Pc Cases

what does atx mean when looking at pc case specs?

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V2000+ ALUMINIUM SERIES.
(NO POWER SUPPLY)
Record & adjust pre-setting Temp.
Temp. Alarm Function
°C / °F display switch
4 channel adjustable fan speed knob
Thermaltake elegant E-LED blue light in front panel
All aluminum front panel
Two way lock in front panel
2 USB2.0 & IEEE 1394 firewire
Mic x 1 & Speaker x 1


P/N V2360+ V2420+U V2000+
Case Type Xaser III Super Tower
Side Panel W/O window
Dimension
(H*W*D) 20.9" X 8.1" X 20.5"
Cooling
System A1420 (TT-8025A), 80x80x25mm Silent Fan, 30dBA
-Front x 2 w/ air filter
-Rear x 2 w/ fan holder
-Side x 2 w/ air filter
-Top x 1 w/ fan holder

Drive Bays- Front
Accessible- Internal 12
4 x5.25", 2 x 3.25"
6 x 3.5"

Material Chassis: All aluminum made
Front Panel: All aluminum made

Color Silver
Expansion Slots 7
Net Weight 10.5 kg 10.5 kg 8.5 kg
Motherboards Standard ATX 12’’x9.6’’,
Micro ATX 9.6’’x9.6’’,
Extend ATX 12’’x13’’
Standard ATX 12’’x9.6’’,
Micro ATX 9.6’’x9.6’’,
Extend ATX 12’’x13’’
Standard ATX 12’’x9.6’’,
Micro ATX 9.6’’x9.6’’,
Extend ATX 12’’x13’’

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and are cases standard size? can they take any motherboard?

ATX is the motherboard standard.

Most new motherboards are of the ATX variety.

how do i know which 1 to get?

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Originally posted by Miyake@13 August 2003 - 21:28
how do i know which 1 to get?

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If its a replacment case do you know what make and model motherboard you have?

if you go for a "full" size atx case it will take any size motherboard, you can get small cases that will take midi size boards but not full size, i would go for a full size case purely for the amount of room you have inside to work in and you will get better air circulation, also look for features like quick release side panels and slides for cd rom drives, if you go here you will see what i mean. :D

Basically its how the motherboard connects to the power supply.

ATX power connections.


Remember AT, sometimes those could really be a pain in the ass, one would go in, and then no matter how you tried, the other would just not pop on.

Do they even make AT anymore??? I know I haven't seen one in a few years.
:ph34r:

AT, ATX, etc. are Form Factors.
Yeah, any modern case/motherboard you get these days will be ATX of some sort (ATX, Flex ATX, Micro ATX, etc.)
So, being that it doesn't come with a power supply, you'll need an ATX PSU.
I really want this one.

So...what MoBo you going with?

im getting:

MSi KT4V Retail Motherboard

CPU
Supports Socket A (Socket 462) for AMD® Athlon™ XP/
Athlon™/Duron™ processor
Supports 800MHz up to Athlon™ XP 2800+ processor
Chipset
VIA® KT400 Chipset
FSB @200/266/333 MHz
Supports DDR200/266/333/400 memory
AGP 8X and PCI advanced high performance memory
controller.
VIA® VT8235 Chipset
Integrated Direct Sound AC'97 audio
Dual channel Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 master mode EIDE
controller
ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management
Integrated USB 2.0 controller
Front Side Bus
100/133/166(200/266/333)MHz clocks are supported.


Im building a machine but i dunno where to start now. do i get the case and then get a mobo that fits or the other way round?

the specs above doesnt say what form factor it is

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/69270/0.jpg

no help yet?

ATX form factor. :)

yep. that sure do look like an ATX board. if you get an ATX case, you shouldn't have to worry about what form the board is, 'cause the other forms (Micro-ATX, Flex-ATX) should fit in it.

just don't get a Micro-ATX case and expect to fit a full-sized ATX motherboard in it, because the board will be too big for the case.

btw, you should consider getting a newer motherboard instead of that one. the new line of Athlon XP CPUs run at an FSB speed of 400mhz and this thing only goes up to 333. if you buy this board, you'll just have to replace it when you decide you want a new CPU next year.

Yeah, almost everything motherboard wise thats new these days is in ATX form, AT are old and antiquated, with

Different keyboard connectors
the 12 pin power connectors I bleive? 2 sets of 6?
they were also alot bigger as well, like 13 by 10, or something aruond there.