ok, here's the quick summary:
i want to upgrade my graphics card to a GTX560 ti, but my current case does not have enough space and airflow, so i want to buy a new one from newegg or somewhere else and just move my OEM motherboard to the new case.
my computer is a upgraded compaq presario cq5221F, with a pegatron NARRA5 motherboard.
Questions:
1. Do you know if i need to install spacers on the OEM mobo? (i've done builds for other people before, so i know how to install a motherboard.)
2. What case should i get? I would like it to be under USD $50 just to be cheap, and preferably a bottom mounted PSU with adequate airflow.
3. I can't tell if the backplate comes out. How can I check without having to remove the motherboard?
Misc.Info:
Current GPU: MSI N9800GT OC
Planned upgrade to: EVGA GTX560 ti superclocked
(The heatsink I installed on my cpu is ridiculously hard to install, could i lift the mobo out with the heatsink and RAM still attached to it safely?)
I've been looking at these cases: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Under USD $50 please
I like cases that let you see inside the case, but if it looks good with no glass (like the NZXT phantom)
The reason i have a OEM office computer is because it was a gift from a friend and I didn't feel like starting a new build.
i want to upgrade my graphics card to a GTX560 ti, but my current case does not have enough space and airflow, so i want to buy a new one from newegg or somewhere else and just move my OEM motherboard to the new case.
my computer is a upgraded compaq presario cq5221F, with a pegatron NARRA5 motherboard.
Questions:
1. Do you know if i need to install spacers on the OEM mobo? (i've done builds for other people before, so i know how to install a motherboard.)
2. What case should i get? I would like it to be under USD $50 just to be cheap, and preferably a bottom mounted PSU with adequate airflow.
3. I can't tell if the backplate comes out. How can I check without having to remove the motherboard?
Misc.Info:
Current GPU: MSI N9800GT OC
Planned upgrade to: EVGA GTX560 ti superclocked
(The heatsink I installed on my cpu is ridiculously hard to install, could i lift the mobo out with the heatsink and RAM still attached to it safely?)
I've been looking at these cases: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Under USD $50 please
I like cases that let you see inside the case, but if it looks good with no glass (like the NZXT phantom)
The reason i have a OEM office computer is because it was a gift from a friend and I didn't feel like starting a new build.