ExplainingComputers | Old PC Upgrade: Motherboard & CPU @ExplainingComputers | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
New motherboard, RAM and Pentium Gold CPU fitted in an ten year old desktop PC. This is the fourth episode in the “Old PC Upgrade” series that commenced in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=2o-p5Wq6MoQ

The final video in this series, in which I install a Linux distro and test the machine our with video editing and other applications, is here: youtube.com/watch?v=6hXBRQPkDw8

My video in which I install Windows 10 is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_AyZswvXM

This video is intended to provide a generic guide to upgrading an old PC with whatever components you choose. However, the Pentium G6400 I used is listed on Amazon in the UK here:
amazon.co.uk/dp/B086MHSH2Z//ref=nosim?tag=explainin-21 and on Amazon in the US here: amzn.to/3wbi5iN (affiliate links). But in the current market, do shop around. This processor will work in any motherboard with an Intel 400 series chipset and an LGA1200 socket.

You can download the Passmark test software from:
passmark.com

And CrystalDiskMark from:
crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/explainingcomputers

You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/explainingthefuture

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Checking things out
05:30 New components
11:09 Fitting CPU & RAM
14:32 Removing old motherboard
17:31 Fitting new motherboard
20:49 First boot
22:14 Windows tests

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