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General Concepts / September 8, 2021

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·         Form Factor ·         AT Cases ·         ATX Cases AT Cases ·         Older Motherboards (pre-Pentium) ·         Advantages – Well Established standard make. – Easy and cheap design. ·         Disadvantages – Inefficient cooling. – CPU socket location. – Not suitable for P-II (& higher). ATX Cases ·         Newer Motherboards (Pentium based m/c) ·         Advantages – Efficient cooling. – Easy accessibility for upgrades. – I/O […]

By · September 8, 2021 · 1 min read

·         Form Factor

·         AT Cases

·         ATX Cases

AT Cases

·         Older Motherboards (pre-Pentium)

·         Advantages

– Well Established standard make.

– Easy and cheap design.

·         Disadvantages

– Inefficient cooling.

– CPU socket location.

– Not suitable for P-II (& higher).

ATX Cases

·         Newer Motherboards (Pentium based m/c)

·         Advantages

– Efficient cooling.

– Easy accessibility for upgrades.

– I/O are fixed onboard