what happens if i switch from a micro atx to atx

[robert989j]

ive got a corsair carbide spec 03 case and it supports atx and micro atx but i want to know what happens if i do switch, will any cable or anything be affected

 

[engineer5261]

Most of the time, you can put smaller motherboards in a larger form factor case - you may have noticed multiple stand-off holes in your case. Yes the Carbide Spec 03 supports m.ATX and as long as you hook it all up correctly no cables will be affected except for the Front panel connector of the case which will be different for carbide.


Cooling and airflow will also be affected, but that's something you will set up yourself.

 

[robert989j]

Most of the time, you can put smaller motherboards in a larger form factor case - you may have noticed multiple stand-off holes in your case. Yes the Carbide Spec 03 supports m.ATX and as long as you hook it all up correctly no cables will be affected except for the Front panel connector of the case which will be different for carbide.


Cooling and airflow will also be affected, but that's something you will set up yourself.

how do you mean cooling will be affected

 

[gasaraki]

Most of the time, you can put smaller motherboards in a larger form factor case - you may have noticed multiple stand-off holes in your case. Yes the Carbide Spec 03 supports m.ATX and as long as you hook it all up correctly no cables will be affected except for the Front panel connector of the case which will be different for carbide.


Cooling and airflow will also be affected, but that's something you will set up yourself.

how do you mean cooling will be affected

The bigger case will have different fans or more fans so the cooling is different.

 

[robert989j]

Most of the time, you can put smaller motherboards in a larger form factor case - you may have noticed multiple stand-off holes in your case. Yes the Carbide Spec 03 supports m.ATX and as long as you hook it all up correctly no cables will be affected except for the Front panel connector of the case which will be different for carbide.


Cooling and airflow will also be affected, but that's something you will set up yourself.

how do you mean cooling will be affected

The bigger case will have different fans or more fans so the cooling is different.

but im keeping the same case

 

[engineer5261]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

 

[robert989j]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

Ok, i am keeping my case, the corsair carbide spec 03, which supports ATX, Micro ATX. I am changing my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard to an MSI X470 gaming plus ATX motherboard. I am upgrading my FX-6350 processor to ryzen 5 2600. I am also upgrading my 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram to 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram.

 

[engineer5261]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

Ok, i am keeping my case, the corsair carbide spec 03, which supports ATX, Micro ATX. I am changing my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard to an MSI X470 gaming plus ATX motherboard. I am upgrading my FX-6350 processor to ryzen 5 2600. I am also upgrading my 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram to 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram.

Which PSU do you have? Do you have a graphic card?

 

[robert989j]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

Ok, i am keeping my case, the corsair carbide spec 03, which supports ATX, Micro ATX. I am changing my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard to an MSI X470 gaming plus ATX motherboard. I am upgrading my FX-6350 processor to ryzen 5 2600. I am also upgrading my 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram to 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram.

Which PSU do you have? Do you have a graphic card?

I have a zotac gtx960 2gb and i have a 500w intergrator psu bronze 80 plus

 

[bignastyid]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from robert989j : "switching from micro atx to atx"

my case is a corsair carbide spec 03 gaming case and it supports micro atx and atx but what will happen if i switch from micro atx to atx, would any wiring be ruined?

I don't really understand what you mean. Are you asking if you'll have to redo your cable management? Possibly, but that would obviously depend on how you have your cables routed currently.

Out of curiosity, why are you changing out your motherboard?

I don't really understand what you mean. Are you asking if you'll have to redo your cable management? Possibly, but that would obviously depend on how you have your cables routed currently.

Out of curiosity, why are you changing out your motherboard?

i have currently got a fx-6350 and upgrading to a ryzen 5 2600. my motherboard is Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard and does not support ddr4 ram and the ryzen. so im buying this new motherboard to upgrade my ram from 8gb ddr3 to 16gb ddr4 and to get my ryzen 5 2600. the motherboard im getting is msi x470 gaming plus atx . im keeping my gpu as i dont think that will affect anything for now

 

[engineer5261]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

Ok, i am keeping my case, the corsair carbide spec 03, which supports ATX, Micro ATX. I am changing my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard to an MSI X470 gaming plus ATX motherboard. I am upgrading my FX-6350 processor to ryzen 5 2600. I am also upgrading my 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram to 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram.

Which PSU do you have? Do you have a graphic card?

I have a zotac gtx960 2gb and i have a 500w intergrator psu bronze 80 plus

The Ryzen 5 2600 is more power efficient than your current CPU so do not need to upgrade PSU. Motherboard is compatible with the Ryzen CPU and DDR4. Looks good to me. You will just need to re-do your cabling since you are swapping out the mobo+cpu+ram.

 

[robert989j]

OP, your post is not clear. Are you keeping your Case or your motherboard?

Please list your specs and what you are changing

Ok, i am keeping my case, the corsair carbide spec 03, which supports ATX, Micro ATX. I am changing my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX Motherboard to an MSI X470 gaming plus ATX motherboard. I am upgrading my FX-6350 processor to ryzen 5 2600. I am also upgrading my 8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram to 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram.

Which PSU do you have? Do you have a graphic card?

I have a zotac gtx960 2gb and i have a 500w intergrator psu bronze 80 plus

The Ryzen 5 2600 is more power efficient than your current CPU so do not need to upgrade PSU. Motherboard is compatible with the Ryzen CPU and DDR4. Looks good to me. You will just need to re-do your cabling since you are swapping out the mobo+cpu+ram.

fair enough, thank you