Yes you can change the motherboard(yourself if you want) but theres a bit of work to it if you can get one with the processor already on (which isnt likely) that would make your life a whole lot easier if you do change just the motherboard then youll have to reinstall WINDOWS as the HD won't recognize the new motherboard with old configurations when you install newW you can either make a new(dont format the old partition)partition on old HD or get new HD and install old HD as secondary then you can get your stuff off it (either way) as for your problem in the first place just sounded like you didn't have enough HD space or not enough memory.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.