Hello everyone, this is my first post, so I am sorry if anything is out of place. But I could use some advice and input.
A friend of mine needs to upgrade his computer and has asked me to do it for him. The computer is a Dell 4700. He needs a case for it, because the power supply isn't powerful enough for the video card, It's quite packed so airflow isn't good I'd imagine and he wants a better looking case. Now I don't mind doing this, but I noticed that the cpu uses a copper heatsink with a duct that channels air to the rear case fan. I thought that if he gets a new case then the duct won't work, so I think just replace the heatsink with a cpu fan and sink, but there aren't 4 holes to mount an aftermarket cpu fan and sink. I tried looking up anything about this problem, but I haven't found a solution, and after spending $600 on upgrades, I wouldn't like to tell him that he needs to buy a new motherboard. Can someone please help me with this, the motherboard is a Dell 0M3918. Thanks
A friend of mine needs to upgrade his computer and has asked me to do it for him. The computer is a Dell 4700. He needs a case for it, because the power supply isn't powerful enough for the video card, It's quite packed so airflow isn't good I'd imagine and he wants a better looking case. Now I don't mind doing this, but I noticed that the cpu uses a copper heatsink with a duct that channels air to the rear case fan. I thought that if he gets a new case then the duct won't work, so I think just replace the heatsink with a cpu fan and sink, but there aren't 4 holes to mount an aftermarket cpu fan and sink. I tried looking up anything about this problem, but I haven't found a solution, and after spending $600 on upgrades, I wouldn't like to tell him that he needs to buy a new motherboard. Can someone please help me with this, the motherboard is a Dell 0M3918. Thanks
