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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
I have a p4 1.7ghz processor on an Asus P4 mobo. I may upgrade in the
near future and want to know if the Asus p5v800 mobo will fit in a case this old. I know squat about this but I don't know how a mobo would not fit inside a case but thought I'd check first. Thanks!! Eddie G |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
In article .com, "Eddie
G" wrote: I have a p4 1.7ghz processor on an Asus P4 mobo. I may upgrade in the near future and want to know if the Asus p5v800 mobo will fit in a case this old. I know squat about this but I don't know how a mobo would not fit inside a case but thought I'd check first. Thanks!! Eddie G All Asus motherboards have a downloadable manual. Go to support.asus.com.tw and click Download, type in the model name and search for it, and on the returned page, click Manual for a list of manuals. There will be a line drawing of the motherboard in the manual, with an X and Y dimension on the drawing. That will tell you the exact size of what you are buying. As a general rule, a MicroATX might be 9.6" x 9.6" and an ATX motherboard about 12" x 9.6". The only gotchas, are some motherboards that have a side mounted IDE connector on the edge of the motherboard. Some of those could use a little extra space around the motherboard, so you can get at the connector. You can learn more about the various standards he http://www.formfactors.org/devlist.asp?FFID=1&CatID=1 HTH, Paul |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
"Eddie G" wrote in message oups.com... I have a p4 1.7ghz processor on an Asus P4 mobo. I may upgrade in the near future and want to know if the Asus p5v800 mobo will fit in a case this old. I know squat about this but I don't know how a mobo would not fit inside a case but thought I'd check first. Thanks!! Eddie G If your processor is P4, your motherboard is ATX format. 99.9% of motherboards sold are still ATX format, so you should be OK. -Dave |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
The P5V800 MX has dimensions of 8.6x9.6 and the P4t is 12x9.6, so I
guess I need a new case, too. |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
Other than the mobo, will all of my other components (i.e. fans) fit in
a micro atx case? |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
"Dave" wrote in message nk.net... "Eddie G" wrote in message oups.com... I have a p4 1.7ghz processor on an Asus P4 mobo. I may upgrade in the near future and want to know if the Asus p5v800 mobo will fit in a case this old. I know squat about this but I don't know how a mobo would not fit inside a case but thought I'd check first. Thanks!! Eddie G If your processor is P4, your motherboard is ATX format. 99.9% of motherboards sold are still ATX format, so you should be OK. -Dave Except the P5V800 MX is micro ATX form factor |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
I doubt that you'd need a new case. Most of the ATX cases I've used were
also compatible with MicroATX boards. I hope that you have documentation on the case. It's possible that you'd need a new power supply. The P5V800 MX uses a 24 pin ATX 2 power connector. You may be able to get away with one of the older 20 pin connectors. (It ought to plug right in, without an adapter.) I have read of people doing that successfully, but it's not guaranteed. You mentioned a P4 1.7 GHz CPU. I hope that you're not intending to use it with the P5V800 MX. It's a LGA board (land grid array, Socket 775), and incompatible with a Socket 478 P4. Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Eddie G" wrote in message oups.com... The P5V800 MX has dimensions of 8.6x9.6 and the P4t is 12x9.6, so I guess I need a new case, too. |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
Except the P5V800 MX is micro ATX form factor
That shouldn't matter. If the case will support ATX, it should also support micro-ATX. Some standoffs might need to be moved or removed though. I've replaced several ATX boards with micro-ATX boards in various brands of cases. Usually, this is due to a cheap upgrade on an extremely limited budget, or just replacing a defective mainboard with the cheapest possible solution to get a little more life out of the rest of the components. I'd be surprised if you could find an ATX case that was incompatible with a micro-ATX mainboard. Shocked, maybe. -Dave |
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mobo upgrade...do I need a new case?
Bob Knowlden wrote: I doubt that you'd need a new case. Most of the ATX cases I've used were also compatible with MicroATX boards. I hope that you have documentation on the case. It's possible that you'd need a new power supply. The P5V800 MX uses a 24 pin ATX 2 power connector. You may be able to get away with one of the older 20 pin connectors. (It ought to plug right in, without an adapter.) I have read of people doing that successfully, but it's not guaranteed. You mentioned a P4 1.7 GHz CPU. I hope that you're not intending to use it with the P5V800 MX. It's a LGA board (land grid array, Socket 775), and incompatible with a Socket 478 P4. Bob, I would also upgrade my CPU to an Intel 820. I recently bought a new 400 watt power supply as I upgrade my GPU and my old PSU was not enough for it. Eddie |
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