Motherboard Form Factors

This might be a question never asked before. I’ve just received a Chinese motherboard, but this dimension size doesn’t match any existing form factor.
COLORFUL H81M-K PLUS V23B = 215 x 170mm motherboard
Such a weird size this PCB . . .

Pretty sure I’ll have to drill and tap new standoff holes!
Existing computer case is sized for Micro-ATX
No wonder I don’t understand Chinese :upside_down_face: :upside_down_face:
Is this a 3rd world problem I’ve incurred

Don’t put the cart before the horse.

Put the motherboard on a piece of cardboard to prevent shorts, then hook up PSU, etc. and do a bench test to see if this monster even works to your satisfaction.

Then attack the case with the power tools and mod to your heart’s content.

Just saying.

Pudge

EDIT:
according to this site.
https://en.colorful.cn/product_show.aspx?mid=84&id=879
it says

Configuration 	170*215mm mATX

That would be micro ATX.

Was planning a pure plexiglass case - As this is my wife’s computer and she always wants to see whats going on >> >> LoL

At least this Colorful motherboard has a PDF instruction manual.

I made a mistake buying another generic Chinese motherboard/CPU/RAM combo. As it had no instruction manual and was unbranded.
Finally discovered motherboard was made by Foxconn. Took me forever to figure out the pinout connections – Just discovered by chance a Russian YouTube video of the board

Specs show it as a micro atx board.

Edit: I only buy full size ATX boards. I have my reasons. :wink:

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Hello @ricklinux

Well the motherboard is sized smaller than Micro-ATX but larger than Mini-ITX sir.

Well you know what happens when you go outside the standards. :laughing:

Zup - There is no standard beer size !! :beer: :beers:
Best example I can think of . . .

Cheers @ricklinux

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Searching Wikipedia the Colorful [-H81M-K PLUS V23B] dimensions are closest to mini-DTX (form factor)

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