Micro atx MB

June 18th, 2003

I have found this card to a farly good price.

I just wonder if i should go for it or look for something else

http://www.chaintech.dk/eng/products/SOCKA/7NIL1.asp

it has what i want and i have only found this motherboards that is a mATX board that has tease things

or should i go for the a nforce 3 when that comes

**Shamus MacNoob** · June 18th, 2003

looks good to me

**Taurus** · June 19th, 2003

the consumer-oriented nforce3 and athlon64 is still a little ways off. and waiting for microATX boards to come out would take even longer.

that chaintech board would be a fine purchase.

June 22nd, 2003

What kind of psu do i need to run that mb
and
Athlon Xp 2500+
512 ram
ati 9500
CD-RW
120 GB HDD 7200 rpm

June 22nd, 2003

I think just a standard ATX 300W+ PSU would do.

June 22nd, 2003

Would less be possible?

June 22nd, 2003

What you thinking of? Other members might be better placed to answer this but from what I know if you have a powerful graphics card you need at least 300W to be safe. Less might be ok though but I would try to get at least 300W just in case.

June 22nd, 2003

I found this site that may help you - http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...hlon_syste.php

**Shamus MacNoob** · June 22nd, 2003

Yes at least 300Watts I say

June 22nd, 2003

Very decent lookin board.

Yeah, 300w

June 22nd, 2003

Thanks

guess a have to find myself a small Micro atx case whit a 300 w psu (Thats going to be hard)

June 22nd, 2003

Doesnt have to be a micro atx, or a mini atx.

**Shamus MacNoob** · June 22nd, 2003

Thats right you can get a full size case and put anything you want into it ...

**Taurus** · June 22nd, 2003

defeats the purpose of getting a mATX board, though.

dexter, you can get any mATX case you like and buy a cheap 300w power supply seperate and slip it in.

**Shamus MacNoob** · June 23rd, 2003

Maybe he is getting mirco because it is cheaper no?

**Taurus** · June 23rd, 2003

possibly

June 23rd, 2003

I'm geting micro atx because of the size.
I have look at smaller like Mini itx and flex atx but they dont fit my needs.

it's just that i dont know if a standard atx psu fits in a micro atx case. And i live in sweden micro atx is not big here then i would have to order from for exaple(?) US and that a bit to much.

June 23rd, 2003

Most often a stand ps wont fit "in" a mini or micro atx case unless its like 250w or smaller.Which might be jus big enough for your needs (I would not try anythin smaller if I was you).If not, one solution that I use on my "diagnostic"(mini atx) pc is I leave the case off so that the 400w ps sticks about 1/2 way out of the frame.Works for me, an it is one nice little "powerhouse"that "packs a punch".

**Taurus** · June 23rd, 2003

i'm looking in my mATX fileserver and, from what i can tell, the power supply seems to be a standard ATX one. it's pretty wide (almost touches the side door), seems as tall as any other PSU and the length (front to back) can be variable anyway.

but my eyes could deceive me, i guess. some day soon i'll take it out and compare it to others.

June 18th, 2003	Top \| #1
Dexter Unregistered Posts: n/a	Micro atx MB I have found this card to a farly good price. I just wonder if i should go for it or look for something else http://www.chaintech.dk/eng/products/SOCKA/7NIL1.asp it has what i want and i have only found this motherboards that is a mATX board that has tease things or should i go for the a nforce 3 when that comes

June 18th, 2003	Top \| #2
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	looks good to me ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #9
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Yes at least 300Watts I say ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #13
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Thats right you can get a full size case and put anything you want into it ... ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

June 23rd, 2003	Top \| #15
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Maybe he is getting mirco because it is cheaper no? ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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June 19th, 2003	Top \| #3
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	the consumer-oriented nforce3 and athlon64 is still a little ways off. and waiting for microATX boards to come out would take even longer. that chaintech board would be a fine purchase.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #4
Dexter Unregistered Posts: n/a	What kind of psu do i need to run that mb and Athlon Xp 2500+ 512 ram ati 9500 CD-RW 120 GB HDD 7200 rpm

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #5
sacred2nite Unregistered Posts: n/a	I think just a standard ATX 300W+ PSU would do.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #6
Dexter Unregistered Posts: n/a	Would less be possible?

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #7
sacred2nite Unregistered Posts: n/a	What you thinking of? Other members might be better placed to answer this but from what I know if you have a powerful graphics card you need at least 300W to be safe. Less might be ok though but I would try to get at least 300W just in case.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #8
sacred2nite Unregistered Posts: n/a	I found this site that may help you - http://www.procooling.com/articles/h...hlon_syste.php

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #10
kitct Unregistered Posts: n/a	Very decent lookin board. Yeah, 300w

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #11
Dexter Unregistered Posts: n/a	Thanks guess a have to find myself a small Micro atx case whit a 300 w psu (Thats going to be hard)

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #12
kitct Unregistered Posts: n/a	Doesnt have to be a micro atx, or a mini atx.

June 22nd, 2003	Top \| #14
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	defeats the purpose of getting a mATX board, though. dexter, you can get any mATX case you like and buy a cheap 300w power supply seperate and slip it in.

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June 23rd, 2003	Top \| #16
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	possibly

June 23rd, 2003	Top \| #17
Dexter Unregistered Posts: n/a	I'm geting micro atx because of the size. I have look at smaller like Mini itx and flex atx but they dont fit my needs. it's just that i dont know if a standard atx psu fits in a micro atx case. And i live in sweden micro atx is not big here then i would have to order from for exaple(?) US and that a bit to much.

June 23rd, 2003	Top \| #18
kitct Unregistered Posts: n/a	Most often a stand ps wont fit "in" a mini or micro atx case unless its like 250w or smaller.Which might be jus big enough for your needs (I would not try anythin smaller if I was you).If not, one solution that I use on my "diagnostic"(mini atx) pc is I leave the case off so that the 400w ps sticks about 1/2 way out of the frame.Works for me, an it is one nice little "powerhouse"that "packs a punch".

June 23rd, 2003	Top \| #19
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	i'm looking in my mATX fileserver and, from what i can tell, the power supply seems to be a standard ATX one. it's pretty wide (almost touches the side door), seems as tall as any other PSU and the length (front to back) can be variable anyway. but my eyes could deceive me, i guess. some day soon i'll take it out and compare it to others.