I'm interested in upgrading my computer to the new USB 3.0 standard because of the new improved transfer rate but I have a couple of questions before I go out and buy things.
Firstly, I found two ways of doing this.
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1. How do I decide whether my computer is worth upgrading or simply too behind in technology and I'm better off buying a new USB 3.0 compatible computer?
2. If I do decide to upgrade, what are the pro's and con's of doing it by changing the entire motherboard as opposed to just the PCI card, apart from costing less?
3. Like the article said, Windows 7 doesn't have any drivers yet. I'm assuming they do now since the article is fairly old but where on Microsoft's website would I find the answer to that (because I use Windows 7 OS)?
And one last thing. If I understood correctly from everything I've browsed, replacing the motherboard makes all of your computer's USB ports USB 3.0 compatible whereas just changing the PCI card only gives you X number of 3.0 compatible USB slots, right?
Any other things I'd need to consider before doing this?
Firstly, I found two ways of doing this.
[...]
1. How do I decide whether my computer is worth upgrading or simply too behind in technology and I'm better off buying a new USB 3.0 compatible computer?
2. If I do decide to upgrade, what are the pro's and con's of doing it by changing the entire motherboard as opposed to just the PCI card, apart from costing less?
3. Like the article said, Windows 7 doesn't have any drivers yet. I'm assuming they do now since the article is fairly old but where on Microsoft's website would I find the answer to that (because I use Windows 7 OS)?
And one last thing. If I understood correctly from everything I've browsed, replacing the motherboard makes all of your computer's USB ports USB 3.0 compatible whereas just changing the PCI card only gives you X number of 3.0 compatible USB slots, right?
Any other things I'd need to consider before doing this?