# Needed: Replacement Dell 8400 Case **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 25, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531 "2006-05-25T14:41:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/1 "2006-05-25T14:41:19Z")
anyone know where i can get a replacement computer case for my dell 8400 pc? ive checked ebay already ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/2 "2006-05-25T15:49:07Z")
lol what happened? usually people have to replace the stuff inside :lol: just curious oh, no idea… maybe dell can get you one? ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/3 "2006-05-25T16:11:55Z")
> [@SC\_Steve](#): > > lol what happened? usually people have to replace the stuff inside :lol: > > just curious > > oh, no idea… maybe dell can get you one? opening it up one time, i cracked something accidentally that holds the case closed. so part of the top of the case is open. i dont want all this dust to get in there. i just got some tape on it now ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/4 "2006-05-25T16:33:50Z")
Just buy another case… any case should do, right? ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/5 "2006-05-25T16:42:27Z")
no ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/6 "2006-05-25T17:58:31Z")
ebay or ebay. Dell will soak you more then the computer is worth. I spotted parts on ebay that said 8400/4700 so im willing to bet that they are the same case. [http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Black-Dell-Dimension-4700-Case-Tower\_W0QQitemZ6883556606QQcategoryZ3669QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Black-Dell-Dimension-4700-Case-Tower_W0QQitemZ6883556606QQcategoryZ3669QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) He needs a dell case because they’ve got funky switches that are proprietary to the dell cases only and they plug into the motherboard via a ribbon cable.:tdown:. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/7 "2006-05-25T19:34:56Z")
id rather get the actual 8400 case tho cus the 4700 is still different from it. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/8 "2006-05-25T20:21:05Z")
Whats so different about the case that you cant just buy another, and swap all the parts? Did they do the whole switcharoo, motherboard on the other side thing? ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/9 "2006-05-25T20:28:12Z")
im looking for another 8400 case. like Jon said, you cant just buy a random case. the shits gotta align right. im not gonna risk it by buying a different 1 ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/10 "2006-05-25T22:36:39Z")
I have a dimension 8400 in the office right now. Pentium 4 3.0 HT, with a HUGE heatsink, with no fan attached, but a fan out the back. Media Center Edition. That the case? I will check it out tomorrow and respond 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/11 "2006-05-25T23:00:35Z")
why can’t you just extract everything out and put it on a new case? some special parts by dell which requires that exact case? ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/needed-replacement-dell-8400-case/12531/12 "2006-05-25T23:17:17Z")
the 8400 is the case i need. i went on dell forums and they said its a pain if you’re going to use a different case.