would this fit/work...

[jp198780]

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]

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

 

[jp198780]

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

 

[BigBrains57]

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

 

[jp198780]

ok, thank you very much man.

 

[BigBrains57]

no problem

 

[Geoff]

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]

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