Mounting Standoffs removable?

[Thisishardwork]

I have a Pavilion a6330f and am considering upgrading the motherboard and CPU. I am wondering if an Asus Prime B450M-A motherboard would fit.

I mean, I know it has the same form factor and should physically fit but what worries me is the sockets and extension slots. I am wondering if I would need to remove the mounting standoffs from the case, or even if the mounting standoffs are removable from this case.

If anyone can help me before I purchase the motherboard, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

[old_geekster]

@Thisishardwork , welcome to the forum.

Here is a HP Knowledge Base article that will give you some perspective on HP components.  While it is discussing moving the motherboard to a different case, it has basically the same considerations.  I believe that the stand-offs will not be movable.  Since the computer is 12 years old there is no information available on it.

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