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September 20, 2014 8:28:49 AM

Hey guys I wanted to get a new motherboard to put in my desktop since mine is not quite up to par anymore. I had some questions as to what my options were

From what I could gather, my motherboard is an Asus MSO-P8H67-MPRO(B). It's an LGA 1155 and I believe the size is a micro ATX. It supports DDR3 1333 RAM. I was wondering I could get a newer motherboard better than the one I have currently. Are there mobos that support different sizes (ATX/micro ATX)? My current mobo has an intel H67 chipset so I was wondering if it's possible to get a new mobo with a different/better chipset.

The reason I want a new one is that the intergrated sound box is fried so I had to put in a sound card but it's so tight up against my gpu that it blocks the fan so it builds up a lot of heat (which is why I think it recently fried my speakers). Sorry for the long post, I'm new to the whole motherboard upgrade.

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a b V Motherboard
September 20, 2014 8:31:11 AM

How much are you looking to spend?
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September 20, 2014 10:08:54 AM

RookieOfTheYear said:
How much are you looking to spend?


nothing over $150. I just want to know what motherboards I can fit in my case and if my pc will take motherboards with different specs as stated above. (Im running on windows 7 OS)
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a b V Motherboard
September 20, 2014 11:40:49 AM

Alright. Motherboards don't support different sizes...they are different sizes. ATX is the largest with mini being the next step down, micro being next. Then there are ITX sizes that I am not familiar with that are smaller than micro ATX. It depends on what case you have. Most after market cases support multiple sizes. What case do you have?
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September 21, 2014 9:00:23 AM

RookieOfTheYear said:
Alright. Motherboards don't support different sizes...they are different sizes. ATX is the largest with mini being the next step down, micro being next. Then there are ITX sizes that I am not familiar with that are smaller than micro ATX. It depends on what case you have. Most after market cases support multiple sizes. What case do you have?


ok I have an Asus Essentio CG8350 desktop. I looked on the website and it said that it's an mATX. Does the "m" mean anything or is my case just an ATX?
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a b V Motherboard
September 21, 2014 10:40:31 AM

sammy101 said:
RookieOfTheYear said:
Alright. Motherboards don't support different sizes...they are different sizes. ATX is the largest with mini being the next step down, micro being next. Then there are ITX sizes that I am not familiar with that are smaller than micro ATX. It depends on what case you have. Most after market cases support multiple sizes. What case do you have?


ok I have an Asus Essentio CG8350 desktop. I looked on the website and it said that it's an mATX. Does the "m" mean anything or is my case just an ATX?


Yes the m means it is a micro ATX. So you have to get a micro ATX motherboard.
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September 21, 2014 2:07:36 PM

RookieOfTheYear said:
sammy101 said:
RookieOfTheYear said:
Alright. Motherboards don't support different sizes...they are different sizes. ATX is the largest with mini being the next step down, micro being next. Then there are ITX sizes that I am not familiar with that are smaller than micro ATX. It depends on what case you have. Most after market cases support multiple sizes. What case do you have?


ok I have an Asus Essentio CG8350 desktop. I looked on the website and it said that it's an mATX. Does the "m" mean anything or is my case just an ATX?


Yes the m means it is a micro ATX. So you have to get a micro ATX motherboard.


Thanks for the help. I was thinking of getting this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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a b V Motherboard
September 21, 2014 5:34:36 PM

That one is not bad. But I would recommend getting this one instead for pretty much the same price. It supports crossfire and about the same about of ram speeds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.88 @ Newegg)
Total: $62.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 20:29 EDT-0400
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September 22, 2014 2:08:48 PM

RookieOfTheYear said:
That one is not bad. But I would recommend getting this one instead for pretty much the same price. It supports crossfire and about the same about of ram speeds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.88 @ Newegg)
Total: $62.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 20:29 EDT-0400


Ok great. Thanks for all of your help!
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a b V Motherboard
September 22, 2014 4:20:50 PM

sammy101 said:
RookieOfTheYear said:
That one is not bad. But I would recommend getting this one instead for pretty much the same price. It supports crossfire and about the same about of ram speeds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.88 @ Newegg)
Total: $62.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 20:29 EDT-0400


Ok great. Thanks for all of your help!


You are very welcome. Good luck with your build!
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