Will my DELL case fit a AMD motherboard?

[erwin1978]

I have a Dell Dimension 8100(pentium 4). I want to upgrade to AMD. Would AMD-based motherboards fit in the Dell case or do I have to get a new one? The current motherboard on the case is relatively huge and I don't see the usual screws where AMD-based motherboards screw onto the case.

 

[Ionizer86]

AMD and Intel motherboards use the same ATX standard as Intel boards and have the holes in the same places. The problem here is that supposedly, the Dells sometimes use non-industry standard stuff such as power supplies and case designs.

 

[VansTheMan]

Yeah, the motherboard should fit, since they should both be ATX form factor, but don't use the Dell power supply unless you know your power supply connectors very well. It could end up setting junk on fire. As long as the Dell mobo doesn't use a split-board (expansion cards go vertical instead of horizontal) you should be fine.