I have this little computer in my possession
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=3882331
It was a college gift so i had little choice in the matter, knowing full well the case and mobo size would restrict me from doing much with it. But now i'm looking to make the conversion to a medium gaming rig before classes start up again.
only thing different from specs is i've added a low profile saphire HD 4550 for watching movies. But it can surprisingly max tf2/l4d2/mass effect 2/batman arkham.
At first i intended on moving all the pieces to a new mobo, but my brother has advised me that doing so will result in me having to purchase a new OS because OEM don't carry over and give some sort of error.
So now i intend on putting the tiny mini-itx in a medium sized case so i can fit a regular sized PSU in (as you can see in the specs, it's 160 watts stock). But another dilemma arose, the PSU mobo slot is some wierd fitting, seen here
http://www.************/p/3223467/hp-slimline-atx-power-supply
)rather than buying this adapter i feel i can splice the wires from the stock psu to create my own adapter of sorts for a regular sized fitting.) to power a 5570 or whatever low profile card i can find.
i've been searching far and wide for people who've put these small of boards in a medium sized case, and i've seen two threads on forums with short one word responses, normally not direct answers something like "it should" or "maybe"
Will my idea work?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=3882331
It was a college gift so i had little choice in the matter, knowing full well the case and mobo size would restrict me from doing much with it. But now i'm looking to make the conversion to a medium gaming rig before classes start up again.
only thing different from specs is i've added a low profile saphire HD 4550 for watching movies. But it can surprisingly max tf2/l4d2/mass effect 2/batman arkham.
At first i intended on moving all the pieces to a new mobo, but my brother has advised me that doing so will result in me having to purchase a new OS because OEM don't carry over and give some sort of error.
So now i intend on putting the tiny mini-itx in a medium sized case so i can fit a regular sized PSU in (as you can see in the specs, it's 160 watts stock). But another dilemma arose, the PSU mobo slot is some wierd fitting, seen here
http://www.************/p/3223467/hp-slimline-atx-power-supply
)rather than buying this adapter i feel i can splice the wires from the stock psu to create my own adapter of sorts for a regular sized fitting.) to power a 5570 or whatever low profile card i can find.
i've been searching far and wide for people who've put these small of boards in a medium sized case, and i've seen two threads on forums with short one word responses, normally not direct answers something like "it should" or "maybe"
Will my idea work?