There are brackets designed for 3.5" external slots, full height and half height card slots that give you an external eSATAp port. You don't have to disqualify a board for lacking that port. Unless you do have to disqualify it because the case in question has nor 3.5" external bays nor card slots. ;)

Nice. So you're running two video cards... how many monitors do you have?

Thanks, Quiet! I guess my other question, then, is that for DC-powered motherboards will any power brick theoretically do? As in, I can get a laptop brick and as long as it fits and has the correct power rating as specified by the MB, that's fine? Yep, a 19V brick is a 19V brick. Do note, though, t...