AT motherboard for P4?

Sorry, you'll be lucky, you'd do better getting a new ATX case.

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Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards, good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.

lid wrote:

Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards, good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.

Not bloody likely.

lid wrote:

Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards, good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.


The PS won't handle it. Also the sound card is probably an ISA card and no
"comon" modern boards have ISA slots. The other is the PCI video card isn't
anywhere near what even a cheap AGP card can do. I suppose you could hack a
micro ATX board into an AT case but the cooling would be an issue. Unless
you're looking to build a "stealth" box, I would bother.
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Stacey

lid wrote:

Stacey wrote:
Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards, good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.

The PS won't handle it. Also the sound card is probably an ISA card and
no "comon" modern boards have ISA slots. The other is the PCI video card
isn't anywhere near what even a cheap AGP card can do. I suppose you
could hack a micro ATX board into an AT case but the cooling would be an
issue. Unless you're looking to build a "stealth" box, I would bother.

It has a chinese AT mobo with a Celeron 500 inside now. Plenty of PCI
slots - sound card is PCI, but there is an AGP 1 slot, which won't
handle most GeForce cards but will handle the old Matrox it has now very
nicely. The case is a big sturdy metal one, nice HD in place, etc. If
only a PIII or P4 could be swapped in.

PIII likely(?) could, not sure if a coppermine would though and if not, it's
not much of an upgrade.

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Stacey

Alien Zord wrote:

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Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards,
good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.


Yes, there's at least one, see he
http://www.tcommate.com.tw/EN/index_en.htm


But it's a via chipset board...
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Stacey

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Alien Zord wrote:

"Stacey" wrote in message

Yes, there's at least one, see he
http://www.tcommate.com.tw/EN/index_en.htm


But it's a via chipset board...


.....so are millions of others. They may not be the best but they
still
work.

I suppose at times they do..


Just upgraded my ex's PC from Shuttle 591P, a VIA chipset based mobo
that worked without a single hitch for over 5 years. I hope the
replacement Intel 845 will be equally good.

Alien Zord wrote:

"Stacey" wrote in message


I suppose at times they do..


Just upgraded my ex's PC from Shuttle 591P, a VIA chipset based mobo
that worked without a single hitch for over 5 years.

oh please, "without a single hitch"? I've never seen ANY computer that
performed that flawlessly.
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Stacey

To do this you would have to modify the case which is a big bother, but I
believe there is a special Newsgroup on modified cases so there are experts
out there. You might go there an ask their advice on how they go about it.
The main problem is the arrangement of the ports and then you of course need
to buy an ATX power supply that has a proper place to fit in the case.
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Is there one? I have an old AT case with great video/sound cards, good
PS, all that stuff. I'd like to put a P4+mobo in it without getting a
new case or PS.

"Stacey" wrote in message
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Alien Zord wrote:

"Stacey" wrote in message


I suppose at times they do..


Just upgraded my ex's PC from Shuttle 591P, a VIA chipset based mobo
that worked without a single hitch for over 5 years.

oh please, "without a single hitch"? I've never seen ANY computer that
performed that flawlessly.


Yep, the mobo worked flawlessly. Apart from OS upgrades the only thing
that was ever replaced was a Philips CDRW drive. Twice. Not very
demanding user though.

Alien Zord wrote:

"Stacey" wrote in message
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Alien Zord wrote:

"Stacey" wrote in message


I suppose at times they do..


Just upgraded my ex's PC from Shuttle 591P, a VIA chipset based mobo
that worked without a single hitch for over 5 years.

oh please, "without a single hitch"? I've never seen ANY computer that
performed that flawlessly.


Yep, the mobo worked flawlessly.

Well your the first person in history with a windows system to NEVER have a
single lockup etc.. You should hang on to that one!
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Stacey