wanted: dell dimension 4400 or 4500 motherboard

[liteonrules]

i don't know what they use or what the motherboard is really called but a replacement at DELL is only 139.99 but i hope to find it cheaper.

i have the dimension 4400 and of course it went bad and dell told me that they no longer use the DIM. 4400 and replaced them with the DIMENSION 4500.

[TheWizard]

Doesn't Dell have a support page that lists all the specs for their computer models? I reckon you could visit this page, look up the Dimension 4400/4500, and see which features the motherboard has, then simply buy a third-party motherboard. If you think about it, Dell uses third-party parts anyway, and they usually change third-party brands on a whim. Some Dimension 4400's may have an Asus motherboard while others may have an MSI. So, just throw any mobo in there which meets the original specs of the Dimension 4400/4500. Interchangeable parts, baby!