Sunday, January 17, 2010

Can you fit a Mac motherboard into a ATX case?

Is it possible to put a newer Macintosh motherboard into a ATX case, or does it have to go into a specific case? If it has to have a certain Mac case, can I buy it from Apple?Can you fit a Mac motherboard into a ATX case?
No, Mac motherboards have a different form factor and dont conform to any of the ATX standards. Also, Mac doesnt sell parts like cases... at least as far as I know. They more or less go out of their way to keep you from being able to build your own Mac...Can you fit a Mac motherboard into a ATX case?
I currently run a Blue %26amp; White G3 in an ATX case (well, the motherboard is the only original part). Not all the screws fit into all the holes, but it most certainly fits without much difficulty.

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What kind of Mac are we talking about? I do know Beige G3 Powermac motherboards, Blue %26amp; White G3s, and various G4s may allow for this....but I am positive many pre-G3 Macs are not and I do not know if Imac motherboards or G5/Mac Pro motherboards are standard ATX.

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