Aurora R5, components to new case?

any thing is possible,  given time , cash and labor.  anything.

the question is what forum factor is the mobo.

and which one the mobo has stickers on it declaring what is there.

like

1NYPT Grade B?

looks ATX size to me, (best I can do gandering afar  in ebay)  so get a case marked ATX/microATX

most ATX case are both,  as micro is  sub set of ATX full.  the sticker with red circle below is Dell P/N D:P/N

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@Zac 123 wrote:

Hello, I’m a bit of a technical noob. I wondered if I could move my Alienware Aurora R5 to a new case, GPU, CPU, Motherboard, etc etc. 

Thanks.

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Look at this post for a XPS 8930 case swap and use the motherboard header part as a reference.   The header and front panel connections on the Aurora R5 are going to be different but if you take the time to study the function of each motherboard header and front panel connection it may be possible.  

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-Case-Swap-CPU-Liquid-Cooler-temps-Upgrade-summary/m-p/7284370

Then there is well discussed issue of the tricky power switch/LED wiring, rear IO Panel, possible component firmware requirements for the case swap to work without startup errors.  Very possible, but not an easy undertaking if you are technically challenged.  

The reason the case swap in the XPS 8930 was required is the lack of cooling options in the stock case primarily and the fan noise under gaming and video editing loads.  The other option which is viable was to add a H60 (2018) liquid cooler to the case but that required cutting into the case.  I was also able to add a Sea Hawk liquid cooled GPU to the case but that also required some cutting into the case as well.

These are not issues in the Aurora R5 from what I could see unless you have reached the thermal limits of the CPU liquid cooler from overclocking or want to add a hybrid liquid cooled GPU without possibly cutting into the case.

Good luck!

Took a quick look at the motherboard.   With the R5/R6/R7 models there is no front panel connector on the motherboard for Power.  Rather the power switch connections are part of the LED controller cable that plugs into the long white motherboard header (17 in manual) called the LED controller connector. 

It's a two part cable, shown below:

The Power switch/LED circuit board module with connector cable is in the upper part of the case.  Which then plugs into another set of cables (shown below) to case LED boards and the connector that plugs into that long white motherboard header under the second GPU slot on the lower left.

Yikes.

Would likely have to bring that entire unit into the new case for testing (whether you got a startup error with only the power button pins connected).  And that's if you are able to actually figure out which pins on that connector are for power.   If you look at the power switch board below (R7 version) that plugs into the extender cable above it looks like it might be possible to trace the wiring for the power button and pins.  Would take some investigating.....but think it can be done

Who knows what other firmware requirements there are for each fan header, for example, at startup.  It would take some trial and error.  

Most of the headers are standard Intel spec but there is always the chance of something quirky Dell has built into the BIOS for startup like with USB ports and card reader headers in the newer XPS 8930.  Then again it might be just a simple startup error free case swap like it was for the XPS 8910 and XPS 8920.

Not for the technically challenged.