Question Reuse old PC case, power supply and fan to build new PC

[peterng70]

Budget Range: affordable
System Usage : full stack software development. No games.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.ca, newegg.ca
Location: Canada
Additional Comments:
This is my first pc build.
I am looking for a Ryzen 8500G, no dedicated GPU, no WiFi, no RGB system.
Can I reuse the PC case, power supply and fan from an old Acer prebuilt to build a new PC?
The case is 17x14x7 inches ( https://photos.app.goo.gl/P69GLsXSgD4kgfGCA ).
The old motherboard size is 9.6 × 8.9 in.
Will a 9.6-in x 9.6-in motherboard fit the old case?
The old case do not have a USB-C port, what is an affordable USB-C cable / adaptor as a workaround?
If the old case cannot be reused, please suggest an affordable, easy to setup case for MicroATX motherboard.
If I cannot reuse the 180W power supply, please suggest an affordable one.
Please also suggest affordable fans.

 

[Lafong]

Don't know how old that Acer is.

The older, the less likely it is to reuse the case.

A 180 watt PSU is virtually useless today. Even more so if old.

Regardless of age, pre-built PCs are notorious for being poor upgrade candidates.

I'd think for 200 or less Canadian, you could get a tolerable new case and power supply. The 8500G isn't power hungry as I recall.

Not sure what "affordable" means to you. 200 may be a very big deal?

 

[albertkao]

Don't know how old that Acer is.

The older, the less likely it is to reuse the case.

A 180 watt PSU is virtually useless today. Even more so if old.

Regardless of age, pre-built PCs are notorious for being poor upgrade candidates.

I'd think for 200 or less Canadian, you could get a tolerable new case and power supply. The 8500G isn't power hungry as I recall.

Not sure what "affordable" means to you. 200 may be a very big deal?

Would you mind suggesting link for a tolerable new case, power supply and fans?

 

[Moonstick2]

From the Vista sticker and the processor (Athlon 5200), that PC is more than 15 years old. The PSU wouldn't have even been good at the time, and as for the case, never mind USB-C as you won't even have USB 3.

For your purposes the PC is junk. You could probably eBay the (working?) processor/motherboard/RAM as people do buy vintage tech for retro PC builds. HDD just destroy or erase and bin/sell, depending on what's on it.

This is whole new PC time, so what have you bought or obtained already if anything? That could influence case and PSU recommendations. What monitor do you have? If it's as old as the PC you should be budgeting for a replacement really.

With a system as basic as you're wanting to build, any new case is going to work no matter how cheap. For example, you could go as cheap as possible at 35 CAD, or up your budget to 45 CAD. Except on the $45 case it has no 5.25" bay and you might need that, or you might hate the look so you might consider spending 55 CAD on a decent make. Or it might be you think 80 - 100 CAD is affordable which gives you far more options. But it might be that you haven't budgeted for RAM or a new SSD...

Case and PSU are the last pieces of the puzzle, not the first. You also need to be more specific with terms such as "affordable" and "tolerable" as they're so relative.