More noob questions!

[Boomax7299]

1: Can someone tell me what form factor my motherboard is now? I'm buying a new one, and I need it to be the same size. I already picked one out, just need to be sure it will fit. It also needs to have 4 RAM slots, I'm upgrading to 8G RAM.

 

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http://imgur.com/a/i9HNz

 

2: Is this current PC backwards from normal ones or am I dumb?

 

Many thanks.

[Aytex]

Looks like Micro ATX.

 

[Boomax7299]

Awesome, that's the form factor of the board I picked! Also, the current HDD has windows and all the files left on it (from my grandmother), if I add a GPU, replace the Motherboard (new socket), and CPU with the Pentium G2358, and reconnect the Hard Drive, it will keep existing data, and have windows? It's vista atm, but I have a windows 7 upgrade disk already.

 

 

In essence, I'm building a new PC into an old HP case. Also, idk if I'll need a new PSU, but if i do, what would you recommend as a temporary PSU?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

6 minutes ago, AnderZENZ said:

1: Can someone tell me what form factor my motherboard is now? I'm buying a new one, and I need it to be the same size. I already picked one out, just need to be sure it will fit. It also needs to have 4 RAM slots, I'm upgrading to 8G RAM.

 

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http://imgur.com/a/i9HNz

 

2: Is this current PC backwards from normal ones or am I dumb?

 

Many thanks.

Is it a HP? The board is just mounted upside down like what HP does a lot nowadays. The board itself is no different than any off the shelf Micro ATX board.

[Boomax7299]

Yea, it is an HP. I think it's from like 2010 or something like that.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, AnderZENZ said:

Awesome, that's the form factor of the board I picked! Also, the current HDD has windows and all the files left on it (from my grandmother), if I add a GPU replace the Motherboard (new socket), and CPU with the Pentium G2358, and reconnect the Hard Drive, it will keep existing data, and have windows? It's vista atm, but I have a windows 7 upgrade disk already.

It may or may not work. But pretty much 90% of the time it's going to be unstable and blue screen all over the place. You are going to need to a fresh install.

[Boomax7299]

So, as in, buying a new  copy of windows? Because if I need to buy a new copy of windows, I'll just install linux.

[MightyMic]

1 minute ago, AnderZENZ said:

So, as in, buying a new  copy of windows? Because if I need to buy a new copy of windows, I'll just install linux.

If you have the Windows 7 upgrade disk, use that.

 

Also, as far as a PSU goes, you'll most likely need a new one. 550 watt psu should cover most of your needs, but what cpu/gpu are you going to be installing?

[Boomax7299]

750Ti and a Pentium G3258. I will just get a temporary one most likely, until I have more money later. I just wanna know what would probably work best.

 

This is my unofficial parts list, is there anything that'd be a better deal/should be replaced?:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fK84nn

[SLAYR]

28 minutes ago, AnderZENZ said:

750Ti and a Pentium G3258. I will just get a temporary one most likely, until I have more money later. I just wanna know what would probably work best.

 

This is my unofficial parts list, is there anything that'd be a better deal/should be replaced?:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fK84nn

If you are getting a new motherboard, and cpu I would recommend going for an amd 860k or an i3, that little pentium isn't doing to great anymore.

[Boomax7299]

Eh, I still wanna go for the Pentium G3258, it's the only pentium that's good.

[Verrierr]

I'm pretty sure your windows licence is bound to your MB so if you switch it, you will need a new key for it to be legal. Also if you bought an upgrade to windows 7 it probably won't help cause I don't think you can use it to rebound your old licence to a new MB and an upgrade cannot be used as a standalone key to get win7. But I'm only 99% percent sure of the above so you've gotta confirm it.

[Boomax7299]

So, I have to buy a new copy of windows to get windows with a Motherboard?

 

Oh also, I'm only playing World of Warships and Minecraft at the moment, I don't need super powerful stuff.

[Verrierr]

@AnderZENZ Yes that's what you'd need to do. So I guess Linux it is.