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MahlerIsGod · 03-19-2005, 11:21 AM

I feel your pain! My Dell was one of the worst/most infuriating things I ever bought. The only upside to it is that I had to fix it so many times myself I became quite knowledgeable and could build my own. The problem here is that Dell uses there own style of motherboard. If you buy an normal ATX compatible tower from say Newegg it wont fit properly. Plus there is the whole PSU connector issue. My suggestion (depending on how much longer you have on your warranty) is this: cut your losses with Dell and either buy from a Ma & Pa local store next time (someplace you can actually take your computer for repair) or spend $500 on new setup. Take all of your existing hardware and just plug it into a new tower, mobo and cpu. Thats what I did with my old Dell and I haven't regretted it once.

P.S. I know there are people on this forum who adore Dell and I am not trying to start any drama but I was just relating my experiences.

03-19-2005, 11:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	I feel your pain! My Dell was one of the worst/most infuriating things I ever bought. The only upside to it is that I had to fix it so many times myself I became quite knowledgeable and could build my own. The problem here is that Dell uses there own style of motherboard. If you buy an normal ATX compatible tower from say Newegg it wont fit properly. Plus there is the whole PSU connector issue. My suggestion (depending on how much longer you have on your warranty) is this: cut your losses with Dell and either buy from a Ma & Pa local store next time (someplace you can actually take your computer for repair) or spend $500 on new setup. Take all of your existing hardware and just plug it into a new tower, mobo and cpu. Thats what I did with my old Dell and I haven't regretted it once. P.S. I know there are people on this forum who adore Dell and I am not trying to start any drama but I was just relating my experiences. __________________ "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." Last edited by MahlerIsGod; 03-19-2005 at 11:26 AM..