Cabinet

· Form Factor

· AT Cases

· ATX Cases

AT Cases

· Older Motherboards (pre-Pentium)

· Advantages

– Well Established standard make.

– Easy and cheap design.

· Disadvantages

– Inefficient cooling.

– CPU socket location.

– Not suitable for P-II (& higher).

ATX Cases

· Newer Motherboards (Pentium based m/c)

· Advantages

– Efficient cooling.

– Easy accessibility for upgrades.

– I/O are fixed onboard