Greetings,

I have been given a GATEWAY case with a defective MB or CPU. I had this bright idea to build a new computer... salvaging what I can from the unit (supposedly the DVD burner, DVD rom, flopppy, sound card etc are in working order). Before I shell out the bucks for a new motherboard and PSU, I FIGURE I should try to find out if a non-gateway MB will bolt up to a gateway case. I've heard that some of the manufacturers are notorious for making their MB's and PSU's proprietary to their cases. Anybody out there know if I can use aftermarket parts on a Gateway case?
It's an mATX form factor. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Any ATX form factor MBoard will FIT in there...
What were you considering ? ?Thanx for the reply. The case I mentioned is one of the shorter cases. and dimensionally I believe it to be mATX. I'm just worried about the screw holes lining up. WHat I'd really like to get my hands on is a MB/CPU combo that has a big INTEL P4 processor. But all the deals out there seem to be trying to push the old dual core. ANd that scares me, cuz that CPU became OBSOLETE way too fast. What I want is preferrably a ASUS board with a P4 3.4Ghz processor for under $150, but if i have to I'll want a 2 core duo. I have really only just started the search. I like games, and Im gonna build something that can play. But I'm not a freak about it, and I am trying to save a buck.

At some TIME or other, I have replaced everthing in a computer...except a MB. I thought it might be fun to build one and had this perfectly good case. Travel to your local PC repair shop and borrow both an ATX and mini ATX dead MBoard and try them on for size...
Those are the only 2 popular sizes although there are others.