SSI EBB form vs Extended ATX

[Dave (from the UK)]

I'm looking at buying a Tyan motherboard (K8WE S2895)

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we.html

but the form factor is described as

* SSI EEB v3.5 footprint (12"x13"; 304.8x330.2mm)

• EPS12V/SSI 3.51 Workstation (24 + 8) power
connectors (Split Plane design recommended)

That size, 12" x 13" is common on extended ATX motherboard. Will a case for an
extended ATX motherboard take a SSI EEB v3.5 footprint motherboard?

I see quite a few cases for SSI EEB v3, but not 3.5.

The Tyan web site has a list of reccomended bits for the motherboard
http://www.tyan.com/support/html/r_s2895.html
and one of the cases is the Silverstone TJ-03

A look on the Silverstone site:

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj03.htm

describes that as taking Extended ATX, ATX and Micro ATX motherboards, with no
mention of SSI EEB v3.5.

I was semi tempted by the Antec Titan 550 case

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=91550

but that is extended ATX, with no mention of SSI EEB either.


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[KC Computers]

I'm looking at buying a Tyan motherboard (K8WE S2895)

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we.html
but the form factor is described as
* SSI EEB v3.5 footprint (12"x13"; 304.8x330.2mm)
• EPS12V/SSI 3.51 Workstation (24 + 8) power
connectors (Split Plane design recommended)
That size, 12" x 13" is common on extended ATX motherboard. Will a case
for an extended ATX motherboard take a SSI EEB v3.5 footprint motherboard?

Yes, it will. We have built systems with that motherboard and
it uses any standard extended ATX case.