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    Barebones Build

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by proskillr, May 13, 2012.

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    proskillr Newbie

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    I have a dell xps l502x laptop that has a bad motherboard. Its specs are: i5, 8gb ddr3, 750gb hard drive, gt520m. Would it work if i bought a barebones pc and put in the hard drive which has windows 7 installed and the if and the ram. Does it take a lot of skill to put the components into a whitebox pc? I was considering getting a laptop such as this: http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30115R&J Any ideas or reccomendations are appreciated. Thanks. Also a computer shop has taken it apart so the cpu and mobo are apart so that would not have to be done. Please help.
     
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    yeah it would work for sure. changing components, cpu, ram, hdd is almost plug and play. just unscrew, add thermal paste if necessary, place them, screw, done.
    it's really easy. a service manual or some videos on youtube might help you a lot.
    just make sure components are compatible.
     
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