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SuperFLYboy12 · 06-10-2005, 01:59 AM

Ok so here's the situation: I'm getting a Dell Optiplex GX270 from the office... I'd like to be able to uprgrade it (Audio/Video mainly, maybe more RAM) but it's a SFF case and I'm stuck with using only low-profile cards.

So my plan is to switch over everything to a bigger case (still microATX) but be able to use normal-size AGP/PCI cards. The only thing I'm wondering about now is if the motherboard will still work in the new case (and with a new/bigger power supply). I've heard stuff about Dell using proprietary motherboards and stuff of that sort, so now I'm wondering if this transfer will work. I'm trying to focus my budget mainly on the case (comes with PSU) and the audio/video/RAM upgrades, the CPU is fine (P4, 2.80 GHz), but will I now have to also look for a new motherboard?

06-10-2005, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
SuperFLYboy12 Tilted	Transferring (Dell) motherboard to new case... proprietary problems? Ok so here's the situation: I'm getting a Dell Optiplex GX270 from the office... I'd like to be able to uprgrade it (Audio/Video mainly, maybe more RAM) but it's a SFF case and I'm stuck with using only low-profile cards. So my plan is to switch over everything to a bigger case (still microATX) but be able to use normal-size AGP/PCI cards. The only thing I'm wondering about now is if the motherboard will still work in the new case (and with a new/bigger power supply). I've heard stuff about Dell using proprietary motherboards and stuff of that sort, so now I'm wondering if this transfer will work. I'm trying to focus my budget mainly on the case (comes with PSU) and the audio/video/RAM upgrades, the CPU is fine (P4, 2.80 GHz), but will I now have to also look for a new motherboard?