tower to motherboard

[1337dingo]

i grabbed my self this http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_733&products_id=12925
an antec 600 and you know all those cables the come out of the front like for the power button and reset and usb's, well the motherboard i have doesnt seem to be able to use them, i got the motherboard out of a school computer wich was a dell optiplex 755 this is the motherboard
http://www.barebonekit.net/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB4DELOPTGM819&eq=&Tp=
can anyone recommend a motherboard

 

[johnb35]

Do you need a motherboard for a certain cpu or are you building all new? The reason why you can't use a new case for a dell motherboard is because dell uses a single connector for case and usb connections and it won't be able to connect to a standard motherboard.

 

[1337dingo]

rite ok, yea im building new, just took the cpu and motherboard out of a dell i got from school, thought it would be a cheeper option, apparently not haha, oh well, got any sugestions for new mb and cpu?

 

[johnb35]

budget? I'd probably recommend a quad core amd build unless you got the money then go for intel sandy bridge.

 

[1337dingo]

hmm budget just for motherboard and cpu probly about 300

 

[linkin]

Easy.

CPU: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_345&products_id=11301

Mobo: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_803&products_id=16045 (I can't find the Extreme3 880G which is better because it has better VRM/MOFSETs - try looking elsewhere)

 

[cabinfever1977]

i put my dell dimenion 2400 motherboard in a new Hec Blitz case. The usb jack on the board is standard and matches the new cases plug. usb / audio-mic/ and power plus leds are on separate connectors on my dell board and i was able to wire them to my new case using a wire diagram for my board that i found online. My dell power supply also is a regular atx power supply and not a special one like most people say,except new power supplys have one extra wire that should be removed.

But the dell optiplex 755 front panel has power/led/usb/audio on one small chip board,the wires coming from that do connect to separate places on the mother board and those wires could be hard wired to the wires on the new case if you could find a wire diagram of optiplex 755 motherboard jacks.

Probally easier to get a new mother board and cpu:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/ComboDeals.aspx?ComboStoreID=1&name=CPUs-Motherboards