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"Hackworth2" wrote:
> "KC Computers" <kc@kc-computers.com> wrote in message
> news:GTsme.23341$i42.2460@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >
> > "Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
> > news:Nknme.38697$Ph4.847802@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >>> THis is probably a silly question ,but I need
> to know before ordering. I
> >>> want to buy a motherboard .It is mcro ATX ,
> will this fit OK into a
> >>> normal
> >>> case? Or are they for the smaller cases only?
> >>
> >> Why would you want to buy a board that is going to
> limit your options,
> >> then put it into a case that would hold a full-sized
> board? The only
> >> value of a micro ATX is that it will fit into a small
> case.
> >
> > Another benefit of a micro ATX motherboard is that they are
> typically
> > less expensive than a full size ATX one.
> >
> >
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>
> Plus, for those who don't need a fire-breathing gaming rig,
> the mATX boards
> usually come integrated with everything but an onboard coffee
> maker. For a
> no-hassle system with built-in video, audio, LAN, SATA, RAID,
> USB, you can't
> beat them for the price.
Yeah, I wanted to save money too. I got an Asus A7V600-X (socket A)
with a Duron 1.8 GHz. Yeah, it’s full size but I could have ordered a
smaller one. I got a Ti4200 real cheap still brand new. But an
Enermax noisetaker 420 watt power supply. Just found out the Geforce
7800 will require 400 watts and 26A on the 12+V rail. My power supply
has a total of 29A (dual 18A = 29A?, that’s what I understood anyway).
The power supply is also PCI-E ready and SATA ready. So, I’m all set
for an upgrade next year or the next. The socket 939 might accomodate
a dual core processor but the next socket with 1207 pins may
accomodate a multi core as well as dual core. So, I might wait for a
Sempron dual core for the 1207 pin mobo and a Geforce 7200 when they
get cheap.
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