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June 15th, 2025 14:15
Upgrading and transfering Dell Inspiron 3030 Motherboard to gaming PC
I have been planning to transform the Dell Inspiron 3030 Office PC into a Gaming PC and i just wanted to verify all the parts i have picked out to upgrade it will work without issue. I have a Notion page with all the components. Ill send a link as-well as screenshot. Feedback asoon as possible will be appreciated as i intent to order components soon!!. Thank You!
Notion Page: https://fringe-sodalite-c83.notion.site/Finalised-Design-21387e23b36980bb8b1ad8c193a5a3fa?source=copy_link 
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redxps630
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June 15th, 2025 15:26
I believe 3030 proprietary motherboard mounting holes do not line up with standard PC case studs. I had tried to move an older 3668 to a case and it was highly unfriendly.
PSU is also proprietary.
move these to a standard case may end up like a Frankenstein odd looking rig.
normanx25
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June 15th, 2025 18:13
@redxps630 I dont mind if it looks a little odd but will the power supply i intend to buy work on the board?!? If not are there any other solutions.
redxps630
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June 15th, 2025 22:53
only Dell oem psu are suited to work with 3030. Although the pinout of proprietary psu is partially known, there is no proven safety of using standard ATX psu with adapter to work with modern Dell.