switching motherboard on a dell

ok so I want to switch my original dell motherboard out to a different one. but I want one that will be compatable with my cpu ram power supply ECT... I have 2 different kinds of ram. Where would I find this info out and what is compatable with what.
thank u

 

or should I ask is it possible?

 

download CPUz, to find out what kind of RAM cpu etc you have.

post back the screenies of each tab and ill be able to help

 

geat thank u so much! in this pigture I only showed 2/4 ram slots because slot 1 and 3 are the same kind, also slot 2 and 4 are the same, they all just have different serial numbers.
thanks again

Hmm Im not sure how to post a picture on a forum, could you send me your email so I can send it to u? or just reply it here? my email is pricejr at gmail.com

 

upload them to imageshack.us

 

great thank you here is the site :

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1/88887093kc9.jpg

 

please let me know if there is more info you need

 

ok thats good. you have a DDR2 mobo, and with a newish mobo.

the onyl thing i need now is to know, when you take your sidepanel off to look inside, when facing it head on, do you take off the right panel or the left?

 

OK when the pc is facing me (the power, reset, and cd drives are what i am looking at), then the right pannel comes off. Also I just ordered this video card, i was quite positive that it is compatable with my CURRENT mobo, do you know off the top of your head if it is?
link to video card :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127329

I am not sure if I have PCI express 2.0 , that is what i am worried about.

 

okay, thanks for baring with me youve been brill.


the 8800GT is a superb card, and its work fine.

sorry to say though, is you case will be incomatible with your new mobo.

also, on the PSU what are the Rails and AMPs:

EG

5V 12V1 12V2
20A 20A 20A
Combined 37A

etc?

 

ya I just found that out, i talked to dell. So I guess my motherboard should have a PCI express 2.0 then heh. I am not sure how to find my rails and amps, and i dont know what the PCU is, ill look it up, but if you see this before i find an answer it would be great if you could tell me where to get that info. I should be thanking you for putting all this effort in thank u!

 

actually, your mobo wont be PCIE2.0 but the 8800GT is backwards compatible.

and the PSU is the power supply unit.

on it, you should be able to see the information.

you will need a new case for a new mobo (motherboard)

and check if your PSU has a 6pin connector on it.

 

here is some info that may help, the original specs :

Specifications
Dell™ XPS™ 410 Service Manual



Processor

Processor type
Intel® Pentium® 4
Intel® Pentium® D
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo

Level 2 (L2) Cache
at least 2 MB on Intel Pentium D, Pentium 4, and Core processors



Memory

Type
dual-channel 533-, 667-, and 800-MHz DDR2

Memory connectors
four

Memory capacities
512 MB or 1 GB

Maximum memory
4 GB

BIOS address
F0000h



Computer Information

Chipset
Intel P965 Express Chipset

DMA channels
eight

Interrupt levels
24

BIOS chip (NVRAM)
4 MB

NIC
Integrated Intel 82566DC Gigabit Network Connection

System clock
800- or 1066-MHz data rate (depending on your processor)



Video

Type
PCI Express



Audio

Type
Sigmatel 9227 audio codec

Internal 7.1 channel or PCI option cards



Expansion Bus

Bus type
PCI 32-bit (PCI Specification 2.2)
PCI Express x1, x4, and x16 (PCI express 1.1a)

Bus speed
PCI: 33 MHz

PCI Express:100 MHz

Bus throughput
PCI Express:

x1 slot bidirectional speed - 500 MB/s

x4 slot bidirectional speed - 2 GB/s

x16 slot bidirectional speed - 8 GB/s




PCI


connectors
three

connector size
120 pins

connector data width (maximum)
32 bits




PCI Express (x1)


connector
one x1

connector size
36 pins

connector data width (maximum)
1 PCI Express lane




PCI Express (x4)


connector
one x4 (x8 connector wired as x4 electrically)

connector size
98 pins

connector data width (maximum)
4 PCI Express lanes




PCI Express (x16)


connector
one x16

connector size
164 pins

connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes



Drives

Externally accessible:
two 3.5-inch drive bays (FlexBay)

two 5.25-inch drive bays

Available devices
serial ATA drives, floppy drive, Media Card Reader, DVD drive, and DVD/CD-RW combo drive

Internally accessible:
two 3.5-inch hard-drive bays



Connectors

External connectors:

Video (external card)
15-pin VGA connector

28-pin DVI connector

Network adapter
RJ-45 connector

USB
two front-panel, six back-panel, and two internal USB 2.0-compliant connectors.

Audio
seven back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, rear surround, side surround, center/subwoofer Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel, and S/PDIF; two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone

System board connectors:

Serial ATA
six 7-pin connectors

FlexBay Drive
USB 9-pin header for optional Media Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)

Fan
5-pin connectors

PCI
three 120-pin connectors

PCI Express x1
36-pin connector

PCI Express x4 /x8
98-pin connector

PCI Express x16
164-pin connector

Thermal sensor 1x2
2-pin connector

PS/2 and serial port connector 2x12
24-pin connector

Floppy
33-pin connector



Controls and Lights

Power control
push button

Power light
green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state.

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with the power supply inside the computer. If the system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light, this indicates a problem with the system board (see Power Lights).

Hard-drive access light
green

Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)
green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer.

orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer.

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network.

Activity light (on integrated network adapter)
yellow light — Blinking indicates activity on the network.

Diagnostic lights
four lights on the front panel (see Diagnostic Lights)

Standby power light
AUXPWR on the system board



Power

DC power supply:

Wattage
375 W

Heat dissipation
1280 BTU/hr

Note: Heat dissapation is calculated based upon the power supply wattage rating.

Voltage (see the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information)
90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz

Backup battery
3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell



Physical

Height
46.05 cm (18.13 in)

Width
18.75 cm (7.38 in)

Depth
45.42 cm (17.88 in)

Weight
12.7 kg (28 lb)



Environmental

Temperature:

Operating
10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)

Storage
–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

Relative humidity
20% to 80% (noncondensing)

Maximum vibration:

Operating
0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min

Storage
0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min

Maximum shock:

Operating
bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec)

Storage
27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec (508 cm/sec)

Altitude:

Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage
–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)




------------Here is an image of my power supply info----------

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/462/psuud0.jpg

I am willing to get a new case

If this is what you mean by a 6 pin connector then no It looks like i only have a 4 :

( http://images.google.com/imgres?img...er+supply&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBR_enUS268US268 )

 

yes i did mean that cable.

your PSU is more than enough for it.

mmm....

do you have two molex cables free?

 

i need to overclock my cpu and i cant with this mobo because its dell

 

hmm looks like i only have 1 total and it is not being used.

 

looks like you will need a new mobo case and PSU

 

ok, what powersupply should I get? and is there a mobo that is compatable with all my hardware?

 

or maybe it would be easier to just buy a new cpu and psu?