Newegg Shipping and New Case

Counter-Strike · 07-22-2005, 07:54 PM

I am ordering a case on Newegg, the total comes to $58 with Fed-EX saver Shipping.

Here is the case I want:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144002

Will it work w/ my old Intel D845PT motherboard? Here is the link to the motherboard specs:

http://support.intel.com/support/mot.../cs-013206.htm

I am scared that the PSU won't work, the motherboard requires a 20-Pin PSU. Is that the standard or is 24-pin?

And finally, here is the link to the Dell 4400 I bought that I want to switch over:

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1101572

Could I be able to switch over the motherboard and the HD/CD-ROM w/ out having to buy new ones? I really don't want to have to RMA the case...

Now, I live in Ohio, and the warehouse is out in CA. They don't process orders until business days. And here is the problem, I am going on vacation on the 31st. Say they don't process the order until Tuesday, would it come before Saturday? Thanks!

Trotter · 07-22-2005, 08:03 PM

If you are trying to switch a Dell, you are in for some heartache.

The PSU will not work with your mobo. If you hook it up and try to start it, you'll fry the mobo.

Your mobo may have Intel D845PT chips, but it is a proprietary
design. It might bolt in, but it might not.

Dell makes their comps this way on purpose.

"Friends don't let friends buy Dells."

Counter-Strike · 07-22-2005, 08:04 PM

Ok, so what should I do?

How do you know the PSU won't work? It is a 20 pin connector I found out, looks fine to me.

And I didn't buy it my mom bought it for her own, and she doesn't use comps anymore hardly so she gave it to me.

Hacp · 07-22-2005, 08:05 PM

i'm not sure but doesn't pc power and cooling (forgive me if this is the wrong name) make dell PSUS? I would go with one of those.

Trotter · 07-22-2005, 08:07 PM

You could spring for a cheap Intel-compatable mobo and swap everything over... but you'd have to reinstall Windows.

Or you could swap out everything, PSU included. When a case is that cheap, the PSU is usually even cheaper...

Counter-Strike · 07-22-2005, 09:54 PM

Ok, look I just need to know how my Motherboard would fry, it doesnt make sense. The board is mATX, and the case is compatible w/ mATX, and the PSU and the motherboard is a 20-pin connector, so what is the deal?

timmer · 07-22-2005, 10:00 PM

ok thats not true about frying the dell i beleive that is a hoax so i do beleive everything will work just frine the mobo will work in th case but u may have to get a 24 pin to 20 pin connector i have one and u can get one on newegg i dont use. so if u wanna use the new psu just get a 24 to 20 pin adapter its a hoax aboput frying everything

Counter-Strike · 07-22-2005, 10:10 PM

Well now I don't know what to believe :S

07-22-2005, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	Newegg Shipping and New Case I am ordering a case on Newegg, the total comes to $58 with Fed-EX saver Shipping. Here is the case I want: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144002 Will it work w/ my old Intel D845PT motherboard? Here is the link to the motherboard specs: http://support.intel.com/support/mot.../cs-013206.htm I am scared that the PSU won't work, the motherboard requires a 20-Pin PSU. Is that the standard or is 24-pin? And finally, here is the link to the Dell 4400 I bought that I want to switch over: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1101572 Could I be able to switch over the motherboard and the HD/CD-ROM w/ out having to buy new ones? I really don't want to have to RMA the case... Now, I live in Ohio, and the warehouse is out in CA. They don't process orders until business days. And here is the problem, I am going on vacation on the 31st. Say they don't process the order until Tuesday, would it come before Saturday? Thanks! __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

07-22-2005, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,779	If you are trying to switch a Dell, you are in for some heartache. The PSU will not work with your mobo. If you hook it up and try to start it, you'll fry the mobo. Your mobo may have Intel D845PT chips, but it is a proprietary design. It might bolt in, but it might not. Dell makes their comps this way on purpose. "Friends don't let friends buy Dells." __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

07-22-2005, 08:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	Ok, so what should I do? How do you know the PSU won't work? It is a 20 pin connector I found out, looks fine to me. And I didn't buy it my mom bought it for her own, and she doesn't use comps anymore hardly so she gave it to me. __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

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Hacp Monster Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,013	i'm not sure but doesn't pc power and cooling (forgive me if this is the wrong name) make dell PSUS? I would go with one of those. __________________ 6600GT PCI-E for sale/Trade. Check the FS/FT forums on tech-forums for details. http://www.tech-forums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77816

07-22-2005, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trotter Admin Das BanHammer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 14,779	You could spring for a cheap Intel-compatable mobo and swap everything over... but you'd have to reinstall Windows. Or you could swap out everything, PSU included. When a case is that cheap, the PSU is usually even cheaper... __________________ *-Das Banhammer-* DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLI-D - AMD Athlon X2 4200+ w/ Zalman CNPS9500 2GB (2x1 GB) G.SKILL ZS Razer Lachesis - ATI 3850 w/Accelero S1

07-22-2005, 09:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	Ok, look I just need to know how my Motherboard would fry, it doesnt make sense. The board is mATX, and the case is compatible w/ mATX, and the PSU and the motherboard is a 20-pin connector, so what is the deal? __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

07-22-2005, 10:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
timmer Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,289	ok thats not true about frying the dell i beleive that is a hoax so i do beleive everything will work just frine the mobo will work in th case but u may have to get a 24 pin to 20 pin connector i have one and u can get one on newegg i dont use. so if u wanna use the new psu just get a 24 to 20 pin adapter its a hoax aboput frying everything __________________ Intel p4 HT 3.0GHz 1 16x Toshiba dvd burner 2 sticks of corsair ddr2 533mhz 512mb GeForce Fx 6600GT Asus P5LD2 HD AUDIO 480W thermaltake

07-22-2005, 10:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Counter-Strike Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,109	Well now I don't know what to believe :S __________________ Check out www.advancedgeeks.com Great new forum!

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