Posted May 14, 2021 I am at the moment tinkering with an old Compaq Presario SR2009SC in which the PSU most likely needs to be replaced, and I am going to do so with a new PSU. Now, this gave me the following topic idea: How compatible is old and new hardware? Can old hardware be replaced with modern equivalent as long as the specs are compatible? Is there any usual issues caused by combining new and old hardware, and is there any easy fixes? What is your experiences? Let's have this conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, Danny Donkey said: How compatible is old and new hardware? Provided they fit, no issues, you'll have bigger problems with new hardware and old OS wrt: drivers 22 minutes ago, Danny Donkey said: Can old hardware be replaced with modern equivalent as long as the specs are compatible? Yes, but depending on how old, it may not be cost effective. 22 minutes ago, Danny Donkey said: Is there any usual issues caused by combining new and old hardware, and is there any easy fixes? The aforementioned driver issues. Plus, if the system is really old, you may run across GPU issues, I know some of the newer GPU want a UEFI BIOS, which that system almost certainly doesn't have. NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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