[SOLVED] So i have a old Optiplex 7010, i want to upgrade my CPU, motherboard, and RAM...

[justarandom12]

So im currently upgrading my Motherboard, CPU, and RAM, im going to keep the 7010 case right now, can anyone tell me if the case can fit a standard ATX board inside?, Thanks!

 

[drea.drechsler]

So im currently upgrading my Motherboard, CPU, and RAM, im going to keep the 7010 case right now, can anyone tell me if the case can fit a standard ATX board inside?, Thanks!

It looks to fit an mATX (the 4 I/O slot covers are the giveaway). You'll also need new CPU cooling and a PSU. From the looks of it, the case will have horrible ventilation: either some clever work with a hack saw and drill will be necessary to open it up for airflow or don't plan on a powerful processor and GPU. You may need to drill some holes for the motherboard if Dell did not follow the ATX standard.

View: https://youtu.be/eVIjWJREri4

 

[justarandom12]

You'll also need new CPU cooling and a PSU. From the looks of it, the case will have horrible ventilation. Either some clever work with a hack saw and drill will be necessary to open it up for airflow or don't plan on a powerful processor and GPU.

View: https://youtu.be/eVIjWJREri4

i will try to get just enough in my budget to get a PSU, as for the CPU cooling, id use the one coming from my new cpu, also ventilation isn't really a problem since the SATA cable for my HDD is sticking out of the case, and i can't cram it in there and cover it, so i have to clean it monthly, my GPU is the GTX 950 OCV2 2G GDDR5 by MSI, im probably going to use the i7-3770, 3770K. i don't really care about DDR3/DDR4 ram just because the LGA1155 socket boards (as far as i know don't support DDR4, so, a bummer, but i can use the 2x 4G sticks of ram i will buy and use it with my old 4G sticks.)

 

[drea.drechsler]

i will try to get just enough in my budget to get a PSU, as for the CPU cooling, id use the one coming from my new cpu, also ventilation isn't really a problem since the SATA cable for my HDD is sticking out of the case, and i can't cram it in there and cover it, so i have to clean it monthly, my GPU is the GTX 950 OCV2 2G GDDR5 by MSI, im probably going to use the i7-3770, 3770K. i don't really care about DDR3/DDR4 ram just because the LGA1155 socket boards (as far as i know don't support DDR4, so, a bummer, but i can use the 2x 4G sticks of ram i will buy and use it with my old 4G sticks.)

also note what i added: it fits mATX, not ATX.

 

[justarandom12]

also note what i added: it fits mATX, not ATX.

yes, i read that, im going to buy a mATX board, thanks for the help!