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Kalius is offline Kalius
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MicroATX Motherboards Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I have no experience with these. So...

1) Will this fit fine into a regular ATX case, or do I need to buy a special Mini Tower for it?
2) http://www.asrock.com/product/product_k7s41gx.htm <- I plan on buying this for US$30... what should I know about it (planning to put a Sempron in it).

Thanks for any help.
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Got spare money?

A microATX mobo will fit in a regular ATX case...

That motherboard may be of poor quality. Integrated Video is something I would avoid for anything other then just a typing and basic internet machine.
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I think my video card would be faster than that system.

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Hey, I'm fixing up a $5 PC I picked up

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Hey, I'm fixing up a $5 PC I picked up


$5? What did it originally have lol?
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That motherboard may be of poor quality. Integrated Video is something I would avoid for anything other then just a typing and basic internet machine.


Wouldn't the AGP port override that?
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$5? What did it originally have lol?


14" monitor, keyboard, mouse, sunburnt case (I really want to spray it black), Pentium 120MHz, 32MB RAM, 1GB HDD... you get the idea

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Wouldn't the AGP port override that?


It has one? Then yes it would. Just disable the integrated video. Just have the video card in it before you disable it.

Wow.. that's quite a deal for $5...
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Thanks Giancarlo

Like I said, I have no experience with MicroATX motherboards, and not much at all with motherboards in general, so any pointers are very much appreciated.
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Thanks Giancarlo

Like I said, I have no experience with MicroATX motherboards, and not much at all with motherboards in general, so any pointers are very much appreciated.


Yeah the MicroATX motherboard will fit in ATX.. just make sure you have all the screw holes corresponding with the motherboard tray and motherboard set correctly...
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Put an end to popups!

Asrock is the budget line of Asus, so the quality should be okay.

You can always use a good power supply, though.
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Ive got an Asrock in my system at the moment, no complaints here.
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