What does motherboard compability means?!

[TheBossKiller]

I have this case: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147238 and it says its compatible with Mini ITX, Micro ATX and ATX. What does that mean exactly?

(Im kind of new to that stuff)
Thank you

 

[Paul NZ]

It means an ITX, ATX, or MATX mobo will fit in it

If it was an ITX case, then only a ITX mobo would fit. An ATX or MATX mobo wouldnt

 

[VillAl]

Mini ITX, Micro ATX and ATX stands for sizes of a motherboard.
You can't place a Micro ATX mobo in an only ATX case.

That case is ok because it's compatible with any mobo so you have nothing to worry on.

 

[Paul NZ]

Ah yes an MATX mobo will fit into an ATX case. But an ATX mobo wont fit into an MATX case

 

[aquielisunari]

I have this case: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147238 and it says its compatible with Mini ITX, Micro ATX and ATX. What does that mean exactly?

(Im kind of new to that stuff)
Thank you

https://lanoc.org/review/motherboards/5791-motherboard-sizing includes a basic outline for motherboard names and dimensions.

You will then run into socket compatibility. The socket is referring to the place where the CPU is installed. You can look to the title for the socket. If you don't see it there you can see it in the specifications. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113430 shows a board designed for Ryzen CPUs which are socket AM4.

You don't need to worry about RAM differences between your GFX card and system RAM. SOme people get worried when they see DDR5 within their GFX card specs and DDR3 or DDR4 within their RAM specs.

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