newbie ...need advice please.

[BROGS]

i have pavilion #6535 with 466 celeron...128 pc 100 ram...voodoo 5 pci ... 8gig hardrive ultra dma. i m looking to upgrade mobo and cpu 900 t- bird ....asus a7v.....iwill266....abit kt7t-raid.... will there be compatability problems with these mobo s ....i would like to transfer as much hardware from my old puter as i can......on budget.. tkxs for any help...BROGS

 

[Shadowian]

With most 'brand name' systems, the cases, mobo, pwr supply, etc are proprietary. Which means that other mobos won't work with the case, pwr supply etc. However, I recently came across some info that might help you identify you hardware and give you somewhere to look. On this page at directron.com's site I found the following:

<< Fong Kai makes cases for HP systems (Pavillion, similar to 603), Gateway (LPX), and Sony Vaio (Flex ATX). Yes, that means you can build your own Pavillion-alike clone! >>

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Don't know if this will help much, but it's worth a shot!