You know its funny i didn't even know the board was micro atx. I knew that there was something weird about it but i couldn't place my finger on it. Any recommendations for a good board to go with the cpu i'm using? And although i would like to upgrade the cpu and throw in a cooling unit, i'm kinda comfortable at the price range i'm in rite now. But thanks anyways, if nothing else it gives me ideas. Lol all the ATX amd x2 boards at newegg are on back-order. Maybe i should just try to make an intel board. Is there a disadvantage of putting a micro atx into a standard size case?