I am here because I am in serious need of help. I have a Compaq SR1620NX that I think the m-board just died. I got laid off with the current economy and I need a computer but don't have the cash to get a new one (unless ABSOLUTELY necessary). I have a gig of ram and a PCI 128mb video card as my only upgrades. How hard would it be to upgrade the board/cpu/ram and make everything else work? I have heard horror stories of drive conflicts and recognition issues and such. Would say a Athlon X2 w/ board and Ram be an option? Thanks and I know I need a new computer, but I just can't afford one right this minute. Thanks everyone!