Can I even replace the motherboard in this prebuilt HP case??

[Mrs91]

I got so far into researching new mobo/cpu I didn't stop to wonder if its possible to replace the mobo in this unit.

HPE-580T
Truckee-UL8E MB
Core i7-950 (Bloomfield) (130W), 3.0 GHz
2 x 750 GB drives in RAID 0 (1.5 TB usable storage capacity), 7200 rpm, SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)

I don't know if it matters but it was a configure to order type pc.
Upgraded frim GTX 460 to GTX 1060 3gb

I have read that some of these prebuilts may often have proprietary mounting points or I/O plate alignment.
Is there a way to know for sure a new mobo won't fit?

Here are some photos of my current set up.
https://imgur.com/a/fATCz0n

 

[SkyNetRising]

It would help, if you mentioned model name of your HP PC.

What's the reason for motherboard change btw?

 

[Mrs91]

It would help, if you mentioned model name of your HP PC.

What's the reason for motherboard change btw?

Sorry I realized I forgot that! I was just adding that in edits

It's about 7 years old pretty sluggish, but the GPU just died so I replaced that and thought about what else I could replace... after many forum posts I decided it may be time to upgrade a few things and realized I needed somewhat of my own rebuild.
Also the RAM is difficult expensive to upgrade because its triple maxed out at 4gb each.
and could use a summer project.

 

[zoltan.boese]

I just answered a similar question last week, read here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3747366/moving-prebuilt-parts-case.html

 

[SkyNetRising]

Board layout looks standard mATX. PSU connectors also standard.
I see no problem replacing it with another mATX board.

 

[Mrs91]

ahh okay.
my worry is that I can’t move the I/o plate which has been a reported issue with prebuilt type PCs.
A lot of the back of the case has rivets so they can’t be removed as far as I know. I can’t be certain unless I take out the board I guess..?

Most boards I have seen have extra I/o like hdmi and dvid inputs that are in the way of the bottom back of the case where the i/o plate is which is an issue if it can’t be removed.

 

[drea.drechsler]

I got so far into researching new mobo/cpu I didn't stop to wonder if its possible to replace the mobo in this unit.

HPE-580T
Truckee-UL8E MB
Core i7-950 (Bloomfield) (130W), 3.0 GHz
2 x 750 GB drives in RAID 0 (1.5 TB usable storage capacity), 7200 rpm, SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)

I don't know if it matters but it was a configure to order type pc.
Upgraded frim GTX 460 to GTX 1060 3gb

I have read that some of these prebuilts may often have proprietary mounting points or I/O plate alignment.
Is there a way to know for sure a new mobo won't fit?

Here are some photos of my current set up.
https://imgur.com/a/fATCz0n

That LOOKS like a micro-ATX form factor board. But looks can be deceiving! The things to watch for are the mounting holes and the dimensions and location of the I/O panel. This could be a big help if you can get access to take measurements:

https://www.silverstonetek.com/techtalk_cont.php?tid=wh11_008&area=usa

Just scan down to find the microATX form factor critical dimensions.

The other thing I note from pictures, though, is HP located things ABOVE the motherboard so that means you have to be careful about clearance above the particular board you're looking at.

 

[gewone]

@Mrs91 :

How did this work out for you? If you even proceeded? I'm in front of the same task, have laid hands on an old (2008) HP desktop PC with a crappy motherboard not even providing an AGP slot, and absolutely no PCI-e slot, and the onboard graphics is D-Sub and crappy as **** and since specs on motherboard (M2N68-LA) says it's just a mATX one, I thought this could actually be worth switching. Case is pretty small tho! Ideas?

 

[USAFRet]

@Mrs91 :

How did this work out for you? If you even proceeded? I'm in front of the same task, have laid hands on an old (2008) HP desktop PC with a crappy motherboard not even providing an AGP slot, and absolutely no PCI-e slot, and the onboard graphics is D-Sub and crappy as **** and since specs on motherboard (M2N68-LA) says it's just a mATX one, I thought this could actually be worth switching. Case is pretty small tho! Ideas?

3 years later...

It would be better for you to create a new thread for your particular situation.

Give us details of the whole system.
Make/model, etc, etc.