i hv freakin' ol' machine...a Dell Dimension 8100.

changed nothing xcept for da GC.

planning swap da psu?but not really sure bout it.worrying bout psu cant fit.

also wanting to keep da machine cool.

any idea how?

any forumers who's got da same machine, mayb u would like to share wit me some ideas?

thnx.

Any pictures? It will help.
And please don't take them from a website, we mean REAL pics
It will give us a better idea on what to do

yeah put some pic.. better to get some view...
also u can giv ur idea so that we can help on it..

Dell always uses proprietary PSUs n stuff. I highly doubt u can change the PSU. Anyway, pix pix pix pix!

what do u mean by proprietery PSU's ???

Custom made for DELL itself ??

I think i saw a shop in lowyat selling PSU's in different size and shape...

I think its 2 - 3 doors down beside Overclockers Paradise...

thnx fellas. yeah will get da pics in by 2nite or tmrw morning.

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had some trouble try uploading da pix.its says done but screen's blank.so i used this....

hey i too have one ol dell 8100 but it went dead last year

where you suppose i can get a new mobo?

btw you know that green cover over the heatsink?
if i lose it, will it do any harm to the heat level?
and what is your optimum heat right now?

i dont knw dude...hw do u check da temp in ur s.u?wat kinda tool?dont tell me its a thermometer...

usually the green thingy are for hot air to be suck out from CPU.. i got 1, the green thingy really need coz dell usually use passive heatsink for cooling the proc.. as long the hot air sukc out or the heatsink get cool enough, i think it wil work fine..

try 2 check with MBM5

Hey, I have a Dell at home too. Dell Dimesion 8300, now collecting dust because I have no idea how to mod it

IIRC, you'll definitely need to cut a hole at the back of the casing because Dell's PSUs don't have a switch, so there no hole for it ... Unless you plan to stick with the original PSU which can only be used with Dell motherboards

o yeah shit...i forgot...its a bit difficult to find da proper connectors....dang!
any solutions for that one guys?

which connector???

the pics cannot load...sigh..

hold on...will try n show ya'll wat kinda connector.
pic cant load?hmmm will fix dat later.

forgot to get da connector thingy....tmrw.