Silverstone TJ09,is it a reverse ATX case?

barfly · Post by **barfly** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:25 am

Does anyone know if this is a reverse ATX case, where a motherboard is being mounted vertically? I tried to find info on their site but couldn't.

Post by **dicecca112** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:25 pm

motherboard is always mounted vertically in all cases. Do you mean that the motherboard is mounted upside down? Normally the CPU socket is at the top.

jtm55 · Post by **jtm55** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:22 pm

Hi All,

It's a standard ATX Case. I have the Silverstone TJ07, & the Motherboard is mounted the same way.

barfly · Post by **barfly** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:26 am

I'm not sure what i mean anymore, i am pretty confused by this. I guess what i meant to ask is whether the motherboard is mounted in a standard position like in most ATX cases. I've read somewhere that a Silverstone TJ06 is a reverse ATX case, so i was afraid that TJ09 is the same way. Judging from what jtm55 said it is not reverse, but a standard ATX, so it is ok then.

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:20 pm

the tj09 has the side motherboard access panel (as looking at the front) on the left, so the motherboard is mounted in a standard fashion (cpu at top), now if it opened on the right, then the board would be mounted upside down (cpu at bottom). the TJ-06 is a good example of the upside down mounting.

http://www.xoxide.com/silverstone-tj-06 ... ilver.html

the mounting hole pattern is the same between the two configurations, so no worries as to if the board will mount ok.

barfly · Post by **barfly** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:58 am

bubba wrote:the tj09 has the side motherboard access panel (as looking at the front) on the left, so the motherboard is mounted in a standard fashion (cpu at top), now if it opened on the right, then the board would be mounted upside down (cpu at bottom). the TJ-06 is a good example of the upside down mounting.

http://www.xoxide.com/silverstone-tj-06 ... ilver.html

the mounting hole pattern is the same between the two configurations, so no worries as to if the board will mount ok.

Thanks for dispelling my concerns. I guess i was worrying about nothing and i have to stop listening to people who don't know what they are talking about. Someone i know told me that a motherboard will have to be mounted upside down in all cases that have a PSU on the bottom (like this case for example). I'm still pretty new at this and still have much to learn. Thanks for your help.

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:54 am

barfly wrote:...PSU on the bottom (like this case for example). I'm still pretty new at this and still have much to learn. Thanks for your help.

With the TJ-09 you might need longer PSU wires, but that depends on the location of the hook ups on the board.

barfly · Post by **barfly** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:56 pm

I'm planning on getting Silverstone Zeus 850W PSU, i figure that it should work perfectly with TJ09 case since they are both made by the same company. But if it turns out that i will need these longer wires i'll pick them up. Thanx for the tip.