[Pc_Support] Re: Update motherboard and CPU -- MicroATX enclosure with 24-pin ATX 2.0 PS

[William A. Mahaffey III]

Carter Manucy wrote:

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>>I have spent some 3 hours searching for a similiar board that is NOT a
>>mini.  Have not found anything even close.
>>Nothing wrong with a mini ATX except that I personally like the larger
>>real estate, and all of my boxes are large towers (that I always leave
>>wide open, and nobody agrees with the concept :-)  ), and with 500 W +/-
>>power supplies.
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>>My questions are:
>>1.  Is there a full size ATX that will accomplish the same tasks?
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>Of course - but nowadays you're going to be looking at more of a
>'workstation' class board.
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>Try this on for size...
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>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813151030
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>You can find more of the same here:
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>http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2000200302+1071317743&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=302
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>There are other (mfgs) that have ATX-size boards, but Asus & Tyan are the
>ones I'm most familiar with - I haven't had experience with many of the
>others (DFI, Foxconn, etc).
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>>2.  What does the VM and the CSM stand for in the Asus part number?
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>IIRC, "VM" in Asus land means built-in video, but I could mistaken on that.
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>-Carter
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& I *think* the VM is for 'built-in video, Micro-ATX'. $0.02, no more, 
no less ....

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