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MahlerIsGod · 10-07-2004, 01:14 AM

I hate my case. It is ugly and not very conducive for heat management and cooling (its a Dell so what can you expect.) I am very happy with the vast majority of my internal components:
1) 9800 Pro
2) M-Audio Rev
3) 1.25G 3200RAM
4) HDD/Optical drives

Because I want a new case, I am caught in a bind because Dell uses their own brand/style of motherboards so I can't just transfer my motherboard/cpu into a another case. Ever since the AMD 64 chips have come out I have been uber intrigued (I am a gamer). My question to this forum is this: Can I or would it be possible to upgrade to AMD 64 system (case/motherboard/cpu) for about $500? I figure $100 for case, $100 for the motherboard and $300 for the cpu. I know nothing about/concerning AMD chips or motherboards so I won't be offended if anyone explained things to me in very basic (hint, hint)terms. Any hints/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

P.S. I forgot to add that my cpu now is a 2.6P4

10-07-2004, 01:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Case Woes/AMD Upgrade I hate my case. It is ugly and not very conducive for heat management and cooling (its a Dell so what can you expect.) I am very happy with the vast majority of my internal components: 1) 9800 Pro 2) M-Audio Rev 3) 1.25G 3200RAM 4) HDD/Optical drives Because I want a new case, I am caught in a bind because Dell uses their own brand/style of motherboards so I can't just transfer my motherboard/cpu into a another case. Ever since the AMD 64 chips have come out I have been uber intrigued (I am a gamer). My question to this forum is this: Can I or would it be possible to upgrade to AMD 64 system (case/motherboard/cpu) for about $500? I figure $100 for case, $100 for the motherboard and $300 for the cpu. I know nothing about/concerning AMD chips or motherboards so I won't be offended if anyone explained things to me in very basic (hint, hint)terms. Any hints/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks P.S. I forgot to add that my cpu now is a 2.6P4 __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."