What MotherBoards fit my pc

JulianPerezz · Nov 28, 2016

Hey guys so people keep telling me fm2+ is a dead end platform so i was wondering if there was an intel motherboard or fm3+ motherboard that will fit my case my computer is a lenovo erazer x315 if you guys can find me one that fits i'd be so appreciative thanks for the help!!

lunyone · Nov 28, 2016

If your changing platforms (i.e. to Intel) you will need a new Intel based Mobo. It appears your current Mobo might be around a mATX sized (micro ATX Mobo specs are 9.6"x9.6" or 244mm x 244mm, mATX spec found here). See image below for reference:

Can you measure your Mobo size, so we can verify it for sure, before we recommend a Mobo replacement?

Also what is your budget for this upgrade?

You might need to upgrade more than the CPU. You may need to upgrade the Case/PSU/RAM/etc., so knowing your budget for an upgrade will help out a lot.

avarice · Nov 28, 2016

you seem to have a micro ATX sized motherboard in your computer. That is the surface answer.

This is an off the shelf computer - as such it is barely sufficient to satisfy it's design needs - and likely not capable of managing much more. Companies like this generally put in the quality components (CPU) where they have to and cut corners where they can(PSU, MB, cooling, fans, etc.)

If you are looking to change the MB - you will want to upgrade the CPU, likely need to upgrade the memory and probably will require a new PSU and likely a new video card. Notice all the bits and pieces. Although you want to re-use the old machine - you will be better off building a new one - though you can likely reuse the storage, from your previous machine.

This is one of those things that can cascade beyond your expectations - you will be best to save your money until you have what is needed for a new case (Mid or full tower), new PSU - around 500-600W. new MB and CPU of your choice and likely a new SSD and video card.

If you choose to go down the path of a new micro-ATX and CPU to put in your current machine - that is your choice. However you will likely spiral a bit out of control in short order until you purchase the other components needed to support it.

JulianPerezz · Nov 28, 2016

avarice :

you seem to have a micro ATX sized motherboard in your computer. That is the surface answer.

This is an off the shelf computer - as such it is barely sufficient to satisfy it's design needs - and likely not capable of managing much more. Companies like this generally put in the quality components (CPU) where they have to and cut corners where they can(PSU, MB, cooling, fans, etc.)

If you are looking to change the MB - you will want to upgrade the CPU, likely need to upgrade the memory and probably will require a new PSU and likely a new video card. Notice all the bits and pieces. Although you want to re-use the old machine - you will be better off building a new one - though you can likely reuse the storage, from your previous machine.

This is one of those things that can cascade beyond your expectations - you will be best to save your money until you have what is needed for a new case (Mid or full tower), new PSU - around 500-600W. new MB and CPU of your choice and likely a new SSD and video card.

If you choose to go down the path of a new micro-ATX and CPU to put in your current machine - that is your choice. However you will likely spiral a bit out of control in short order until you purchase the other components needed to support it.

i upgraded the ram and psu i have a gtx 1050ti and i have 16gb of ram instead of 8

JulianPerezz · Nov 28, 2016

lunyone :

i upgraded the ram and psu i have a gtx 1050ti and i have 16gb of ram instead of 8 and my budget is anything im so desperate to upgrade my MOBO and i don't know how to measure my mobo if you can just list some intel mobo's for me that'd be amazing thank you!

JulianPerezz · Nov 29, 2016

will one of these motherboards fit my PC? ASUS Z170M Micro ATX or GIGABYTE Z170 Micro ATX Motherboard

lunyone · Nov 29, 2016

Yes you should be able to fit any Micro ATX mobo, assuming it is standard size. Also what kind of RAM do you have? DDR3 or DDR4?

JulianPerezz · Nov 30, 2016

lunyone :

i have ddr3 at the moment but i don't mind getting ddr4, and thank you for the help

lunyone · Dec 1, 2016

Well you would need to get DDR4 if you decide to go with an updated Skylake CPU system.

JulianPerezz · Dec 1, 2016

lunyone :

yup i have $500 to spend right now so i can buy a mobo, cpu, and ram

JulianPerezz · Dec 1, 2016

lunyone :

i actually have a concern at the moment, my mother board seems to be one clip while all the other ones seem to have indivisual slots

lunyone · Dec 1, 2016

What are you referring to, one clip? The RAM slot or, what?

JulianPerezz · Dec 2, 2016

lunyone :

the mobo it seems to be a big metal sheet attatched to it and the other motherboards seem to have indivisual ones for the aux and hdmi and stuff

lunyone · Dec 2, 2016

Move your HD's over to this build and if you have a dGPU too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($48.87 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $393.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-02 17:00 EST-0500

This way you won't have any Case/PSU issues going forward. If you want to fit in a dGPU into the $500, I can put the parts together, if you like.

JulianPerezz · Dec 4, 2016

lunyone :

thank you so much, but the motherboard seems to be a micro atx when the case is ATX will that still work?

lunyone · Dec 4, 2016

Yes it will. With an ATX based case, you will be able to fit mATX & even mITX too. You will have extra space, but it will work. We can put in an ATX Mobo, which will give you more expansion capabilities, but they usually are about $5-20 more.

JulianPerezz · Dec 4, 2016

lunyone :

Thank you so much, you just made my Christmas

lunyone · Dec 4, 2016

Glad I could help out

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