My Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P broke down recently. I placed an order for another one on Ebay, but I recently got this message from the seller: "My apologies but we need to refund you for this part. Part tested good when entered into stock but failed QC before item shipped. It was last one we had in stock."
None of the other Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P motherboards I could find, either on Ebay or Google Shopping, were even remotely an acceptable price (this one I bought was only $53, whereas the cheapest one on Ebay I could find was $249.99).
However, I managed to find a D3P on Ebay for only $65.
I haven't bought it yet, so I can't just install it and see what happens.
Will I need to reinstall the OS on this board swap? Or is it a close enough match that I could keep my current OS install?
The reason I'm so curious about this is because ... my current Windows product key is only valid for this one computer. I'll have to buy another one if I reinstall.
None of the other Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P motherboards I could find, either on Ebay or Google Shopping, were even remotely an acceptable price (this one I bought was only $53, whereas the cheapest one on Ebay I could find was $249.99).
However, I managed to find a D3P on Ebay for only $65.
I haven't bought it yet, so I can't just install it and see what happens.
Will I need to reinstall the OS on this board swap? Or is it a close enough match that I could keep my current OS install?
The reason I'm so curious about this is because ... my current Windows product key is only valid for this one computer. I'll have to buy another one if I reinstall.