[SOLVED] Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please

shadowwill · 04-20-2008, 11:07 AM

hi there

Well i want to buy a new case for my pc and ive found a nice one i would like, thing is, it says its ATX and will only fit ATX mobo's and power supplies. Im not at all sure what my mobo or psu is.
This is the case i want to get
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...4&doy=20m4#faq

And this is what my mobo is http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ufacturer_id=0
i cant find on that page with my mobo on anything to do with ATX, can you determine from the image?
How can i tell if my mobo and power supply is ATX or BTX ?
my psu looks like this at the back

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/300-Watt-ATX-L...QQcmdZViewItem

And that psu says its ATX.
any help is welcome, thankyou.

Ssrogg · 04-20-2008, 09:28 PM

This is a guess, and only a guess. It is probably ATX. I'm going by two things: 1. ATX is pretty much industry standard. 2. The picture. Looks like the CPU, NB, and SB are all proportional to an ATX board. I say this only from the hours I've spent staring at motherboards these past few weeks, both at Frys and online.

Disclaimer: I'm no expert, and this was purely an educated guess as I cannot even get enough info to google that Mobo. Hopefully an expert will pipe up who actually knows what they are talking about.

Eric

nealcq · 04-29-2008, 06:55 AM

yeah the case is a standard ATX tower and will fit both ATX and mATX motherboards.

shadowwill · 05-01-2008, 06:23 AM

yea i know the case is ATX, but i need to know if my pc's componants are ATX.

simpswr · 05-01-2008, 06:34 AM

That looks like a M-ATX board . . which will fit in an ATX case

blackknight · 05-01-2008, 08:10 PM

it would help if you could tell us what the chipset is ie (p35,p965,x38,650i ect), should be on the manual and on the board somewhere, then check the manufactures site and\or post it here so we can tell you for sure. the website you supplied doesnt give us that info.

looking at the gigabit lan, sata 2 which are relatively new it should be ATX or micro ATX both of which fit in an ATX case. but like everyone else its a half educated guess because we dont know which motherboard it is

dai · 05-01-2008, 11:39 PM

it's atx

shadowwill · 05-02-2008, 06:03 AM

hi, ive taken some photographs of my machine. Ive noticed there are some screw holes near the bottom of the case labelled 'ATX only' and my motherbaord is not attached to them, but i noitced also where my mobo is attached, there is the word 'ATX' and something else above it i cant see, could say micro atx i dont know, then i noticed in my manual it says 'ATX power connecter' but there isnt anywhere with BTX , only ATX so i presume that my mobo is ATX or micro ATx 9it is small, look at pics)
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3641/img0116jj3.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8924/img0117eb7.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3720/img0115pm8.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2609/img0116sb8.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5933/img0117fq4.jpg

does this help you ? is it atx?

fredobrien · 05-02-2008, 06:24 AM

The 300 watt power supply will be a problem. Need to look for 550 or bigger. Fred

dai · 05-02-2008, 08:33 AM

cases accomodate different m/b
you hold the m/b above the backing plate
line up the three at the back and put the standoffs in
then the 2 along the bottom
the 2 middle ones
the 2 top ones
snap in the i/o plate
put the m/board in
put in the screws

shadowwill · 05-03-2008, 04:29 AM

i know how to attack a mobo to a case. I asked if you know if it is ATX from the screens.

dai · 05-03-2008, 05:33 AM

look at post 7
atx
mini atx
micro atx
are just different sizes of atx

shadowwill · 05-03-2008, 12:53 PM

alright, im going ot go ahead and buy this case. Thanks for your help.

simpswr · 05-03-2008, 01:03 PM

You can mark this thread as solved by clicking on the Thread Tools link in your first post . .

