Been a while since I’ve upgrade the motherboard or CPU of my home computer and with the release of the new Haswel Intel CPUs I decided it was the correct time. Below are a few pictures outlining the steps I took.
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Before
My computer before the upgrade. Very dusty and messy.
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Cleaned
The old motherboard has been removed and the case has been given a thorough dusting.
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New Motherboard
The ASUS Maximus VI Hero.
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CPU and RAM
The CPU and RAM have been installed and CPU cooler backplate attached.
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Installed
Motherboard successfully installed into the case.
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Finished
All plugged in and ready to go, except the disk drives.
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Running
It POSTed first time and this was taken while it installed Windows 8.
Finished
Case back on and red LEDs installed.
Jun 12 2013
Upgrade Time
Been a while since I’ve upgrade the motherboard or CPU of my home computer and with the release of the new Haswel Intel CPUs I decided it was the correct time. Below are a few pictures outlining the steps I took.
Before
My computer before the upgrade. Very dusty and messy.
Cleaned
The old motherboard has been removed and the case has been given a thorough dusting.
New Motherboard
The ASUS Maximus VI Hero.
CPU and RAM
The CPU and RAM have been installed and CPU cooler backplate attached.
Installed
Motherboard successfully installed into the case.
Finished
All plugged in and ready to go, except the disk drives.
Running
It POSTed first time and this was taken while it installed Windows 8.
Finished
Case back on and red LEDs installed.
By Wooglie • Computers •