If i get a atx motherboard..

[Night Pupil]

And a atx case...Could I put any video card? What about cdwriter, cd rom, and harddrive and whatnot??

[mireland]

Originally posted by Night Pupil
And a atx case...Could I put any video card? What about cdwriter, cd rom, and harddrive and whatnot??

dosen't matter if it's atx or at (of course if it's an atx case you'll WANT an atx board) as long as it has the appropriate slot (PCI or AGP) for whatever type card you buy. actually after re-reading your question are you asking about BRANDS of devices or actuall PHYSICAL devices???

[Night Pupil]

Yeah yeah, i'm saying if i could put any brand and model that fits into the pci or isa slots..

[crossedup]

Any pci card or isa card will fit in its appropriate slot. Stay clear of ISA unless you already have one, can be real pain in ****, espacially old ones. Sometimes these dont fit in the bottom slot real good either.

If buying a new mobo the only real problem you might have could be AGP, some of the new mobos dont support the older AGP cards. Keep an eye on specs when buying.

[rmanet]

Originally posted by Night Pupil
And a atx case...Could I put any video card? What about cdwriter, cd rom, and harddrive and whatnot??

you need alot more help than an answer or two about atx mobos and cases you'll find a step by step outline

here

goog luck and happy building - if you proceed carefully, follow each step in order, you'll usually have just a problem or two that you can post back with, and we get you there in short order

[Night Pupil]

Thanks peoples..

Awsome rmanet! Thanks..

[mousepotato2]

....do lot's of research....I've never even had a hiccup with a clean build that I started from scratch even if old cards as I checked it out first...if you know the hardware you'e going to usedownload the newest drivers and use them first.....check the reviews on whatever you're going to use & see if there's anything you should know and you'll be fine!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yoshi]

And use good namebrand components, like for the motherboard go with something like ASUS, MSI, Abit, Epox, ect