Re: Putting together a computer from old components

Marco Moock <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware,uk.comp.homebuilt
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <20211129134056.3606e31d@ryz> 
Am Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:26:00 -0000 (UTC)
schrieb Spiros Bousbouras <[email protected]>:

> Is there any notion of compatibility between computer cases and
> motherboards ? If yes , how do I ensure that I get a case such that
> an old motherboard (one with an AM2 socket) fits ?
Yes, there is, for that time, ATX, mATX and BTX existed. Check what
standard your case supports and then buy the motherboard.
mATX will fit in ATX cases, but not vice-versa. BTX is for cases with
the door on the right side. It is a standard, but was less used by
motherboard manufactures directly, mostly for OEM PCs from Dell, HP,
Siemens etc.
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