Hi guys,

Just wondering - can you put an ATX PSU into a MICRO ATX case, they look the same size and Im sure my psu is a full atx (its in a micro case)


anyone help me?

thanks

If they're the same dimensions and the screw holes are in the same place then I cant' see why not, but I haven't really got any experience with anything other than ATX cases.

Most micro atx cases take a standard atx power supply, exceptions being cases like the antec aria, which use a proprietary power supply, and some very small htpc oriented cases, which use "micro atx" power supplies (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817154008).

Some power supplies labeled micro atx are really atx power supplies with a shallow mounting depth, and therefore could be used in an atx case (these are sometimes called "ps3 power supplies (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338009)," and are commonly used in some of the hp desktop line). True micro atx power supplies have a smaller mounting pattern than atx suppies.

I was looking into micro ATX power supplies recently for a potential future build and I noticed what vnf4ultra said about the mounting pattern. The mounting screw holes on true micro ATX power supplies have a different pattern than a standard ATX PSUs. So if the micro case has a dual pattern and can accommodate a normal ATX PSU, you should be okay, but it's something you should check.