Questions tagged [micro-atx]
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How are ATX 12 volt rails organised?
I'm looking at (flex)ATX power supplies, and notice that some have multiple 12 volt rails. For example this 400w one (https://www.fspgroupusa.com/ecommerce/fsp400-60fggba.html) has a maximum capacity ...
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Special Accommodations for External Power Supply [closed]
I am currently working on building a PC and need a power supply. My motherboard is a microATX with 24 pin and 8-pin power supply connections. I am using a microATX case that I had before (not bought ...
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Micro ATX Motherboard on OEM case
My motherboard (micro atx) lines up with these holes in a case I found. (pic related)
The black circles are pre-installed in the case (I can't remove those standoffs) and the motherboard lines up on ...
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How to connect firewire audio device to a Micro-ATX board
PC Spec:
Motherboard Model - ASRock H81M-HDS
2 x SATA3
2 x SATA2
4 x USB 3.0 (2 Front, 2 Rear)
8 x USB 2.0
I have a new PC with a micro-ATX motherboard which is naturally quite small. Problem is, ...
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Micro-ATX power supply screw alignment
Most of the MicroATX cases have an offset top-left screw like this:
But most of the MicroATX power supplies I'm finding have a rectangular configuration like this:
Which is standard? Are there two ...
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Will an 8-channel HD sound card output HD 7.1 surround sound through...?
I'm considering buying an MSI C847MS-E33 mATX with an integrated CPU and sound card for use as a micro CD/DVD-player/HTPC. The mATX has six audio ports on the back panel, and one internal port/header. ...
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Smallest Micro ATX Case Possible? [closed]
What is the smallest possible off the shelf Micro ATX case? The ability to install a 3.5 inch HD is important but I do not intend to install an optical drive and don't need the slot. A fairly thorough ...
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How to reduce PSU noise?
I'm in a rather tight spot.
I'm building a custom PC that HAS to be a slim mATX supporting case. I found one on microcenter.com.
Here's the link: Slim Case
It comes with a 275 Watt power supply, ...
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New Power Supply doesn't work with a specific motherboard
I just bought a new power supply Corsair CX430 V2 in order to meet the needs of a new graphics card I hope to install. The motherboard is the micro-ATX form factor Asus P5KPL-AM/PS running a Intel C2D ...
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HP Pavilion s3020.es died - how do I diagnose, and what motherboards are compatible?
My girlfriend got an HP Pavilion s3020.es some years ago (It came with Vista).
The computer suffered from a "fall to the ground from 1 meter" syndrome. As a result it doesn't boot - the beeper keeps ...
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Suggestion for a multimedia chassis with ATX or mATX mainboard support?
I want to build a new multimedia system. For this i would like to use some multimedia chassis and put a regular ATX or mATX mainboard inside.
One other limitation of the chassis is that the height ...
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Methods of cooling with no more room in case?
I've got an HP DC7100 and an HP m8530f. The DC7100 is a small form factor desktop while the m8530f has a mATX board with lots of extra features like front I/O and HP Personal Media Drive bay. Both of ...
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Can I use an ATX PSU, ATX case and MicroATX motherboard together?
I am building a new PC (my first one) at the moment. I have an ATX PSU and ATX case already, and my budget for new parts is rather limited. The only motherboard in my price range that does what I want ...
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Different sizes of Micro ATX
A Case says it allows for MicroATX, with dimensions 9.6in x 9.6in
but a motherboard is MicroATX, with the dimensions 9.6in x 8.8in. Will the motherboard still work with the case? as they are both ...
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Water cooling solution for Antec Fusion (M-ATX) case with i7
I currently have an ASUS Rampage II Gene M-ATX board with i processor in my HTPC. I would like to begin using watercooling mainly to keep the noise levels down, but also to overclock in the future.
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