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Having decided to build my own PC I have chosen the P4P800 -E/Deluxe mobo,
along with a P4 E 3.0G Intel proc and appropriate memory. However, in
looking for a nice shiny new case in which to house all this expensive
gubbins, I noticed that the ATX input/output backplate (cut-outs for USB,
Parallel, Serial, Sound, etc connectors) on all the cases that I looked at
were different from the I/O layout on the back of the ASUS mobo. ASUS mobos
seem to have substantially more connectors than the standard (?) ATX
cut-outs I have seen. I asked a couple of case manufacturers and they told
me that the backplates come with the motherboards. I looked at a couple of
motherboards at a local shop where a very flimsy plate was supplied but this
looked like some kind of screening plate and did not have any fixing holes
to screw it to the ATC case aperture. Also several people tell me that
cases come with an assortment of backplates.
Looking at various cases and motherboards, there seem to be so many
different backplate layouts and methods of attaching them to the main case,
that I would be surprised if it was possible to make a perfect match without
having to resort to drilling, filing and compromising neatness.
Can anyone advise before I give up and buy a bare bones, which means major
compromises having to be made.
Having decided to build my own PC I have chosen the P4P800 -E/Deluxe mobo,
along with a P4 E 3.0G Intel proc and appropriate memory. However, in
looking for a nice shiny new case in which to house all this expensive
gubbins, I noticed that the ATX input/output backplate (cut-outs for USB,
Parallel, Serial, Sound, etc connectors) on all the cases that I looked at
were different from the I/O layout on the back of the ASUS mobo. ASUS mobos
seem to have substantially more connectors than the standard (?) ATX
cut-outs I have seen. I asked a couple of case manufacturers and they told
me that the backplates come with the motherboards. I looked at a couple of
motherboards at a local shop where a very flimsy plate was supplied but this
looked like some kind of screening plate and did not have any fixing holes
to screw it to the ATC case aperture. Also several people tell me that
cases come with an assortment of backplates.
Looking at various cases and motherboards, there seem to be so many
different backplate layouts and methods of attaching them to the main case,
that I would be surprised if it was possible to make a perfect match without
having to resort to drilling, filing and compromising neatness.
Can anyone advise before I give up and buy a bare bones, which means major
compromises having to be made.
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