Hi, welcome to TSF
Do you already have the 4400+ or is it a CPU that has been recommended to you? If you haven't bought it yet, you might want to consider an Intel dual core which is much higher quality for about the same price.
Do you have any other parts from your current PC that you will be using in the new build? Is you hard drive IDE or SATA?
What make/model is your PSU, and how long have you had it? The power output from all PSUs decreases over time, so it might not be strong enough to handle the upgrade.
Your current motherboard's maximum RAM type is PC2-5300 240-pin DDR2. Are you using this or the lower speed PC-4200? Most new motherboards support faster RAM, but they are backwards compatible so you can use your existing RAM without any problems.
What graphics card did you upgrade to? Will your new motherboard need onboard graphics and/or sound capabilities?
How many SATA ports will you need? Do you also need external ports like Firewire or e-SATA?
You might need to do a repair install of Windows to recognise the new motherboard, but we'll come to that later.
Do you already have the 4400+ or is it a CPU that has been recommended to you? If you haven't bought it yet, you might want to consider an Intel dual core which is much higher quality for about the same price.
Do you have any other parts from your current PC that you will be using in the new build? Is you hard drive IDE or SATA?
What make/model is your PSU, and how long have you had it? The power output from all PSUs decreases over time, so it might not be strong enough to handle the upgrade.
Your current motherboard's maximum RAM type is PC2-5300 240-pin DDR2. Are you using this or the lower speed PC-4200? Most new motherboards support faster RAM, but they are backwards compatible so you can use your existing RAM without any problems.
What graphics card did you upgrade to? Will your new motherboard need onboard graphics and/or sound capabilities?
How many SATA ports will you need? Do you also need external ports like Firewire or e-SATA?
You might need to do a repair install of Windows to recognise the new motherboard, but we'll come to that later.
