Take the tour ×  I have a 1U rackmount server lying around with
an old Pentium 4 motherboard (Super Micro P8SCi). To upgrade
this server (on a small budget), can I keep the case/chassis and
simply replace the motherboard with a newer generation
motherboard? If so, which class of motherboards must I look for?
Thanks in advance  P.S. - The motherboards I have in mind for
this upgrade are either the Intel XEONs or Core i7's. And yes
I'm aware I need new memory too.  share|improve this question
add comment  2 Answers  up vote 6 down vote accepted
Technically it might be possible but is the chassis worth that
much? Unless you can receive assurance that the new MB fits
100%, it may be too much grief. As noted you need new MB, RAM
and CPU and possibly power supplies And keeping old power
supplies would be asking for a failure.  share|improve this
answer +1 for old power supplies being a pain. People always
overlook those. –  ErnieTheGeek Jun 10 '11 at 21:05 Good point.
The PSU issue did cross my mind but I ignored