Upgrading my Pre-Built System

[mdshort]

I have a D'HELL and I was wondering how I would go about replacing the motherboard. It currently only features a Mini-ATX board which I was dissapointed about.

It looks as if it has the room to acompany a normal ATX board, has anyone had experience with this?

P.S.: After I get a new motherboard I'm gonna save up for a new case too.

 

[aj2003]

is it the bog standard dell box? with the green cpu cooler thing? ive seen two both with on board graphics and both micro ATX i doubt the case is big enough for a normal ATX tbh cos its designed to fit that mobo. throw the case/cpu cooler/mobo replace em and keep the rest. all u can do really. build ur own fro now one i would recomend

 

[mdshort]

Can someone verify this?

-Ya its the one with the green thingy over the processor.

 

[Apokalipse]

the board size is usually determined by the no. of CPU's (a dual CPU board is usually bigger than a single CPU board) and the number of PCI slots (standard is 5-6) most boards have an AGP slot too, so it should have 6-7 spaces
if your case has 6-7 PCI/AGP spaces (which you take out when you put in a new card) you'll be ok with a bigger board