Case and Mother Board Compatable

[s2chaser]

I can't figure out if a APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case will fit a ASUS Striker Extreme LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX motherboard. Can someone help me out with this, and if it doesn't fit tell me about another decent case that i could buy instead with good airflow.

[catacon]

The motherboard is an ATX form factor and the case supports ATX and Micro ATX boards, so yes, it will fit.

[Katreat]

What video card are you planning on? ATX board will fit ATX case, but if you are planning on a 8800 card you might check the case reviews. The 8800s, especially the GTX, are very long and often run into the drive cages and/or cause cooling problems by blocking air-flow. So keep that in mind in case selection if you are going with either of those cards.

Kat

[s2chaser]

I plan on putting the 8800 ultra into it, but i've only seen one review on new egg, and it says that i might need a tower for something like that.

[Katreat]

There is a site that tells you what cases work with the ultra, but I dont have it saved. You might try to google it. You can also read the reviews for the case itself and often people list what they are using in it. The Ultra will fit in some mid-tower cases, it is a front to back problem, not a up and down problems. Often full towers are just taller, they are not necessarly longer.

Kat