Motherboard Sizes: Understanding E-ATX, ATX, mATX, and mini-ITX When building a PC, choosing the right motherboard size is crucial for ensuring compatibility, upgradability, and performance.

That’s because they almost all use ATX, a standard for motherboards, power supplies, and desktop cases that defines size, position, and power delivery.

With motherboard sizes influencing the overall esthetics and expansion options of a PC, choosing the best parts for a proper gaming rig that is perfectly sized yet powerful is crucial.

Choosing the wrong case size can result in limited expandability or overheating components. Discover how to find the ideal case for your new build.

Confused between EATX and ATX motherboards? Learn the key differences in size, features, and compatibility to choose the right one for your build.

Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX can be used for gaming. But understand that one is better than the other due to size and features. Read all about this here.

A new Micro-ATX chassis has been launched with a form factor that rivals Mini-ITX cases. Even with its small size it supports full size CPU coolers and GPUs, and even ATX power supplies.

My HTPC (Core 2 Duo that was repurposed to DVR duty in 2008) is getting a bit old and cranky, so I've decided to replace it. Frankly, I've been wanting to replace it for some time now, but have ...

So, in increasing size (please correct me where I am wrong):Mini-ITX: 17cm x 17cm. Very small, quiet, cheap, and underpowered. For MP3 players, firewalls, crappy home servers...Flex-ATX: No ...

Streacom has announced the release of its first PC case to accept all standard ATX form factor hardware, the F12C. Designed with Streacom's usual minimalism, the F12C case is built from 4mm thick ...