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Dimension 5150 - Blown board.

Yakuza · 2008-11-10 19:02:50

Hi all, My mother has the above PC which stopped working around two weeks ago (but it was giving gyp for around a month beforehand). I had it diagnosed, turns out the board is knackered, which would cost around €245 + €75 labour (and VAT on top) to fix, so I won't be going down that route. My question is, can I buy a…

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10-11-2008 8:02pm

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Yakuza

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Hi all,
My mother has the above PC which stopped working around two weeks ago (but it was giving gyp for around a month beforehand). I had it diagnosed, turns out the board is knackered, which would cost around €245 + €75 labour (and VAT on top) to fix, so I won't be going down that route.

My question is, can I buy a motherboard that will fit the same footprint as the Dell, so I can reuse all of the other components (ram, hdd, video card, processor) and the case, or should I start shopping for a new case, PSU and board (that can I can use with 3 year-old kit)?

Thanks

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#2 12-11-2008 11:46pm
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http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB4DELRD203&eq=&Tp

But they probably wont deliver to Ireland.

Anyway, any BTX mobo would do. As long as its LGA775, same specs etc.

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