laptop vs mini itx

[Muffin Man]

mini itx cases some of them have got low profile pci slots but lets say when you buy a pci or pci-e card cant you change the metal bracket to a smaller one so it can fit in the case as the cards are screwed on the bracket so cant you swap it with another bracket, heres the link

Conventional PCI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

look at the section Low Profile

the card has to be low-profile or low-profile ready meaning that it already comes with low-profile bracket installed, or that it has a full height bracket installed but also comes with a low-profile bracket accompanied in the package contents which you can swap it with.

but you cant install a low-profile bracket on any card though. if a card doesnt say its low-profile or low-profile ready, you cant install a smaller bracket yourself because it just wont fit, youd probably have to cut into the pcb to do so.

 

[robina_80]

btu can you interchange the brackets on the pci card to a low profile one for example a network card

 

[robina_80]

good zotac boards come with a ext PSU does that mean instead of using the case ext psu i can use the zotac one or no? im thinking about this case

Aplus CS-CUPID 1, Black/ Silver Mini ITX, Aluminium, Card Reader/ Headphone/ Mic In/ 2x USB, 80W PSU - Scan.co.uk