Here are the Motherboards I AM talking about http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.a sp?CatId=13 Judith According to Paint Shop Pro 8 which I just received today -- I have the minimum requirements but with Version 6, I do know my computer will not handle the larger paintings I want to do. It freezes and I must do the 3 fingered salute to end the program. Which means if I haven't saved every two seconds I could lose what I've painted. Trust me I save about every 3 minutes even on the smaller paintings -- when you get something just right -- you don't want to be redoing it. The main thing I noticed was it recommended a processor speed of 1 GHZ. Now from going to tiger direct -- I see I can get a new Motherboard for $59.99 with this capability. HP for the Motherboard in my computer to replace would be $571 -- so have no clue why such a difference in price :-( especially since the $60 Motherboard has way better processor. The 512 RAM will work and I can use my cable to link desktop with laptop for sharing of files and also clear off all but the graphics program on my desktop -- thus giving me plenty of space for graphics. So exactly what am I looking at here? Can you put any type of Motherboard in a computer? Judith To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk