Vista 32bit only runs about 3.2 to 3.5gigs....but if your mobo can support 1066 then get that....your choice

ohh! thats awesome, so I can push 533 or 1066..and thats on both cards..thank you so much for your help guys!

533 for each card...cause I am pretty sure that when you change the setting you are changing the setting on both cards, not just each one individually.

well I have the option to go up to 533...but my ASUS board can support 1066 based on the information on the ASUS website.

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okay, well it is DELETE I just tried, THANK YOU!...but, I checked my RAM speed, and it was on AUTO at 200....and I had the option to go up to 533....should I leave it at 200(I changed it to MANUAL at 266) or is that a bad idea? I am only pushing 2G of ram, and I need MORE!

ohh, okay, do you guys know for sure? because I have seen it delete key, but also F8 and F10, jus tthink its probably different for the asus...

well I am getting ready to order some memory, and I am wondering if anyone knows how to access my BIOS on startup...because the ram I am looking at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231184

my comp could read it at 667 instead of 1066...just in case, I am not sure how to access my bios.

To answer your original question, no. There are several form factors on the market, the most common of which are ATX and Micro-ATX. Most ATX compatible cases also support Micro-ATX simply because it's smaller, but a Micro-ATX case will not be able to run a full ATX motherboard. And from the way you've described your case and considering the fact that your M2N-MX SE Plus is a Micro-ATX board, I'd say there's a very good chance that your case only supports Micro-ATX motherboards. A quick way to tell is to look at how many expansion ports your computer has. If there are only four blanking plates available, it's a Micro-ATX case. If there are seven, it's probably ATX compatible as well which gives you a wider range of i7 motherboards to choose from. [QUOTE="stele29"]

No. But the current mainstream form factor ATX and most hardware will fit a mid or full size ATX case with no problems. If your planning on building a small pc you need to worry more about whether you need a MicroATX case or size limitations in some minitower atx cases. As far as I know, the i7 is currently only availiable with full ATX motherboards.

RayvinAzn

well as you can tell, I am not that par with computers. Are blanking plates the plates in the back, i.e video card plugins? if so, I only have 4.

fit in all cases? The reason why I am asking is that I am looking to upgrade my mobo, I currently have an ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS, dont get me wrong its a decent board, but I am looking to upgrade to a better board, and possibly goto Intel for the I7....also, I have a quick fly case, where its not a tower but a box shape, and all the sides can be removed(I like it better then a tower)...thanks for the help!