Motherboard layouts pros and cons

slaoud

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Aug 16, 2013
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Hi everyone! I'm new here and have a sub-par understanding of hardware. Currently I'm attempting to jump head first into it and learn to build one from scratch; I currently have a Chieftec DG-01BLD-U case, I know it supports ATX and MATX as well as a few others, but my first question is, will an EATX motherboard fit in my case? If so, what are the pros and cons associated with both types.

Second part : I'm the type that, if I do something, I do it rediculously. I'd like to pack as much power under the hood as fiscally possible; my budget cannot exceed 150 a month, but I want something that can dandle what's pwerful now and that which is powerful in years to come
- 3.5GHz (or more so long as I don't need liquid notrogen to keep it running and noncompustable)
- 32GB of DDR3 RAM
- As for a GPU, cards come and go and is more of a prefferance type deal
- 2or more onboard USB 2 or 3.0 ports
- 4 PCI express slots.

-opitional-
-onboard dual monitor capability (vga or hdmi, prefer VGA foronboard) with a decent GPU
-color coordinated prongs would be nice
-4 RAM card slots
-onboard advanced sound inputs (componant, 3.5mm headphone and mic jacks, least important, due to front slots already on tower)

Thanks to those who bare with my uneducated requests, and thanks in advance.
 
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EATX won't be needed. Usually found on server or highest end boards. You might want to do something "rediculously", but at $150 a month that will really take to much time. Just stick with normal ATX boards, they tend to be high end enough. For a good to great system I usually suggest the 3570/4670K, good motherboard which can handle CF/SLI, 16GBs of ram (windows home premium only supports up to 16GB and games can't even use 8GB so 16 is fine.) and as much GPU as you can get. The most you'll want to run with a single 1080 monitor is as most a CF/SLI setup so no need for four 16x PCIe slots. And my Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H doesn't even come with onboard USB2. I wouldn't even bother looking for a board that has them as a USB2 device will...

4745454b

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EATX won't be needed. Usually found on server or highest end boards. You might want to do something "rediculously", but at $150 a month that will really take to much time. Just stick with normal ATX boards, they tend to be high end enough. For a good to great system I usually suggest the 3570/4670K, good motherboard which can handle CF/SLI, 16GBs of ram (windows home premium only supports up to 16GB and games can't even use 8GB so 16 is fine.) and as much GPU as you can get. The most you'll want to run with a single 1080 monitor is as most a CF/SLI setup so no need for four 16x PCIe slots. And my Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H doesn't even come with onboard USB2. I wouldn't even bother looking for a board that has them as a USB2 device will work in a USB3 port.

If you are buying this stuff now, here is what I'd do. Buy a 2-4TB hdd, set any leftover money aside. Buy a good PSU, set any leftover money aside. Buy a good 256GB SSD for the OS, use money set aside if you need to. Buy the ram, pocket the left over money, etc. Keep buying sub $150 parts while setting aside any extra money, so when it comes time to buy your $200 CPU you'll have it. I would buy your CPU, mobo, and GPU last, with the CPU and mobo coming first.
 
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slaoud

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Aug 16, 2013
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Thanks for the insight! By what you said I did some rooting around and found some decent boards (1150 socket) and an i5 clocked at 3.4, with that it has 1 PCIE 3 slot, 1 PCIE 2, and a few PCI slots. I think the CPU was at 55w maybe? As a fallow up, if I were to go bonkers with that and get like a GTX 680 and some banana pants audio card and (capture card maybe?) Along side 2 4TB HDDs, DVDRW drive (not sure if bluray is compatable with older types of discs), and about 4 or 5 fans, what kind of power supply should I get?
 

4745454b

Titan
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55W or 84W? Most of them are 84W. GTX680 is around 225. You'd be looking at needing around 350W or so stock. Most good 500W units will be enough. The new Gold rated 450W would also work.

Blu Ray does work with other disks. My BR reader even burns DVDs.
 

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