for me its different, i would of first tried to fix it myself and then by a new mobo, shops can be expensive and just add to the cost. I recently about a month ago buy a new mobo for my old laptop, but for some reason it ran really really got and the graphics card no longer works, so i have to return it to china for a replacement. Once i receive the replacement i will put it back together and will end up with 2 laptops (one for backup). I needed a new laptop because i will be moving to university next Friday, which also means i won't be able to release a new version because i won't have an internet connection for a couple of weeks but luckily i have a bunch of error logs to fix whilst i have no connection