mATX mobo in ATX Case

[PauL]

I am planning on buying this Lian Li case (http://www.xoxide.com/lian-li-pc-7b-plus-black.html) but the problem is that I have a micro ATX motherboard and it says, "M/B type: ATX & Pentium 4 (MAX SIZE: 12"x9.6")" Does that mean I can fit a micro ATX motherboard in there but the max size the case is able to hold is 12x9.6? If the motherboard wasn't able to fit, would it be easy to drill my own mounting holes into the case? Thanks for the help.

[Airbozo]

it should fit fine. I would bet the case even has the standoff holes marked for your size mobo... Micro atx is just smaller ( mATX = 9.6"x9.6", ATX= 12"x9.6").

Never used one, but I think the mATX board just has fewer expansion slots.

[PauL]

Yeah, most mATX have only 4. I'm just tired of my boring ol' eMachines case, time for somthing that looks better. Any other opinions would be great.

By the way, what part of Santa Cruz do you live at, I'm about 20 mins from there in Brookdale.

[Airbozo]

By the way, what part of Santa Cruz do you live at, I'm about 20 mins from there in Brookdale.


I could almost throw a rock at you (but the mountain is in the way) since I actually live in Boulder Creek, but no one knows where that is. We could have our own Santa Cruz Mountains TBCS party.

[PauL]

I could almost throw a rock at you (but the mountain is in the way) since I actually live in Boulder Creek, but no one knows where that is. We could have our own Santa Cruz Mountains TBCS party.
w00t go Boulder Creek the little town of no where!

[Airbozo]

w00t go Boulder Creek the little town of no where!
Nowhere? Look there I am in my driveway waving!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=boulder+creek,+ca+95006&ie=UTF8&ll=37.121625,-122.123487&spn=0.012285,0.022058&t=k&om=1