Storing a computer case? Also, discussion.

[IrishFiction]

So a friend of mine is going off to university today and he left me a bare case to do as I please. I considered storing it away and using it to build a new computer for his younger sibling's High School graduation gift. But that's in a year or so from now. The case is a full tower ATX case, but isn't anything special by today's standards.

 

That's not why I'm in the general section, though. My question is: do you guys see the ATX design standards changing in the foreseeable future? I'd hate to wake up to new XYZ case types and inside out motherboards that have no backwards compatibility with standard ATX designs. 

[Agent181]

Standards don't change, they will only make smaller types, there will always be atx, micro, mini ssb(idk if thats right, eatx and now the new one is 5x5 which is the mobo that goes in intel nucs.

[PiGHamM3R]

Nah, nothing is changing in the near future (IMO). A full-tower case will be just fine a year from now. I'd go ahead and fix it up with cheap components and sell it or use it for your friend's sibling. You can always re-purpose it too.

[007agentHP]

No, atx is a standard that doesnt change. they only add more. (like intels new 5x5)

[Guest]

Well, it may be shown out the door by the old uATX standard.

It is cheaper to make and slightly bigger,