04-20-2008, 11:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
shadowwill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 OS: win xp	[SOLVED] Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please hi there Well i want to buy a new case for my pc and ive found a nice one i would like, thing is, it says its ATX and will only fit ATX mobo's and power supplies. Im not at all sure what my mobo or psu is. This is the case i want to get http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...4&doy=20m4#faq And this is what my mobo is http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ufacturer_id=0 i cant find on that page with my mobo on anything to do with ATX, can you determine from the image? How can i tell if my mobo and power supply is ATX or BTX ? my psu looks like this at the back http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/300-Watt-ATX-L...QQcmdZViewItem And that psu says its ATX. any help is welcome, thankyou.

04-20-2008, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ssrogg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 137 OS: Vista	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please This is a guess, and only a guess. It is probably ATX. I'm going by two things: 1. ATX is pretty much industry standard. 2. The picture. Looks like the CPU, NB, and SB are all proportional to an ATX board. I say this only from the hours I've spent staring at motherboards these past few weeks, both at Frys and online. Disclaimer: I'm no expert, and this was purely an educated guess as I cannot even get enough info to google that Mobo. Hopefully an expert will pipe up who actually knows what they are talking about. Eric

04-29-2008, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
nealcq Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8 OS: xp	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please yeah the case is a standard ATX tower and will fit both ATX and mATX motherboards.

05-01-2008, 06:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
shadowwill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 OS: win xp	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please yea i know the case is ATX, but i need to know if my pc's componants are ATX.

05-01-2008, 06:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr hardware tech Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,588 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please That looks like a M-ATX board . . which will fit in an ATX case __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BIOS \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot

05-01-2008, 08:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
blackknight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 97 OS: XP, windows server 2003std	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please it would help if you could tell us what the chipset is ie (p35,p965,x38,650i ect), should be on the manual and on the board somewhere, then check the manufactures site and\or post it here so we can tell you for sure. the website you supplied doesnt give us that info. looking at the gigabit lan, sata 2 which are relatively new it should be ATX or micro ATX both of which fit in an ATX case. but like everyone else its a half educated guess because we dont know which motherboard it is

05-01-2008, 11:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 35,865 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please it's atx __________________

05-02-2008, 06:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
shadowwill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 OS: win xp	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please hi, ive taken some photographs of my machine. Ive noticed there are some screw holes near the bottom of the case labelled 'ATX only' and my motherbaord is not attached to them, but i noitced also where my mobo is attached, there is the word 'ATX' and something else above it i cant see, could say micro atx i dont know, then i noticed in my manual it says 'ATX power connecter' but there isnt anywhere with BTX , only ATX so i presume that my mobo is ATX or micro ATx 9it is small, look at pics) http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3641/img0116jj3.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8924/img0117eb7.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3720/img0115pm8.jpg http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2609/img0116sb8.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5933/img0117fq4.jpg does this help you ? is it atx?

05-02-2008, 06:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
fredobrien Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 187 OS: XP pro, PCLINUXOS Ubuntu	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please The 300 watt power supply will be a problem. Need to look for 550 or bigger. Fred

05-02-2008, 08:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 35,865 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please cases accomodate different m/b you hold the m/b above the backing plate line up the three at the back and put the standoffs in then the 2 along the bottom the 2 middle ones the 2 top ones snap in the i/o plate put the m/board in put in the screws __________________

05-03-2008, 04:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
shadowwill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 OS: win xp	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please i know how to attack a mobo to a case. I asked if you know if it is ATX from the screens.

05-03-2008, 05:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 35,865 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please look at post 7 atx mini atx micro atx are just different sizes of atx __________________ Last edited by dai : 05-03-2008 at 05:35 AM.

05-03-2008, 12:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
shadowwill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 20 OS: win xp	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please alright, im going ot go ahead and buy this case. Thanks for your help.

05-03-2008, 01:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
simpswr hardware tech Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,588 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Buying new case, Is ATX, dont know what my mobo is, help please You can mark this thread as solved by clicking on the *Thread Tools* link in your first post . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BIOS \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot