Legacy MB Upgrade
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:32 pm
I'm running a pair of Asus M2N-SLI in each of my kids' computers. I've been attempting to load Win10 64 for a couple of months. There are no MB drivers available from the manufacturer. The defaults installed by Windows Update are sketchy at best. Video Cards won't run half the time. Wireless doesn't work. The boards are ancient and it's just a mess.
I need to go up a few tiers to make their systems functional. This is the budget of budget upgrades. Mostly they watch YouTube, play Minecraft, and some FTP junk. Rarely they'll two box EQ but that doesn't require any power whatsoever.
Keeping in mind I have two buy two motherboards (one for each kid) I'm looking for cheap-ass upgrades. These boards run DDR2 - there's nothing wrong with the sticks, I'd like to keep them but I don't think it's going to be feasible due to the newer design specs. Upgrading 4 - 8 RAM sticks will further add to the cost.
Anybody have any suggestions on cheap replacements - I don't care if they're clearance / discontinued / sale items provided the MBs have a stable history. I'm thinking of something in $60 - $100 range. These boards are 8 or 10 years old - anything is going to be an upgrade.
I need to go up a few tiers to make their systems functional. This is the budget of budget upgrades. Mostly they watch YouTube, play Minecraft, and some FTP junk. Rarely they'll two box EQ but that doesn't require any power whatsoever.
Keeping in mind I have two buy two motherboards (one for each kid) I'm looking for cheap-ass upgrades. These boards run DDR2 - there's nothing wrong with the sticks, I'd like to keep them but I don't think it's going to be feasible due to the newer design specs. Upgrading 4 - 8 RAM sticks will further add to the cost.
Anybody have any suggestions on cheap replacements - I don't care if they're clearance / discontinued / sale items provided the MBs have a stable history. I'm thinking of something in $60 - $100 range. These boards are 8 or 10 years old - anything is going to be an upgrade.