Hi, My Acer Aspire M1640 desktop of two years died suddenly. It was checked by an IT chap who noted that it doesn’t even give a beep on start up. We can hear the fans and the HDD calibrate but then nothing else. He checked that the right voltage is flowing through. So it seems that the motherboard is gone kaput. It had a Micro ATX Form Factor, Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin with core 2 duo processor, NVIDIA NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE chipset. A quick internet search suggests that this make by MSI is out of production now.
So my question is, if I am going to replace the motherboard, could I upgrade to a new motherboard, chipset and processor (like i3 or i5). Does is make technical and financial sense. It is for my daughter who is a keen artist and does do a lot of drawing/ painting on it. WOuld I still be able to use the graphics card or need a new one. Upgrading OS and other software is not an issue, recently bought Win 7 and office family pack.
That’s an outdated machine. You could just replace the motherboard and be done with it, but I would look at a new machine. By the time you got done upgrading that machine, you could buy a new one. Since you have Win 7 already, look at barebones machines that come without an OS if you like. Sometimes we spend a dollar to save a nickel.
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