Alienware CPU Liquid cooling and fans and PSU on new Motherboard

Jimzaay

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Hello. Would my Alienware Aurora R4 CPU Liquid Cooling and the fans and PSU inside go on a new motherboard that is inside a different case (Corsair Carbide Spec 03)? Because my Alienware Aurora R4 Case is too big and us taking up too much space and my office is small. I will be getting a different CPU as the motherboard I want is LGA1150. Will I have to get new Cooling and a new CPU? Thanks.
 

The_Man12

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Wait, I'm confused, are you going to change motherboards? Or are you going to move everything to the new case? You can just move everything (motherboard, PSU, cooling, HDDs, etc) to the new case no problems without having to buy anything (just don't take the cooler of the CPU if not then you're going to have to reapply the thermal paste). If you're going to change motherboards then depending on the new motherboard you might have to buy a new CPU if the old one is not compatible (or I'm guessing you want to upgrade it) and you will definitely have to reapply the thermal paste. Other than that, yes, you can move your PSU, fans, everything to the new case.
 

Jimzaay

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I have sorted everything now all I need to know now is; Will my Alienware Aurora R4 875W PSU Go inside of the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard and will fit into the Corsair Carbide spec-03
 

The_Man12

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Yes it should. Just make sure that it's a standard sized PSU (I don't know if it might be a proprietary Dell power supply), anyway I wouldn't trust an OEM power supply personally so I would rather get a Corsair HX850i since it already has a 875w one installed.