Are motherboards getting too wide???

[GregMal]

And did you have to upgrade your case just to get one to fit???
Greg

 

[Muadib]

Nope, and nope!

 

[RossGr]

In the last month I have build systems from an ECS K7S5a, ASUS K7M266 and now a Shuttle AK31 they all fit, with NO room to spare. the back edge of the mobo is just touching my HD bay. They cannot get any bigger!

 

[GregMal]

I agree. Also when looking at the specs for MBs, their size specs
don't match the pics. I always look at the pics and the screw holes to
the side of the memory slots. Some boards are extending 2-3" beyond
the holes. Much too close to the 5 1/4 drives..............
Greg

 

[FlipSide]

I was thinking the same thing when I got my A7V133. I cannot put the CD Burner or DVD drive in 5.25 bay 3 and 4 as some capacitors are in the drives path to make it flush on the outside of a mid tower case. I did not have this problem with the CUV4X I had previously. Now I am thinking of getting a full tower, maybe the HX08, on my next rig.

 

[pukemon]

Nope, if it can't fit into an Antec SX830 then something's seriously wrong!

Also, the my old Enlight 7237 can fit some suprisingly large boards in it i've noticed...

 

[zzzz]

yes, the length of Enlight 7237 is quite good.

 

[pLUG199]

Just had a customer come to me because their new motherboard/case etc would not work. Looked inside the case and discovered (to my delight - real easy to diagnose) that in order to get the CD all the way into the case he'd smashed several components off the board by pushing with all his might.

I did actually have a customer earlier who had shaved his motherboard in order to get it to fit with the CD.

Just shows that you've got to match your mobo to the case!

Plug199

"I realize I may not be perfect but some of my consituent parts are of really excellent quality"

 

[Deanodarlo]

I had to buy a Globalwin 802 case because my cd drives were covering the RAM slots on my old KT7A

This new case is SOOOO good however - thumb screws, slide out motherboard tray, fan funnel to distribute air evenly, filter to stop the intake of dust, and can handle any sized board seen so far.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Just had a customer come to me because their new motherboard/case etc would not work. Looked inside the case and discovered (to my delight - real easy to diagnose) that in order to get the CD all the way into the case he'd smashed several components off the board by pushing with all his might.

I shudder at the thought of seeing that one....

 

[clumsum]

The Fong - Kai 320 and the Globalwin (Yeou - Chih) YCC-802, 801 are about 1.5" or so deeper ...... (front to rear) ......... than many other cases ............. measuring at 18.5" (not including plastic bezel).

 

[MrCraphead]

negative to both.