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apoc1999

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My question is. Can i take perfectly fine hardware from my current comp and use it to build a new one?

Current specs:

Abit KV8 pro MOBO, AMD athlon 3000+ 2.4 ghz proccesor, 1.5gigs of ram, 60 gig HD, radeon 9800 pro GC. i want to scrap my MOBO and processor, must likely my graphics card and ram aswell so can i use my HD and case if i make a new comp?
 
i was thing this MOBO and processor? Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Green nVIDIA Socket Am2 ATX Motherboard, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+ 3.0 GHz Processor
 
You can use the case, but the power supply is probably 20-pin and not powerful enough to run a modern graphics card.

You can use the 60GB drive, but it's probably only half as fast as a brand-new $100, 640GB SATA drive or $45/160GB. It's also IDE / PATA while many motherboards only include 1 IDE port for your DVD drive.

So: you need to replace everything except possibly the bare case, DVD drive, and 60 GB HD. Don't throw away the old parts, you can make a little selling them in the FS/FT forum. Keep the HD or be sure to wipe it clean with DBAN (Disk Boot and Nuke) before selling.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
You can use the case, but the power supply is probably 20-pin and not powerful enough to run a modern graphics card.

You can use the 60GB drive, but it's probably only half as fast as a brand-new $100, 640GB SATA drive or $45/160GB. It's also IDE / PATA while many motherboards only include 1 IDE port for your DVD drive.

So: you need to replace everything except possibly the bare case, DVD drive, and 60 GB HD. Don't throw away the old parts, you can make a little selling them in the FS/FT forum. Keep the HD or be sure to wipe it clean with DBAN (Disk Boot and Nuke) before selling.
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Great points, you could also keep the old PC to use for word processing or checking emails. You could also donate the PC to an organization and obtain a receipt, come tax time it is a good deduct.

Good luck

 
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