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Angry
01-22-02, 03:37 PM
I have a bunch of old AT cases that have been emptied of all useful parts., I was wondering if, with some moding, if a Micro ATX motherboard would fit in one, such as this : TADA! (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=MBM-8KEM2-D950)

This would be a good setup for taking to a friends house, cause I kinda dislike haveing to drag the extra (slightly modded) AT powersupply I use to run my fans in my case with me. Yes I do have a plug (thanks to Radio Shack) running out the back of my case that all I have to do is just simply plug the AT PS into it but it is a bit clunky.

So would a mobo like that fit in one?
And do any MicroATX mobos have FSB overclocking at least?

flounder43
01-22-02, 03:44 PM
I think that even a regular ATX will fit, it is just all of the other stuff, like the holes lining up, the psu, etc.

Angry
01-22-02, 03:57 PM
Well, its the power supply that i belive will cause me problems, cause if I stick a regular ATX mobo in one I cant mount the powersupply...plus I also need to be able to install cd-roms without them runing into the mobo ;)

Angry
01-24-02, 03:40 PM
That board will be perfect, I need something to hual around or something that can be quickly setup as a server, I have a Modded Full tower AT case right now, I have alrdy started on a second one, and then I have another, man a dremal is so useful...

ken257
01-24-02, 11:52 PM
You can make it work but will have to do some hacking for the ports on the back of the motherboard. AT and ATX boards have a different port arangement on the back. Of course you also need to swap out the PSU for an ATX.