I want to change cases.

G · 05-21-2008, 03:50 PM

I like this one because it looks cool with the black/green leds. I have a Dell, so I guess I could just throw everything over? I'm not going to be building a hard core computer or anything. Hell, I'm probably not going to upgrade anything, just build a new one in a few years. Does this look ok to you spec wise? I'm not interested in your opinions on the colors. Do you know of any with this same color scheme that looks cool?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...max-_-11156078

I got my Dell like 3 years ago, if that helps any for size of my internals and shit.

**Vietnamese Crippler** · 05-21-2008, 03:59 PM

The thing with Dells is that, to me, it seems like the case and mobo are built to match one another. In other words, it would be really, REALLY hard to take the internals of a Dell and be able to successfully swap them into an "aftermarket" case without some kind of modification to the new case.

I'm not sure if that's what yours is like, but with my dad's two Dells that seems much like the case (no pun intended)

G · 05-21-2008, 04:04 PM

G · 05-21-2008, 04:04 PM

Is there anything I can do to verify it without having the new case to test fit?

**Vietnamese Crippler** · 05-21-2008, 04:14 PM

See, I'm not sure about how much of what I wrote can be applied to other Dells. I just know it's true for my dad's Dells.

I guess what you could do is compare your motherboard's layout to another similar board from another company's offerings (ASUS, Gigabyte, etc.) and see if they are similar enough, telling you that you could transfer stuff to another case.

Also, post a pic of a straight on picture of your computer's innards. Maybe I or someone else could tell you if you can transfer everything.

05-21-2008, 03:59 PM	#2
Vietnamese Crippler Unnecessarily awesome Posts: 8,323	The thing with Dells is that, to me, it seems like the case and mobo are built to match one another. In other words, it would be really, REALLY hard to take the internals of a Dell and be able to successfully swap them into an "aftermarket" case without some kind of modification to the new case. I'm not sure if that's what yours is like, but with my dad's two Dells that seems much like the case (no pun intended) Last edited by Vietnamese Crippler; 05-21-2008 at 04:01 PM.

05-21-2008, 04:04 PM	#4
G Selectively Social Posts: 16,336	Is there anything I can do to verify it without having the new case to test fit?

05-21-2008, 04:14 PM	#5
Vietnamese Crippler Unnecessarily awesome Posts: 8,323	See, I'm not sure about how much of what I wrote can be applied to other Dells. I just know it's true for my dad's Dells. I guess what you could do is compare your motherboard's layout to another similar board from another company's offerings (ASUS, Gigabyte, etc.) and see if they are similar enough, telling you that you could transfer stuff to another case. Also, post a pic of a straight on picture of your computer's innards. Maybe I or someone else could tell you if you can transfer everything.