i'm not sure this mobo will fit in case..help

Quintox · 05-31-2005, 02:25 PM

i have a problem, the compuer i bought a while ago (b4 i knew anything about gaming) doesnt support AGP cards. so, of course, all my games run crappy.

now i would just get a new mobo and card, but heres my problem....my case is a compaq , and i have heard that you cant fit mobos in there....but i think that a micro ATX will, b/c, well, it says micro atx form factor...plz click on the link to confirm that i am right tho

MOBO SPECS
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...=c00063244#doc

anyway, would it be possible to get a cheap micro atx mobo that supports AGP? i just want something that will run source better

FULL COMPUTER SPECS
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...0061385#N10349

Quintox · 05-31-2005, 02:27 PM

heres what somebody told me in another forum....would any of those work

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Originally posted by

here are a couple of boards to consider, i *think* they will work with your Processor/hardware and will fit in your case assuming it fits a Micro ATX board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...44#DetailSpecs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123229

need some help from teh intel fans though, says those MoBos (pc chips, ne way) are compat w/prescott cores....that means they are also compat w/northwood and willamette? i think they are, if so, either of those boards will work, there are many others also......

Him · 05-31-2005, 02:32 PM

Man, those are some cheap boards. They will work, no reason why they wouldnt. Compaq, ouch. Can you afford a few hundred dollars? If you can, I would put together a halfway decent gaming machine. You can build an alright system nowadays for next to nothing.

Quintox · 05-31-2005, 02:33 PM

i just want some agp i dont care if there cheap

Him · 05-31-2005, 02:36 PM

Well than get them. They will fit.

Quintox · 05-31-2005, 05:21 PM

are you sure that they'll fit?

clearing the HD will suck though, jeez i hate computer gaming

i want to buy a new computer, but too much $$, and plus i'm saving up for a car

Him · 06-01-2005, 11:35 AM

Start slowly. Get a nice big case, and then get a nice motherboard that is not too much. You can get a good ASUS for 60 or 70. Same with most other brands.

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Quintox Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 531	i'm not sure this mobo will fit in case..help i have a problem, the compuer i bought a while ago (b4 i knew anything about gaming) doesnt support AGP cards. so, of course, all my games run crappy. now i would just get a new mobo and card, but heres my problem....my case is a compaq , and i have heard that you cant fit mobos in there....but i think that a micro ATX will, b/c, well, it says micro atx form factor...plz click on the link to confirm that i am right tho MOBO SPECS http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...=c00063244#doc anyway, would it be possible to get a cheap micro atx mobo that supports AGP? i just want something that will run source better FULL COMPUTER SPECS http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...0061385#N10349 __________________

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Quintox Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 531	i just want some agp i dont care if there cheap __________________

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Quintox Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 531	are you sure that they'll fit? clearing the HD will suck though, jeez i hate computer gaming i want to buy a new computer, but too much $$, and plus i'm saving up for a car __________________

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05-31-2005, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Him Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,194	Man, those are some cheap boards. They will work, no reason why they wouldnt. Compaq, ouch. Can you afford a few hundred dollars? If you can, I would put together a halfway decent gaming machine. You can build an alright system nowadays for next to nothing.

05-31-2005, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Him Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,194	Well than get them. They will fit.

06-01-2005, 11:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Him Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,194	Start slowly. Get a nice big case, and then get a nice motherboard that is not too much. You can get a good ASUS for 60 or 70. Same with most other brands.