New Case Questions

[Enig101]

Here's the situation. I have had a Sony Vaio RX462DS PC for over 5 years now. It's pretty old, and I want to upgrade it soon. However, I don't have the cash to spend $1000 or so on a totally new PC. What I want to do is get a new case and PSU, as a first step, and because the current one has gotten very noisy. I think the noise is mostly the PSU fan, but it's hard to tell.

So my question is will I be able to fit the motherboard in a new case like a Lian-Li? I can see that it is attached to the current case with little plastic things through the holes on the board. I have never built a PC, and I was wondering if the screws to attach the motherboard come with the case or the motherboard itself. I assume that the motherboard layout is standard, so provided I have the screws I could attach it to a new case. Also, I assume that a standard PSU will work with the mobo.

Any advice or info is appreciated.

 

[Boyo]

A motherboard is attached to the case through what are called standoff, which are usually brass. You then screw the mobo down onto the standoffs. All the necessary hardware comes with a Lian Li, so you won't have to go out and buy a bunch of screws and standoffs.

 

[Enig101]

Thanks, that's basically what I needed to know. Is there likely to be any problem with a normal PSU attaching to my motherboard?

 

[Zepper]

I've not heard that Vaios use non-standard power connectors.

.bh.