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    Dell mobo in standard case ?

    i got hold of an old dell 650 xeon but the case is a bit knackered. does anyone know if Dell mobo's fit into normall ATX cases ?


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    They use BTX rather than ATX for a lot of their pc's. I don't know about this one though. You can always modify the case a little to fit it..drill a few holes for the motherboard screws etc..

    Theres a few Dell XPS 710 cases on ebay at the moment..they are btx and very nice indeed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    They use BTX rather than ATX for a lot of their pc's. I don't know about this one though. You can always modify the case a little to fit it..drill a few holes for the motherboard screws etc..
    Or modify the board...drill a few holes...

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    bit too extreme for me

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