would this fit/work...

jp198780 · 07-18-2006, 06:49 AM

if i bought a GX260 mobo, and put i tin my GX240? they look identical. i was going 2 buy a GX260 mobo, because it supports up 2 like a 3GHZ CPU, and like 2GB RAM, anybody know?

BigBrains57 · 07-18-2006, 07:49 AM

the cases are the same with dell's respective lines,i'm sure the mobo will fit

jp198780 · 07-18-2006, 08:08 AM

ok, i need a deffinate yes or no, because i dont want 2 get 1 and have it not fit, you know?

BigBrains57 · 07-18-2006, 08:17 AM

yeah, it should, they Dell uses the same layout on all theyre mobos/cases (in each category, XPS, Dimensions,Optiplex) itll fit fine

jp198780 · 07-18-2006, 08:55 AM

ok, thank you very much man.

BigBrains57 · 07-18-2006, 08:59 AM

no problem

[-0MEGA-] · 07-18-2006, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jp198780

ok, thank you very much man.

No offense bigbrains, but all you told him was that it would fit, you never said if it would work.

Does the GX260 motherboard support the 400Mhz Bus Northwood that you have (I think)?

Mattu · 07-18-2006, 01:53 PM

Here read all of this and see if it helps you jp:

Re: GX240 + Motherboard upgrade - OptiPlex - Upgrade Hardware - Dell Community Forum

Re: Upgrade systemboard Gx240 to GX260 - OptiPlex - Upgrade Hardware - Dell Community Forum

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jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	ok, i need a deffinate yes or no, because i dont want 2 get 1 and have it not fit, you know? __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	ok, thank you very much man. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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Mattu Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 431	Here read all of this and see if it helps you jp: Re: GX240 + Motherboard upgrade - OptiPlex - Upgrade Hardware - Dell Community Forum Re: Upgrade systemboard Gx240 to GX260 - OptiPlex - Upgrade Hardware - Dell Community Forum __________________ My Home Built Machine: Intel Pentium D 925 3GHz 1024MB DDR 2700 RAM Nvidia GeForce 7600 512MB Last edited by Mattu; 07-18-2006 at 02:17 PM.

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07-18-2006, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigBrains57 banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Dakota Age: 16 Posts: 546	the cases are the same with dell's respective lines,i'm sure the mobo will fit

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BigBrains57 banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Dakota Age: 16 Posts: 546	yeah, it should, they Dell uses the same layout on all theyre mobos/cases (in each category, XPS, Dimensions,Optiplex) itll fit fine

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BigBrains57 banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Dakota Age: 16 Posts: 546	no problem

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