Which motherboard has the largest footprint?

| Jun 03, 2010 | Comments 3



Of these motherboard types, which one has the largest footprint?

A) microBTX

B) NLX

C) ATX

D) microATX

E) Motherboards don’t have feet


The answer: C) ATX

The ATX motherboard has one of the larger motherboard form factors, with dimensions around 305mm x 244 mm.

microBTX is approximately 264mm x 267mm,
NLX is approximately 254mm x 228mm,
and microATX is approximately 244mm x 244mm.


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  • Mark

    The NLX looks like it has a larger footprint then the ATX. The NLX is longer but is less wide. I wonder why you chose the ATX to have a larger footpront over the NLX.

    • http://www.ProfessorMesser.com Professor Messer

      I’ve updated the answer page with some detailed motherboard dimensions to help with your studies.

      • Mark

        On your your 602 video about motherboard form factor you have the dimensions for the NLX as 340x230mm and the ATX as 325x267mm.

        NLX = 340×230 = 78,200
        ATX = 305X244 = 74,420

        Is this a newer update then what is on that video?
        I know BTX was not one of the answers but it looks like that has the largest footprint of them all.

        Thank you for taking the time to answer these question.
        Mark