E-ATX mounting vs ATX

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Looking to design a slim E-ATX case, but I'm unable to find certain specs and what it does/doesn't share with ATX, as well as the other mounting points.

I've been looking through the ATX specs and Wikipedia of all places, but to no avail.
 

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Idk buy some cheap ass case and board and figure it out

Thanks for your help.

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EDIT: In all seriousness I could do that, but mechanical drawings are far easier and more precise.
I will look for something though, if it becomes my only option.
 

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AFAIK EATX is poorly defined and rarely followed as a standard, with most "EATX" motherboards just being slightly larger than ATX in various ways, with others being called EATX despite being server form factors or similar. In short: this is going to be a challenge, and unless you're going very large, you're unlikely to achieve complete compatibility with boards larger than ATX. The "EATX" Asus Strix X399 in my partner's workstation uses standard ATX mounting points as it isn't actually big enough to fit anything more despite being wider and taller than ATX.
 
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Shrink Ray Wielder
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AFAIK EATX is poorly defined and rarely followed as a standard, with most "EATX" motherboards just being slightly larger than ATX in various ways, with others being called EATX despite being server form factors or similar. In short: this is going to be a challenge, and unless you're going very large, you're unlikely to achieve complete compatibility with boards larger than ATX. The "EATX" Asus Strix X399 in my partner's workstation uses standard ATX mounting points as it isn't actually big enough to fit anything more despite being wider and taller than ATX.

So just have standard ATX mounting and leave some space, I guess.

Thanks!
 
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AMv8-1day

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So just have standard ATX mounting and leave some space, I guess.

Thanks!

Basically.
EATX is kind of a bastardization of the ATX formfactor with allowances for boards matching up to the SSI-EEB length and width, but not mounting points.
The best way to account for it is to base your measurements off of the standard ATX mounts with extra room past the right most standoffs for whatever extra width the board you have in mind is. For example, I have an SSI-CEB (12"x10") motherboard and an SSI-EEB (12"x14") board. EATX isn't a consistent length, but a range anywhere between standard ATX all the way out to SSI-EEB. But whatever board you're looking at should have its exact measurements on the manufacturer page. Or you could play it safe and just make enough room for a full SSI-EEB.
A real good place to start would be basing your measurements off of the Cerberus X, although a heads-up from someone that learned the hard way, despite their stated measurements, it was about 4mm too shallow to fit the full horizontal length.
 

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Shrink Ray Wielder
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Basically.
EATX is kind of a bastardization of the ATX formfactor with allowances for boards matching up to the SSI-EEB length and width, but not mounting points.
The best way to account for it is to base your measurements off of the standard ATX mounts with extra room past the right most standoffs for whatever extra width the board you have in mind is. For example, I have an SSI-CEB (12"x10") motherboard and an SSI-EEB (12"x14") board. EATX isn't a consistent length, but a range anywhere between standard ATX all the way out to SSI-EEB. But whatever board you're looking at should have its exact measurements on the manufacturer page. Or you could play it safe and just make enough room for a full SSI-EEB.
A real good place to start would be basing your measurements off of the Cerberus X, although a heads-up from someone that learned the hard way, despite their stated measurements, it was about 4mm too shallow to fit the full horizontal length.

Thanks, that helps quite a bit!