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JCKnife:

Okay, my cab project has hit a horriffic snag.

My brand new Dell PC has no AGP Port for my AVGA card.

Guys, I used to be fairly "in the know" about PC hardware but I've gotten out of touch. Is there anything I can do to add my AVGA card to this system? It's a Dell Dimension 3000.

Otherwise I guess I've gotta find some way to sell it and start all over.

I've got a WG-D9200 on the way, too, so using the AVGA is a must.

JustMichael:

Which 9200 is it because can't they do more than the 15khz?

paigeoliver:

You can get by with the onboard dell video until you replace your motherboard.

Luckily you can probably get some bucks for your dell mobo on ebay.

All you need is a new motherboard which supports the same processor your old one did, be sure and get one that HAS an AGP port, insead of onboard video.

Name brand computers hardly ever have AGP ports.

JCKnife:

Okay, that sounds sensible enough.

I read somewhere that Dell cases are somewhat proprietary...will an ordinary motherboard fit in one?

I haven't cracked this case open yet. I assume the integrated audio is part of the mobo so I either need to find a replacement that has it or get a sound card, I guess.

Any recommendations? What else do I need to be looking for?

Processor is a P4 3GHz.

What abou the memory? I transfer it over?

Geez it's been over a decade since I mucked about inside a PC case.



civic83:

In general only dell supplied parts will fit most of their cases.

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