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A Question about Mobos

So last year i bought a cyberpowerpc, i plan on upgrading it in the next few months, it currently has a Gigabye GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX. I want to upgrade it to an MSI B350M Gaming Pro Micro ATX mobo. So my question is, my motherboard is 24.4 x 18.8, and the MSI board is 24.4 x 21.0cm, so are the mounting holes still in the same spot? if not wont it be a pain in the ass to find a mobo of the same size?

 

Links to the mobos

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-S2-rev-12#sp

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B350M-GAMING-PRO/Specification

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1 minute ago, silasjdemone said:

So last year i bought a cyberpowerpc, i plan on upgrading it in the next few months, it currently has a Gigabye GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX. I want to upgrade it to an MSI B350M Gaming Pro Micro ATX mobo. So my question is, my motherboard is 24.4 x 18.8, and the MSI board is 24.4 x 21.0cm, so are the mounting holes still in the same spot? if not wont it be a pain in the ass to find a mobo of the same size?

 

Links to the mobos

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-S2-rev-12#sp

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B350M-GAMING-PRO/Specification

You're planning an entire platform change right? Because that board will require a Ryzen CPU while it looks like you currently have an FX processor. Anyways, the mounting holes are still the same as they both follow the M-ATX standard. 

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All mATX boards have their mounting holes in the same position, so that is nothing to worry about.

 

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Yes, thankfully, even between Intel and AMD boards form factors for motherboard's physical hole locations and whatnot stays the same :) 

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2 minutes ago, silasjdemone said:

thank you so much guys, and yes im switching to a Ryzen 5.

Gotcha. Just checking. 

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