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.
In the last decade the STANDARDS of what the stuff in the case does has changed, but the basic stuff in the case has not. Just note what all your motherboard has onboard and buy another one the same, except WITHOUT the onboard video.
You can reuse your ram and your processor and all that.
Just make sure the new motherboard isn't bigger than the old one, otherwise it should fit,as they aren't as proprietary as they used to be.
I always build AMD systems, so I can't recommend a model, but perhaps someone else can.
Someone else, pick out this dude a mobo, he needs P4 support at 3 GHZ, onboard sound and lan, without onboard video.