Can I put a new mother board in my Dell dimension 1100

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I am rebuilding an old dell dimension 1100 that only supports ddr 1 ram and I want to know if it would be worth putting a new motherboard in it along with cpu, processor, and some ddr3 16gb ram

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i didn't mean that to be taken too literally. They're hard to find now because that's what most people did with them. i got one for free because i stopped someone from throwing it away. It went 3.45GHz quad core overclocked. Too slow compared to the E520 so it's sitting in my closet. It would just about equal a Q9650 at stock speed. The E520 @ 3.72GHz is much faster.
At userbenchmark.com the E520 identifies itself as DM061. the non OC QX6800 scores 26%, the OC ones 43-44% CPU
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-DM061/1322
The optiplex 780 scores 40% with a O9650, and 38% with a Q9550 CPU rating. Good enough for a cheap entry level gaming computer.
There were even a couple Q6600 scoring 36% because they were OC to 3GHz. but the...
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I like playing with old Dells but that ones too old to be useful in itself, and Dell builds enough of each computer that interchngeability isn't important to them. They add features and change them and have unpublished pinouts for various things. It's not at all like aftermarket ATX clones where everything fits everything else.
 
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Pawn shops, Goodwill, local flea market, Craigslist...

Generally, though...to "fix up" won't gain any real performance benefit.
Anything old enough to be really cheap would require all new parts. All of them, often including the case.
 
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Dell T3400 workstations can be found. They support up to Q9650 CPU and dual GPUs. QX9650 can be overclocked with Throttlestop software.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-Precision-WorkStation-T3400/3505
Dell T3500 are a little More but W3690 CPU (6 coreX3.47Ghz) and 3 channnel DDR3 memory can give modern performance.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-Precision-WorkStation-T3500--/2522
if money is tight an Optiplex 780 MT can run Q9650, 16GB DDR3 ans Zotac GTX1050 Mini. (or even 1050Ti).
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-OptiPlex-780/3883
All of these have issues with newer Radeon GPUs. R7-XXX (not 285) and older HDxxxx cards work and can crossfire in the workstations.
 
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Just because it looks like a PC does not mean is it worth messing with.

For that Dell 1100....a new case is the cheapest of the parts you'll have to replace.
And in which situation, you've simply built a new PC.
 
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The planet is rather large, with many varied places to obtain PC parts.
New, used, where are you, how much is "cheap"?
I've found working PC's for free, out on the road for the trash guy.
 
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Millions of the computers I mentioned are being scrapped or sold as surplus every day. Local ads, recyclers, the usual internet supects will all have them. I would say look for one with a decent CPU (Q9550 is good)and 6-8 GB RAM installed. Older ones like Opti 745, Dimension E520, or Dimension 9200 should be really cheap. They use older CPUs like Q6700 which are cheaper but can run up to QX6800 also. You want the Towers, not the smaller ones. GPU ifit is a little tricky but it gets done all the time.
 
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So I’m slow at learning things basically your saying to check scrapyardspawn shops and thift stores. And to find one with mid or full tower, with a decent cpu or at least 6 to 8 gb of ram.
 
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