, Im looking to upgrade the MOBO. The system as it is now:
Monarch tower computer (custom build 4yrs ago)
Win XP (I have the disk)
Asus P4800-MX motherboard/ Bus clock 200mHz
Pentium 4 3GHz
1gb memory
Audigy soundcard
The computer seems to hang and just isnt as responsive as it was with the original board, an Asus P4800 E-Deluxe. My main use for this computer would be music creation (use a lot of Adobe Audition, Sound Forge, etc), so it needs to be fast & stable. I'd want to keep all the drives I have now.
My questions are:
1) What board(s) should I look at to replace this one? What specs are the important ones? Dont need the latest/greatest, will not overclock, not a gamer, but not interested in going el-cheapo & want an upgrade from the original board.
2) Considering that my XP went from the old board to this one, am I looking at a problem with the install on a new board?
3) Ive been told that if I upgrade the MoBo, I should upgrade both the memory & processor. Is this true? Can I use the older stuff?
4) Will I need to do a clean install of XP on the new set-up?
Sorry to hit the forum with so many questions in one post, but Im pretty confused. ;-). Thanks for any & all input.