need help installing new mobo for dell dimension 4600i

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mikey4865

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hey everyone right now i have a standard dell dimension 4600i the mobo doenst have a pci express 16x slot which i need to run my geforce 7800 gtx oc (bfg) and i will also need to buy a better psu but dats another story. so i was wonderin if i could get some help finding a mobo, in the future i would also like to have a raid0 card but i hear that that can already b instaled in the mobo, i do have a wireless network card which i will need a pci slot for.
 
So, as I understand it, you want to replace you current dell mother board? You realize this would of course void any warranty. Anyway, I believe the psu for one is specialy provided to fit only the dell m/b, so that would need replaced. As far as a new m/b, tell us what type of cpu you have, socket, and what you want it for, to do with it?
 
well i wanan build a new computer but for now i wanan just b able to upgrade to a geforce 7800 and i need pci 16x slot, now i dont have one, i know i will need to get a psu but dats not a big deal, now just changing the mobo will b pretty difficult i think for a noob who doesnt have any expreience with computers. do i need to also buy a new cpu?
 
mikey4865 said:
well i wanan build a new computer but for now i wanan just b able to upgrade to a geforce 7800 and i need pci 16x slot, now i dont have one, i know i will need to get a psu but dats not a big deal, now just changing the mobo will b pretty difficult i think for a noob who doesnt have any expreience with computers. do i need to also buy a new cpu?
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dell makes there computers with powersupplies in that cant fit in any other computer so you cant just run off and buy a powersupply from tigerdirect or newegg and expect it to fit it wont work cause dell has to be stupid and change the powersupplies
 
i have a dell 4700 and i bought a psu from newegg.com and i had no problems at all, couldnt have been an easier installation process.
 
dell makes there computers with powersupplies in that cant fit in any other computer so you cant just run off and buy a powersupply from tigerdirect or newegg and expect it to fit it wont work cause dell has to be stupid and change the powersupplies
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Older dell's were, they used different pinouts than a normal ATX board. I don't think that they do it anymore, not sure though, crome would know though :D
 
any model I have seen recently and been able to get a main power pinout for have been different. That said I haven't checked what they use on the ultra expensive models just the mainstream sets.
 
hey everyone right now i have a standard dell dimension 4600i the mobo doenst have a pci express 16x slot which i need to run my geforce 7800 gtx oc (bfg)
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i wanan just b able to upgrade to a geforce 7800
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I assume you mean 7800GTX on the second quote, and that you've not actually bought the videocard yet (and thus avoiding an SLI issue)

in the future i would also like to have a raid0 card but i hear that that can already b instaled in the mobo, i do have a wireless network card which i will need a pci slot for.
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Yeah well most half-decent mobos support RAID right out of the box and, PCI slots are essentially plentifiul for non-OEM boards so you'll be fine
 
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