choosing a case for a motherboard

[arayan]

hi there,

bit of a beginner's question.... i am looking to build a fanless passively cooled mini machine (mini itx). I was wondering how one goes about choosing a case for them, as different motherboards seem to have different port layouts - so how would you find a case with the right holes in them, for the motherboards ports ?

thanks

[jim]

Motherboards typically come with their own backplate.

The case comes with a big rectangular hole, and you slot in the backplate supplied with the motherboard. The sockets in the back of the motherboard will then line-up with those in the matching backplate.

[arayan]

thankyou ! that makes sense