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what type of Case i have, it was a prebuilt computer and i want to customize some parts lol
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| You dont. Prebuild cases are pretty generic.
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| Hero wrote: | | You dont. Prebuild cases are pretty generic. |
oh so like i cant switch the Mobo's then?
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| Probably not. I honestly don't know but since its prebuild the mobo screw holes could be off. Just buy a new case, they come as cheap as 20 bucks.
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| Daniel. wrote: | | Hero wrote: | | You dont. Prebuild cases are pretty generic. |
oh so like i cant switch the Mobo's then? |
You can, you just need to be able to tell what kind of board the case uses. If you don't know any information about the case, then find information about the board currently in it.
Start -> Run -> Type in: msinfo32
(If on Vista/Win7 just type it in the search box and hit enter.)
You can use a program like CPU-Z to pull your system information:
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Which under the mainboard tab you should see your boards information which you can lookup to find out if it is an ATX or ATX-mini etc. board. (If CPU-Z doesn't already state it.) Then you can find the specifications of the board (size and such) to find out which boards can fit inside your case and so on.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: How to tell... |
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| Daniel. wrote: | | what type of Case i have, it was a prebuilt computer and i want to customize some parts lol |
What parts do you plan to customize? And what kind of customizing do you intend to do?
It would be easier to help you if you were more specific.
If you are just upgrading parts, then you need to make sure the parts (i.e. Drives, Graphic card, Video Cards, RAM, etc) are compatible with your motherboard. You can't install an IDE harddrive or a IDE DVD/CDROM drive on a motherboard with only SATA connectors, and vice versa. And you can't install a PCI-E graphics card on a motherboard that only has PCI slots. As for the PSU, make sure you know the form factor of your case before you upgrade your power supply. The PSU maybe too big or too small for your case, or the power inset may not fit the metal panel of your case. Also, full sized video cards or other full sized PCI/PCI-E devices will not fit in a slim tower.
Good luck. =)
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