Mini-ATX with Mini-PCIe slot

[BatmansHardware]

I have a wifi card that uses a mini-PCIe slot. I want to get a Mini-ATX motherboard but it seems a lot of the new models don't have this slot or the slot is used by on board hardware. My wifi card has 3 antenna. Most of these motherboards have 2 antenna built in, but I need this card for range.

Does anyone know more about this? Are the mini-PCIe simply all phased out? or is there a range of stuff I know nothing about?

I have an intel CPU. i5

 

[DaveB]

There is no "mini-ATX". Do you mean mini ITX or micro ATX? Also there are many different sockets that use i5 CPUs - LGA 1366, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156. What socket do you have?

And yes, older motherboards had mini PCIe slots while newer ones have M.2 (NGFF) which are a different form factor. They use different connectors and each type of card requires a compatible slot in the system board. Your mini PCIE WiFi card cannot be used in a new motherboard with the M.2 connector.

 

[BatmansHardware]

There is no "mini-ATX". Do you mean mini ITX or micro ATX? Also there are many different sockets that use i5 CPUs - LGA 1366, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156. What socket do you have?

And yes, older motherboards had mini PCIe slots while newer ones have M.2 (NGFF) which are a different form factor. They use different connectors and each type of card requires a compatible slot in the system board. Your mini PCIE WiFi card cannot be used in a new motherboard with the M.2 connector.

MicroATX

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K

socket 1155

ASUS B150M does this board have mini PCIe slots? http://rog.asus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/B150M-Pro-Gaming-2D.jpg

 

[BatmansHardware]

Maybe I have this completely wrong but http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-11_TL-WDN4800.html#specifications will this fit any Micro-ATX mb that has a PCIe slot?

 

[DaveB]

ASUS B150M does this board have mini PCIe slots? http://rog.asus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/B150M-Pro-Gaming-2D.jpg

No, it has an M.2 slot.

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Maybe I have this completely wrong but http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-11_TL-WDN4800.html#specifications will this fit any Micro-ATX mb that has a PCIe slot?

Yes.

 

[BatmansHardware]

Edit:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H81MK/specifications/ can I use this in http://www.aerocool.us/strikex/strike-X cube red.html with this http://www.tp-link.us/products/details/cat-5504_TL-WDN4800.html#specifications for DDR3 Ram and an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz?

 

[DaveB]

Edit:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H81MK/specifications/ can I use this in http://www.aerocool.us/strikex/strike-X cube red.html with this http://www.tp-link.us/products/details/cat-5504_TL-WDN4800.html#specifications for DDR3 Ram and an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz?

No, that's an LGA 1150 motherboard you need an LGA 1155.

 

[BatmansHardware]

No, that's an LGA 1150 motherboard you need an LGA 1155.

Big Thanks!