I'm not a hardware guy, although I assembled a few machines 20 years ago.
Typically, how compatible are newer ASUS motherboards with older ones? What's the likelihood that a new board will be mountable, whether it's an ASUS or other?
Is it possible to purchase just a board, CPU, and memory, installing Windows from scratch on a reformatted SSD? Are there online vendors who will sell a bundle consisting of board, RAM, and CPU, assuring me that they're matched and will work with my case and power supply?
I love my current machine (from Puget Systems). It's a a bit over-designed for my software development work, so whatever board I replace it with doesn't need to be top-of the line.
Typically, how compatible are newer ASUS motherboards with older ones? What's the likelihood that a new board will be mountable, whether it's an ASUS or other?
Is it possible to purchase just a board, CPU, and memory, installing Windows from scratch on a reformatted SSD? Are there online vendors who will sell a bundle consisting of board, RAM, and CPU, assuring me that they're matched and will work with my case and power supply?
I love my current machine (from Puget Systems). It's a a bit over-designed for my software development work, so whatever board I replace it with doesn't need to be top-of the line.
- Z270E
- Intel Core i7 7700K 4.2GHz Quad Core 8MB 91W
- 2x Crucial DDR4-2400 (?) 16 gigs
- EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G2 Power Supply
- Cooling: Noctua NH-U12S
- Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA (Black)
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
- Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 w/ Window