Switching Cases

[Mgislason]

In order to upgrade my graphics card in my gateway sx2803, I wanted to upgrade the psu and got a Gtx 460. I need to get a larger case to fit the full height card, so I was thinking of getting something like an antec 300. Will this case work, are there any compatibility issues, and how do you switch over the parts?

 

[Max1s]

Yeah sure the antec 300 is a good case and the 460 isnt that long. It'll probly fit.
Gtx 460 is only 4.376 inches (111 mm) x 8.25 inches (210 mm)

You would just put the new PSU in the new case. (They will both fit if they are both ATX) Then you take out the old gpu and unscrew the mobo, then screw it back into the new case. (They will both fit if they are ATX) then you put in the new card and your done.

 

[dannoddd]

Before you buy it, double check the placement of the motherboard standoffs, and non ATX parts from the gateway. Idk if they do it, but dell, for example builds with a lot of proprietary stuff so that you can't move a motherboard into a non-dell chassis.

 

[Mgislason]

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