Obvious question maybe, but want to clarify

AssaTM

AssaTM

AssaTM

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Hey all, this may be an obvious question, but I like to make sure I know everything 100% before buying components etc, but, how can I be sure that the motherboard I may be buying, will fit in my case? or a new case etc? they differ in sizes it seems, especially older ones, so I was just curious as to how you can know if your motherboard will fit into the case or not? Many Thanks to whoever can help :D
 
There are interoperability standards. The main one is ATX. Any ATX compliant motherboard will fit in any ATX compliant case. The same goes for micro ATX.

The standard's been around since the late 90s and isn't going anywhere in the near future.
 
There are standard sizes, e.g. ATX, mini-ATX, etc... The case and the motherboard will both say what standard they adhere to.

If you post which motherboard and which case you're interested in, we can confirm that they'll be OK.
 
Ahh ok Many Thanks, I just wasnt 100% sure, and i'm currently looking for a Motherboard with a couple of IDE controllers on it, when I find one i'll let you know, I was looking at the Asrock but I was hoping for a high quality new Motherboard that supports them also, as I dont feel like buying a new Hard Drive etc straight away, but i've had no luck so far finding one ;( haha :p
 
Ahhh Thank You :), so with that it'd detect my HDD, and both my DVD and DVDRW Drive? if so thats great, upgrading sounds cheaper and cheaper nowadays :D
 
Ahhh nice then, although buying a whole new PC really doesnt sound pricey at all anymore, for like 500£ it seems like I could get a great system/a system with huge compatibility for the future, so i'll have to weigh up my options it seems, since SATA2 Hard Drives seem to be a lot faster :p
 
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