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aggiefury101

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Are their any things I need to worry about with buying a new video card with my microbtx mobo and psu? Do I need to get special ones to fit the case or will any video card and psu fit?
 
PC eye said:
They still run PCI-Express cards even though they are a server type board. One Intel model can be seen at http://store.pagecomputers.com/store/productlink.asp?product_id=758543&scs=CNET#tab_technical It still uses a 20+4pin main power connector on the Socket 775 model there.
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BTX boards are not, by nature, server boards (although you can, of course, get BTX servers).

To answer the question, any PCI-E video card will work.

EDIT: Only just noticed the 'micro'. That will limit your PSU selection
 
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ceewi1 said:
BTX boards are not, by nature, server boards (although you can, of course, get BTX servers).

To answer the question, any ATX PSU and any PCI-E video card will work.
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What they are is a different form factor Intel came out with in 2004. Servers boards themselves often will use a btx not atx type power connector. Take a look at an OCZ's universal power connections on one of their model supplies. Is that an Intel model board or a Socket 939 model? On the usual 10.5x10.4 btx non-server model board the power connections are shown here http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=btxformfactorpg27wo7.jpg on page #27 of the specifications seen at http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/BTX_Specification v1.0b.pdf
 
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