Need help

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 13:44

OK i'm going to buy This AMD Phenom II X4 820 to upgrade an older system.
I was planning to put it into my older system a Dell Optiplex GX620 tower case.
I heard this was not possible? Can you guys clear things up for me? I wasn't planning to buy a case or a PSU thats why i was going to put it into this system...

Thanks

--TidusJar

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 13:46

It looks funny.

Can you uplaod some pictures?

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 13:50

I'm not at home now but here are some i found:

http://www.pcretro.com/jeremy/Optiplex_GX620.JPG

This is what it look like exactly the same!
http://www.colindiponio.com/images_wp/gx1024x768.JPG

It has the bigass fan and its a P4 @ 3.60GHz

Edit:
Here's a better picture than the one above:
http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/63/62652/dell_optiplex_gx620_tower_open.jpg

sk82jack · 12 May 2011 at 14:03

If you look in this table for the GX620, it will tell you that the MiniTower comes with a BTX size motherboard so you won't be able to upgrade to an ATX board I think.

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:06

tidusjar said:
I'm not at home now but here are some i found:

http://www.pcretro.com/jeremy/Optiplex_GX620.JPG

This is what it look like exactly the same!
http://www.colindiponio.com/images_wp/gx1024x768.JPG

It has the bigass fan and its a P4 @ 3.60GHz

Edit:
Here's a better picture than the one above:
http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/63/62652/dell_optiplex_gx620_tower_open.jpg

Like I thought, you need a new case, that setup is back to front.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:11

Ah damn. What case and PSU would you recommend? I have 1 80gig SATA,1 400 Gig SATA, and a ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series card. Cant cost much :/

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:13

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-225-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

thats as cheap as it gets without speccing a rubbish PSU (I think your current PSU may not fit/poor quality)

Worse still,is the drives in your current PC use IDE cabling, the bundle you picked dont have IDE on the motherboard..

It maybe easier to just start again.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:20

Ah damn... This isn't looking good for me then. I'm not 100% tech savvy so what would i need? I now need a case, PSU, and DVD Drive.

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:22

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Bundle - Quad Core £156.00
(£130.00) £156.00
(£130.00)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £221.64
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £46.58
Total : £279.47

thats the basics.

still need an operating system, do you have one to use? if not, relace the above harddrive with this bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-000-OP

the motherboard in the bundle has an onboard gpu to get you going/do basics. For more gaming power a graphics card is need to get the settings turned up/play newer games.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:32

Ah damn... This isn't looking good for me then. I'm not 100% tech savvy so what would i need? I now need a case, PSU, and DVD Drive.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:37

Ok Just found a spare case lying around. If i get rid of the motherboard and hdd will this be ok?

http://db.tt/SkNl78l

http://db.tt/lL9okLV

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:40

That case will work.

The winpower PSU is nasty, its a known fact that any psu claiming 450w that costs around £10 new is poor.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:43

Ok thanks a lot, So all i need now is a DVD Drive yes? or can i use the one in that case with the motherboard im planning to buy?

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:45

You need a SATA HDD too.

the motherboard in that bundle has no ribbon cable style connectors.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3645#sp

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:48

I have two SATA HDD's and the ribbon cable you are on about are these?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-036-OK

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:49

Thats ok then, I meant the old ribbon IDE style wide connectors like your optical drive.

So your here then,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Bundle - Quad Core £156.00
(£130.00) £156.00
(£130.00)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £179.14
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £37.93
Total : £227.57

Add your SATA harddrive or both (one for the boot drive, one for storage)

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:52

So the older ribbon cable i will need for...? Sorry i'm terrible at this. Also can i get any PSU to replace it?

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 14:54

tidusjar said:
So the older ribbon cable i will need for...? Sorry i'm terrible at this. Also can i get any PSU to replace it?

You dont want any older ribbon cable, is your current dvd drive SATA or IDE?

the bequiet PSU above will be fine.

tidusjar · 12 May 2011 at 14:58

Ok thanks a lot. My current DVD drive im not sure about it. What if it is either SATA or IDE?

stulid · 12 May 2011 at 15:00

i dont know until you tell me.

As i said before the motherboard has no ide connectors so go from there.

you either need a new sata dvd drive or you dont.