Dell XPS 710 salvage

[Treefo]

I recently bought a storage locker and in side one of the "gems" was a Dell Xps 710. I had to buy a power cord to test it out and unfortunately it didn't work. All I got was an orange light on the motherboard and some buzzing then dead. I couldn't tell what fan had started up but I didn't last past 2 seconds.
My question is what can be salvaged? It does have twin GeForce 8800 gts 512 video cards and about 3TB in HD. I did a few quick searches and the power supply and MOBO are usually the first to go. I want to possibly build a gaming rig with as little as possible.
I know the cards are outdated but I really dont want to spend much.

 

[computer_nugget2]

you can salvage the ram, the cpu, the hard drives, the dvd drives, the video cards too. the computer is a good puter but sounds like the motherboard could be dead. only way to know is to see if it works with another power supply.

 

[Treefo]

you can salvage the ram, the cpu, the hard drives, the dvd drives, the video cards too. the computer is a good puter but sounds like the motherboard could be dead. only way to know is to see if it works with another power supply.

What is a good place to start as far as getting compatible MOBO and other components for this ancient relic?

 

[computer_nugget2]

well since its an old socket lga775, you can look an old lga 775 motherboard. one that is SLI capable.

you can probably find one on ebay.

or if you want to build with a new motherboard. you can buy this one. it takes ddr2 and ddr3 (supported seperately) and supports every lga775 cpu. but is not sli capable for obvious reasons. lol

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157359