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Question about Upgrading my Computer with Current Motherboard
Hello all. I recently posted here with some questions about the best ram to use to upgrade my computer, and the responses got me thinking about a lot of things with my rig. I understand just enough about computers to realize I don't really know much about how components work together and things, and was hoping for your advice on how best to go about updating my computer.
I currently have 8GB of RAM and would like to upgrade to 16GB. However, I learned when I was asking about this that my motherboard (ASUS Z87-K Z87-K | Motherboards | ASUS USA
) would not take DDR 4 RAM, only DDR 3.
Also, I would like to buy and SSD and get a GeForceGTX 1070 graphics card as well.
My question is, do I need a new motherboard to make these upgrades work? Does the motherboard affect the type of graphics card I can run? Is DDR 4 RAM so much better than DDR 3 RAM that I should make the effort to upgrade?
Would this mean I would need a new processor? Is this part of the motherboard? Can I take my old processor from the old motherboard?
I also heard about something along the lines of activation issues with Windows 10 when I start changing things like these.
Sorry for all the questions in this post and my lack of knowledge. I am trying to read up on all of this, but I know you all really know your stuff and may be able to guide me on the right path. If any of you can provide me with some advice I would appreciate it. Thank you!
tl/dr: I want 16 GB of RAM, an SSD, and a Geforce 1070 card and I'm worried my motherboard can't handle it.