Case switching?

[brad11]

Hi guys i bought this pc yesterday HP Pavilion Desktop PC (A6030N), I dont like the black case it came with, its a bit crammed now with an 8800gts in it, how hard would it be to put it into a new case if i buy one off newegg.com? Can i get some easy details? Have no pics of it here, but you can google the name and find it, jus tlooking for some quick help! Otherwise ill pay the custom pc guy to do it if you recommend, ide prefer to do it myself though

[camaro_84]

Re: Case switching?

its hard to find something ur mobo will work in

[(TM)KillJoy]

Re: Case switching?

if its ATX it will fit in most mid towers ...but, somehow I doubt it.

[Scinto]

Re: Case switching?

micro-atx motherboards are used in Shuttle PC's

http://www.tosk.co.uk/8800/

check near the bottom of the list it shows quite a few Shuttle cases being able to hold 1 8800,

[=98=]

Re: Case switching?

I have a feeling that companies like Dell, HP, Sony use their own part sizes. For example, in my Dimension, the motherboard was smaller than most normal ones and the DVD drives it came with were extra long compared to normal components. Find out whether it uses industry standard sizes such as ATX, if it does then you should be OK.

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Re: Case switching?

I've swapped HP computers into other cases. The only thing that doesn't transfer over is the PSU, because the holes are in weird spots. Well, I was able to put the PSU in, but only 2 holes lined up and it wasn't really all that stable.