Rushil said:
hi, my name is Rushil
I want to know if this motherboard
http://amzn.to/1eCt86V is compatible with this case
http://amzn.to/17as8rl
And if not maybe will it fit in this case
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Micr...&qid=1382302011&sr=8-1&keywords=rosewill+slim ?
Would anyone recommend a case from AMAZON? Micro-ATX please!
Standard ATX is 12" x 9.6", while microATX is 9.6" x 9.6".
A case for microATX, needs room for a 9.6 x 9.6" motherboard.
But a person buying a high end video card, the video card
can be quite long, and the video card can bump into
the hard drive cage on smaller computer cases. So if
the plan is to buy a big video card, then a microATX case
big enough to hold the video card, is required.
I would not use this particular Rosewill computer case, because
it uses a Flex 300watt power supply, and not a regular ATX
supply. If the power supply stops functioning in this
computer case, you would have a hard time finding a
replacement to fit the case. You would then end up buying
another computer case of the same size, as a replacement,
for $50.
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-MicroATX-Computer-ATX12V-R379-M/dp/B004EMSH9Q
This case is 50% larger by volume, but takes a standard
ATX power supply. It's a pretty weird computer case. The
power supply sits in the 5.25" bay area in the front, and
an AC extension cord runs from the back of the case, to a right-angle
connector that plugs into the supply at the front.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119258
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=3074
(Several models on Amazon - maybe they differ in whether a power
supply is included or not.)
http://www.amazon.com/Coolermaster-RC-361-KKN1-Elite-Black-Micro-ATX/dp/B00A6B94WI
The only thing unclear to me on that one, is where the exhaust
of the power supply goes. There is an air intake on the
side of the computer case, and I think that corresponds to the
air intake area on an ATX supply. But the exhaust would be coming
from the front of the computer, and you'd need to pop out the
dual-slot cover so the power supply could "breathe". In fact,
there are vents on the side of the "logo panel" where the
exhaust shoots out. (I can just make that out in the Youtube video.)
I think I'd take my Dremel and just remove the area in front
of the power supply, so the exhaust could get out easily
They probably designed the plastic that way, to suppress noise.
A machine like that would still be limited to low profile
video cards, or low profile add-in cards. But at least, if
the power supply fails, a regular ATX supply can be used.
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And if you're building a machine with no separate
video card, or no plans for such, you could likely
find a smaller form factor than microATX. Other
form factors include mini-ITX and Intel NUC. With
Intel NUC, it's basically a laptop without an LCD
screen or keyboard. (Probably a mobile CPU soldered
right to the motherboard.) And is quite expensive. The
mini-ITX motherboards are quite expensive too. If
you go smaller than microATX, the price starts
to rise.
If the Flex supply (smaller than ATX power supply)
in the Rosewill case does not bother you, then by
all means use it.
The Rosewill case will not have room for a tall
CPU heatsink, so you may need to search for a
low profile cooler. That is also a small challenge.
This cooler is 82mm to the top of the fins, and
would probably be a tight fit in the Rosewill case.
In the Rosewill case, you'd take the outside dimension
and subtract a bit for the standoffs underneath the
motherboard.
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=368&area=en
By comparison, this one is 60mm tall. But on some motherboards
that have four DIMM slots, two DIMM slots will be unusable.
The bottom of the cooler, bumps into even low-profile DIMMs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118127
Lots of planning goes into the usage of small computer cases,
which is why I don't use "slim" cases here. My last case
was a Sonata Proto. This is probably twice the volume of
the Rosewill case. Plenty of room to work.
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Sonata-Proto-Black-Computer/dp/B003EKT9NM
Paul
