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Parts bin

The tools and supplies our guides call for, grouped by job. Each pick was chosen from its specifications and from published reviews, not from our own testing. Check the socket list and dimensions against your own hardware before you order.

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Storage upgrades for old desktops

A SATA SSD is the single biggest lift for an LGA 775 machine, and cloning software moves the old system across. Read: The SATA SSD upgrade for old desktops.

Used chips and boards

The LGA 771 mod runs on parts nobody makes any more: pulled server Xeons, adapter stickers and second-hand LGA 775 boards. Read: reading the sSpec and stepping, the LGA 771 to 775 mod.