micro btx and micro atx

[Nader]

Hello,

I'm building a new pc and I was wondering If I can put a micro atx
motherboad inside a case (tower) with form factor micro btx

Thanks in advance.

Nader

PS : the case is
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=IW-BD584.P300.BU2A-DT&cat=CAS

 

[Mike T.]

Hello,

I'm building a new pc and I was wondering If I can put a micro atx
motherboad inside a case (tower) with form factor micro btx

Thanks in advance.

Nader

PS : the case is
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=IW-BD584.P300.BU2A-DT&cat=CAS

Nope, totally different format. Well, there's nothing NEW in btx, but the
components have been swapped around. For starters, to put an atx board in
that case, you'd have to flip it upside down. Then you'd have to somehow
move the cpu socket, the RAM slots and the northbridge chipset. I think you
get the idea. Won't work.

Now there are some cases designed to take both ATX and BTX boards. But the
few that are, proudly proclaim it in the specifications. -Dave

 

[Nader]

thanks a lot for ur explanation.

Nader

Nope, totally different format. Well, there's nothing NEW in btx, but the
components have been swapped around. For starters, to put an atx board in
that case, you'd have to flip it upside down. Then you'd have to somehow
move the cpu socket, the RAM slots and the northbridge chipset. I think
you get the idea. Won't work.

Now there are some cases designed to take both ATX and BTX boards. But
the few that are, proudly proclaim it in the specifications. -Dave

 

[Mike T.]

thanks a lot for ur explanation.

Nader

No problem