Dell Power Supply Questions.

Hello,

I have a quite old Dell Optiplex GX260 which has a 2.0GHz Pentium 4 Processor on a Intel 845G chipset. It has a slim power supply (not one found in a desktop tower) This is my only hardware I have access to, so please note, I will not be getting a new machine. However, I do have a small budget for upgrades. I would like to take almost all of the components out of the slimline case, and put them into a mid tower where I have a little more room for expandability and so forth. I would like to take the CD drive, hard drive, motherboard, CPU, and fans in that new case so I may have room for a video card, and other periphials.

My only concern is that I would not have an ATX power supply to put in the new case, as the one in the GX260 is a little tiny integrated type one. I have heard something like Dell has their own connections and what not. Does anyone know if this applies to me? Is there any other options or ideas that you may have? Can I purchase a cheap 300 or 400W ATX PSU? Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Adding this in...

Looking at Newegg, I see a few regular ATX power supplies that are about 300 or 400W, and seem that they have the same connectors as the one in the GX260 which has a power supply called the Dell 1N405. Have I just answered my own question?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182074

Thanks so much.

Thanks for posting. Yeah, I am actually on my laptop, sitting in Wi-Fi right now, so I am not exactly able to see the actual tag but...there is this website which has the power supply on it:

http://www.atxpowersupplies.com/18 [...] -1n405.php

I do not know how to tell whether a ATX supply would be compatible...any thoughts would be appreciated. =)

If I remember correctly, Dell stopped using "special" PSUs when they came out with the P4. P3s used special PSUs, but no P4s did. If so, thats a standard PSU pin out, just in a slim casing. Comb through Dells site and see if you can get a pinout of that PSU. If it matches the standard ATX spec, your good to go.

You'll need a new motherboard if you want to get that AMD CPU. Also you can get the "Lima" 2.7GHz AMD Athlon 64 CPU for the same price as the LE-1300

I am completely aware of having to have a new motherboard and such....actually, I will be needing everything new. (Almost)...I am a high school student, if that matters, and without a real job at the moment, and I figured since I am sort of a tech savvy guy, I would try the "building" game. (My good friend has built several PCs, so I am sure he could help ).

My budget is only about $250.00 at the moment, which to any gamer, is a smack in the face to new technologies, but this is what I am willing to spend. My priorities:

- School Work (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations)
- Internet (Youtube, Forums, Casual Browser Gaming)
- Small bit of 3D Work, (nothing my Pentium 4 couldn't take)
- Instant Messaging
- Occasional game (nothing really intensive: maybe a Civ game or Warcraft or Diablo)

Most of my stuff is low key...basic stuff. I myself, do not know what hardware to choose...

But I am pretty sure, I will skip getting a graphics card--I have a proposed AM2+ board that has integrated Nvidia 8200... which is quite descent for integrated accelerators, but it also is quite a bit cheaper that buying a real card, and Nvidia tends to have better drivers, especially for me, working on Ubuntu...

So that is where I am at. If anyone wants to commen further, go ahead.

PS I am using a 17 inch screen 1440X900.

Hey thanks, 4745454b for all of your support. The motherboard is a microATX board and it is about $75.00 which is slightly pricey for a uTX but it does have descent onboard video, so that I wont have to pay the extra $70 or so for a real card. Additionally, I believe there was a case on sale at MicroCenter. It was a Cooler Master case (uATX) for $30. Good reviews as well. I will look at the Dual Core CPUs

I wouldn't get that first one. Its the same price as this dual core.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103672

The sole advantage yours has is that its retail, so the HSF is included unlike my link and your second link. Adding a HSF latter will cause the price to go up. I think I saw one on newegg for $55 that was retail and free shipping, look for that one. (never mind, here it is.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103211

$75 + $53 + $50 (ram) = $178. This leaves $72 for new PSU and case. Re use your old drives, and I think your done. You MIGHT be able to find an Antec combo for ~$70, but you'll probably need some more $$$.

Here is the case and PSU, can you swing it? Its $80, and thats shipped.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129032

Good luck.