Gateway motherboar campability

[gs115]

I would like to upgrade a friends computer and am thinking of installing a Gateway motherboard in a non-Gateway case. Will there be and compatability problems by using this board and will I need a special Gateway power supply. I am want to keep costs down since I am paying for the upgrade myself. I was looking at the Intel 440BX PII/PIII/CELERON SDRAM ATX 850MHz+ Gateway board and using the 500mhz cpu that I already have. My friend only has a 166mhz so to him this would be a huge improvement.


Thanks for you help.

 

[jdiddy]

It will work. I've done it before. Gateway power supplys are non proprietary and there motherboards will fit into most atx cases. Is the case your going to be putting a aftermarket case? The only way you can run into any problems is if your trying to put the mobo into a different OEM case like a Dell or HP. Good luck.

 

[gs115]

Thanks, I think the case is an aftermarket mid or fullsized ATX tower, so space won't be an issue.