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June 6th, 2015 22:00
Shifting components to a new case
Hi,
Currently I have a dell vostro 260s with core i3 2120 and 8gb ram.I would like upgrade the components by adding a discrete graphics card and a corsair VS 450 and would like to shift them to an ATX tower.Is this possible?Please help.
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rdunnill
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June 6th, 2015 23:00
Yes.
speedstep
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June 7th, 2015 11:00
None of the front panel connectors from ANY vendor other than dell are compatible with Dell motherboards.
This is not documented on dells site or any manual. You would have to ohm it out to find what pins go where.
babi1987
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June 7th, 2015 00:00
Thanks a lot.I would like to know whether the front panel connectors of the case are directly compatible with the the motherboard.The case is Zebronics annex w/o smps full tower cabinet.Will be GT 730 ddr5 be good enough for basic photo editing and watching movies/videos.
rdunnill
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June 7th, 2015 13:00
The board is mATX, and the connector pins are standard Molex. You may have to trace the wiring for the front panel connectors, but that is not difficult. I have done it for other Dell models: I have installed an aftermarket motherboard in an XPS 7100 chassis and an XPS 8500 motherboard in an aftermarket chassis.