Motherboard Type ATX

[balrogkiller12]

Hello,

Does anyone know what type of motherboard the Dell Dimension E520 can support? ATX micro ATX etc?

Thanks in advance

 

[R4lNM4N]

Well, here's the owner's manual.

No mention of form factor in there. They refer to it a "system board".

Be very wary of upgrading pre-built, big-name boxes like this. DELL ESPECIALLY. Gosh I hate dell. They're often proprietary form factors and even simple hard drive or RAM upgrades won't be compatible (unless you buy their proprietary components directly from them). Much less a graphics card. Dell is notorious for this crap.

Well, well, well lookie what I found - Dell proprietary b/s. Here's the link to their own support community with a verified answer. Did I mention Dell sucks?

 

[bignastyid]

That system is BTX. You are not going to find any boards made in the last few years that will fit BTX was kind of a flop.

 

[balrogkiller12]

Well, here's the owner's manual.

No mention of form factor in there. They refer to it a "system board".

Be very wary of upgrading pre-built, big-name boxes like this. DELL ESPECIALLY. Gosh I hate dell. They're often proprietary form factors and even simple hard drive or RAM upgrades won't be compatible (unless you buy their proprietary components directly from them). Much less a graphics card. Dell is notorious for this crap.

Well, well, well lookie what I found - Dell proprietary b/s. Here's the link to their own support community with a verified answer. Did I mention Dell sucks?

Hey R4IN.

Thank you for answering. I want a new mobo cus I got an intel i5 2500 but found out that my current mobo only accepts Dual Core 2. So thats unfortunate. Would it be possible to buy a desktop with only a socket 1155 mobo in it?

 

[balrogkiller12]

That system is BTX. You are not going to find any boards made in the last few years that will fit BTX was kind of a flop.

Thanks for the short but precice answer. I just need a new mobo for my i5 2500 but seems like it wont fit in my current Dell!

 

[R4lNM4N]

Unfortunate indeed. Here are 3 compatible boards at newegg.com.

You'll need compatible RAM too. Old RAM and motherboard pricing can be funky. If it were me, I'd try to sell off the i5 and put it towards a newer system. By the time you build around that old processor, it won't really save that much compared to getting all new/current gear.