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    Wanting to upgrade to new mobo, and new gpu. is it possible??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eyepwnuall, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. eyepwnuall

    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, I'm wanting to upgrade the motherboard in my Dell Dimension e310 that only has a pci-e x1 slot, to this. http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D945GCZ/index.htm. I'm not sure if it will work because of Dell's stupid BTX cases. BTW: Other system specs are:
    P4 2.8ghz LGA 775
    1gb ram(2x512mb)
    80gb sata hdd


    I mainly just wanna be able to put more ram in it, and a new gpu.
    Thanks in advance. :confused:

    COLDFACE
     
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, I'll try there. Thanks. ;)
     
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    eyepwnuall some of us are desktop challenged here. You might want to post in the desktop thread or go to sister sight. Desktopreview.com I believe. I would help but well you would end up helping me so defeats the point?
     
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    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    The board that you picked out appears to be of the BTX form factor, but you may have problems with:
    a)front panel headers
    b)possibly Dell proprietary power supply (looks like ATX connector but is wired wrong)
    c)even being able to obtain the motherboard

    Those are my basic concerns. If you have a good amount of money then you should just build an all-new rig. I don't see the point of upgrading a Pentium 4 because they are getting old and they are extremely slow. You can do so much better by taking ~$1000 and building a nice mainstream gaming machine instead of rehashing an old P4 box. Just my 2 cents.

    -J.B.
     
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    eyepwnuall Notebook Consultant

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    Ya, i've comtemplated alot of different builds. I am gonna have around $1200, and i want to get a msi wind and a new lcd too. :\ Guess i may just have to wait for them and build a new desktop first. or maybe get a new lappy.. idk so many options! AHH!! :S

    EDIT: Found this. http://www.intel.com/cd/products/services/emea/eng/motherboards/desktop/308471.htm How about a new C2D? keep the Dell case to save $?
     
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