Dane Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So I am curious. I have an HP Desktop. Is it possible to buy a case and move everything inside the HP case into the new case? I'd like a new case for space. I want to upgrade some stuff and I don't think the inside has enough space for new GFX card and power supply. If it is possible, how hard is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showan Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So I am curious. I have an HP Desktop. Is it possible to buy a case and move everything inside the HP case into the new case? I'd like a new case for space. I want to upgrade some stuff and I don't think the inside has enough space for new GFX card and power supply. If it is possible, how hard is it? This is possible, just make sure you get a case of equal or greater size, to hold all components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted September 25, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted September 25, 2014 as long as the mobo isn't glued to the case or something stupid like that you shouldn't have a problem unlike laptops towers have been standardized so you should very few if not 0 issues moving to a new case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Som Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 In very rare occasions the motherboard is backwards (dell used to do this) but that's probably not the case in your situation (no pun intended) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 To echo Som's point, a lot of times its the non-standard headers on the mobo that are an issue, alone with chassis detection sensors etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 To echo Som's point, a lot of times its the non-standard headers on the mobo that are an issue, alone with chassis detection sensors etc. as long as the mobo isn't glued to the case or something stupid like that you shouldn't have a problem unlike laptops towers have been standardized so you should very few if not 0 issues moving to a new case Is there an easy way to check this out before I try spending the money for it? If it's going to be a hassle I thought about taking it to a shop and giving them the new case and whatnot and have them move everything over. When I get home later I could post the model of the PC here maybe someone will know more that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 This is the HP computer that I have. Hopefully that helps someone answer this, because I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted September 26, 2014 Veteran Share Posted September 26, 2014 This is the HP computer that I have. Hopefully that helps someone answer this, because I have no idea. There's nothing there... :) However, as has been said, it's possible it may be a custom motherboard. I have an HP/Compaq Small Form Factor PC I'm using right now and it's definitely limited as far as expansion goes. It's a half-height case and a small power supply so I'm stuck with on-board graphics right now and the motherboard isn't ATX-compliant. The IO headers are to the left of the card slots instead of to the right so none of the ports line up if I put it in a standard case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 There's nothing there... :) However, as has been said, it's possible it may be a custom motherboard. I have an HP/Compaq Small Form Factor PC I'm using right now and it's definitely limited as far as expansion goes. It's a half-height case and a small power supply so I'm stuck with on-board graphics right now and the motherboard isn't ATX-compliant. The IO headers are to the left of the card slots instead of to the right so none of the ports line up if I put it in a standard case. This is the motherboard according to the documentation I found: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=au&lc=en&docname=c03132942#N85 Form Factor uATX: 24.4 cm (9.6 in) x 24.4 cm (9.6 in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 There's nothing there... :) However, as has been said, it's possible it may be a custom motherboard. I have an HP/Compaq Small Form Factor PC I'm using right now and it's definitely limited as far as expansion goes. It's a half-height case and a small power supply so I'm stuck with on-board graphics right now and the motherboard isn't ATX-compliant. The IO headers are to the left of the card slots instead of to the right so none of the ports line up if I put it in a standard case. Wow, I just took notice that there PC model inst there sorry!! HP ENVY 700-010xt My iphone must not have copied and pasted it. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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