Dell Case Upgrade

ricer333 · 10-18-2005, 07:53 AM

So, I know that this is going to sound really stupid, but I have my own reasons for asking. I wanted to give a facelift to my older Dell Dimension XPS T450 case (I know it's old).

The question I am asking is, can the internal components (e.g. Motherboard) be transferred into a new case? And if so, what form factor? I can't seem to find out any answers regarding this.

Please, PLEASE, do not post if you have no constructive information for this discussion. I don't want to come back and see comments like "man, just go out and buy a new system" or other similar posts. Just stick to the facts. Can the case be upgraded or not? If not, is there anything I can do paint wise that can give it a cleaner look? Any ideas?

ebackhus · 10-18-2005, 12:16 PM

It depends on the layout of the motherboard. Open the case and examine the potions of the mounting screws. ATX is a standard that applies to modern computers, but some OEMs don't follow it when building their systems.

Check out this PDF
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/atx2_1.pdf
and study page 10 after checking your own motherboard. That will determine if you can toss your hardware into a new box. Good luck!

ricer333 · 10-20-2005, 11:49 AM

thank you very much. that documentation will provide the necessary information, i believe. will be looking at it soon.

10-18-2005, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
ricer333 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 302 OS: Vista (on Laptop) WinXP Pro SP3 (on Desktop)	Dell Case Upgrade So, I know that this is going to sound really stupid, but I have my own reasons for asking. I wanted to give a facelift to my older Dell Dimension XPS T450 case (I know it's old). The question I am asking is, can the internal components (e.g. Motherboard) be transferred into a new case? And if so, what form factor? I can't seem to find out any answers regarding this. Please, PLEASE, do not post if you have no constructive information for this discussion. I don't want to come back and see comments like "man, just go out and buy a new system" or other similar posts. Just stick to the facts. Can the case be upgraded or not? If not, is there anything I can do paint wise that can give it a cleaner look? Any ideas? __________________ AMD X2 5000+ Black w/ XFX GeForce 8200 MoBo 4GB OCZ DDR2 RAM 3/4 of a TB of data storage between 2 HDD's (no RAID)

10-18-2005, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	It depends on the layout of the motherboard. Open the case and examine the potions of the mounting screws. ATX is a standard that applies to modern computers, but some OEMs don't follow it when building their systems. Check out this PDF http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/atx2_1.pdf and study page 10 after checking your own motherboard. That will determine if you can toss your hardware into a new box. Good luck! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-20-2005, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
ricer333 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 302 OS: Vista (on Laptop) WinXP Pro SP3 (on Desktop)	Thanks thank you very much. that documentation will provide the necessary information, i believe. will be looking at it soon. __________________ AMD X2 5000+ Black w/ XFX GeForce 8200 MoBo 4GB OCZ DDR2 RAM 3/4 of a TB of data storage between 2 HDD's (no RAID)