Pre-built PC form factor?
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richiestang_78
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Question from imbluedab : "Finding the form factor"
So I have a prebuilt Lenovo pc.I have a video of it filmed by someone else.https://youtu.be/AREtig-LsNQ
Anybody can help me find the form factor?I’m not good at finding the form factor.It’s also i3-7100
Thanks!
Question from imbluedab : "Finding the form factor"
So I have a prebuilt Lenovo pc.I have a video of it filmed by someone else.https://youtu.be/AREtig-LsNQ
Anybody can help me find the form factor?I’m not good at finding the form factor.It’s also i3-7100
Thanks!
drea.drechsler
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So it's probably proprietary...meaning not fully compliant in all ways...but you might start with mini-ITX as a possible and plan on making some modifications to the case to get it to fit. Especially if you have to move stand-offs to make add-in cards align with the slots in which case you'll probably also have to cut out the I/O opening so it will work.
These computers often have barely adequate power supplies so if your plan is to seriously upgrade processing power pay very close attention to that: you could easily exceed it's capacity even with a mini-ITX board.
Also, it might be mATX sized but i think you'd have more luck making things fit if you start smaller rather than trying to shoe-horn a bigger board in too. And if it does happen to be perfectly mATX compliant then a mini-ITX will also fit perfectly. Unless you want to use the additional card slot an mATX can offer you'll not miss the larger board.
richiestang_78
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If you have a i3-7100 why not buy a I7-7700 and a new cooler that will fit. That CPU isnt too expensive, you can keep your motherboard and depending on what kind of PSU you have put a graphics card in there.
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