On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Danny Yee <bookreviewer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You're right, and if I were just fixing my existing system I would buy > expansion cards - though the motherboard I have doesn't have that many > slots, so getting both a video card and a sound card onto it is only > just possible. That is a limitation of a micro-ATX form factor. Unless you buy a graphics card with an over-sized cooling fan there should be room/connectors on the micro-ATX MB for the sound card and an additional peripheral. > But I'm actually relocating countries, so I'll be buying a new system > completely. And again, I prefer a motherboard solution as it allows > for a smaller case. Your choices are not unlimited. Intel is not turning out new designs for socket-775. There are only two chip set (Intel and nVidia) and half-a-dozen MB manufacturers. A micro-ATX form factor will filter your choices further. > Danny. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines