I would like to change my desktop case. What do I need to know or can I just buy any case? I have a dell dimmsion 2350 with 2 bay

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Hi Devaughn probably the only thing you need to worry about is the back plate , the bit where the onboard sound, keyboard, serial ports fit into the new case , some time the 'spare' plate included doesnt fit your pc motherboard, so check before you buy, as its a Dell you might experience the fact Dell seems to use alot of Dell customised bits which fit their cases fine but can be annoying to fit standard atx case, check out how your mobo is fixed to the current dell case, clips or plastic/ brass risers?. has the motherboard got mounting holes or cliped in? compare to the new case before buying Other things to compare are ide cable length maybe dell's are too short for the new case, heres link to help http://cr.yp.to/hardware/assembly.html note 4th pic down the face plate, regards

I agree with post #3 as I have made this swap a few times. Usually a manufactured computer such a dell has their MOBOs and cases custom made to their specs and one has to do some modifying to make it fit in another case and this can be a troublesome venture although not impossible.

Some name brand manufacturers also have their own plugins from the front usb ports to the motherboards. You have to know connections for which wires coming from the new case front usb ports go to which pins on the mother boards. +, - and the data wires.

Thanks know i dont know what to do