Will Chaintec MOBO fit in a Compaq Presario 5716?

Kerrith · TweakNOOB Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 37

Will a Chaintec Zenith9CJS MOBO fit in a Compaq 5716 case? The case is a full tower.

It's such a nice looking case I hate to throw it out.

Thanks, Kerry

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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Trust me, throw it out.

It doesn't have the airflow that your motherboard requires.
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Kerrith · TweakNOOB Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 37

Thanks, Kerry

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

You need a sexy windowed case to show your motherboard off.

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Kerrith · TweakNOOB Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 37

The cases with windows sure are snazzy looking.

What I did in preparation for the eventual demise of my present 4-yr-old HP was to buy a cheap case about a year ago, so that when my PC died I wouldn't be forced by time pressure to buy something I would regret. So I do have a new, extremely cheap, case and I have Antec Treue550 power supply to replace the 400 Watt OEM that came with the case. Since then I've been studying and noting what components I want in my new PC. I've very excited and ready to go. This will be my first attempt at assembling my own.

I had in the back of my mind to cut some extra fan holes in an old Compaq case I have but I'm going to stick with my cheap-case plan. I'll know I'll be satisfied with the improvement, from 1.3 to 3.0 MHz, and with the new Raid 0 configuration using two WD 10,000 RPM Raptors.

Thanks for your support Nathan,

Kerry