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Originally posted by Keldyn

It is still Hardware specific;)

OK :) anyways back on topic I talked to my wonderful gateway rep. Tracy and she told me i need a mobo with ATX form factor (12.9" x 9.6") :)

And that mobo is ATX... so I'm good to go :D

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ATX (304mm*220mm) = ATX (12.9" x 9.6") ?

it converts just under the ATX form factor, so i should be ok, right?

11.96'' x 8.66''

no replies, so here is some current mobo info, thanks to Sandra.

Entire System

Manufacturer : Gateway

Serial Number : 0016072819

Unique ID : 71402120-11B21DE1-E5E90080-6128DAF0

System Chassis

Manufacturer : Gateway

Can be locked : No

Serial Number : 0016072819

System Mainboard

Manufacturer : GATEWAY

MP Support : No

Model : Tabor3 WS440BX

Version : Tabor3 4000585-213

Serial Number : A

On-board Devices

ENSONIQ : Sound Device

System Memory Controller

Location : Mainboard

Error Correction Capability : ECC

Number of Memory Slots : 3

Maximum Installable Memory : 768MB

BANK 0 - J6J1 : DIMM Synchronous DRAM 256MB/32

BANK 1 - J6J2 : DIMM Synchronous DRAM 64MB/32

BANK 2 - J7J1 : Empty

System Chipset

Model : Intel Corporation 82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX CPU to PCI Bridge (AGP Implemented)

Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus AGP PCI USB SMBus/i2c

Front Side Bus Speed : 1x 100MHz (100MHz data rate)

Max FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 1x 100MHz / 1x 100MHz

In Order Queue Depth : 4 req(s)

Logical/Chipset Memory Banks

Bank 0 Setting : 128MB SDRAM 7-1-1-1R 5-1-1-1W 2-2-2CL

Bank 1 Setting : 128MB SDRAM 7-1-1-1R 5-1-1-1W 2-2-2CL

Bank 2 Setting : 64MB SDRAM 7-1-1-1R 5-1-1-1W 2-2-2CL

Speed : 1x 100MHz (100MHz data rate)

Multiplier : 1/1x

Refresh Rate : 15.60?s

Power Down Mode : Yes

Fixed Hole Present : No

Memory Modules

Memory Module 1 : rseRf 256MB 16x(16Mx8) SDRAM PC100-222-622 (CL3 upto 100MHz) (CL2 upto 100MHz)

Memory Module 2 : 64MB 8x(8Mx8) SDRAM PC133U-333-542 (CL3 upto 133MHz) (CL2 upto 100MHz)

That should be more than enough:pp Nice prog, BTW:))

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You need to get a new motherboard and cpu, and case if you dont know what fits in your case right now. You can get a decent case for 50-60 dollars, and the other 140 can be spent on a decent motherboard (stick with abit, asus, gigabyte, iwill) and an athlon xp 1500 or 1600+ oem.

Go to http://gamershq.madonion.com and ask in their forums. It is a gaming - hardware modification site....there are some really really big hardware modders there and they will be happy to help you if you need it.

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Originally posted by Morfious

You need to get a new motherboard and cpu, and case if you dont know what fits in your case right now. You can get a decent case for 50-60 dollars, and the other 140 can be spent on a decent motherboard (stick with abit, asus, gigabyte, iwill) and an athlon xp 1500 or 1600+ oem.

Go to http://gamershq.madonion.com and ask in their forums. It is a gaming - hardware modification site....there are some really really big hardware modders there and they will be happy to help you if you need it.

apparently, anything w/ ATX Form Factor fits, so I'm gonna go with the setup I picked out already, but im gunna look for a better deal first of course :)

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If you?re going to buy something over the phone or the internet I would suggest you check and see if they are a good place to buy from, Cause some places like to send you broken stuff.

Try http://www.resellerratings.com and see what other people have to say about the company you want to buy from.

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Originally posted by Hitman

If you?re going to buy something over the phone or the internet I would suggest you check and see if they are a good place to buy from, Cause some places like to send you broken stuff.

Try http://www.resellerratings.com and see what other people have to say about the company you want to buy from. b>

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2048.html

Thank u thank u THANK U HITMAN! im not buying from this scum.... gunna look around a bit...

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