- Jun 17, 2011
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Hi again. I'm helping a friend shop for parts to build a gaming PC. We're pretty much done, but I have a question that might help reduce the price.
At the moment we're going to get a full ATX motherboard, a Mid-Tower case, and this XFX R9 270X for the GPU. Those are the only components we need to discuss here, so let me get to the point.
I did say we were going to get a full ATX board, but a Micro one would be a bit cheaper, and I've just been wondering about this for a while anyway.
Will a GPU that long (10.28" inches) fit in/work with a Micro ATX mobo? I honestly don't see why not. A PCIe slot is the same on a Micro as it is on a Full. The problem is fitting it inside the case, right? I can say with certainty that the GPU will fit inside the mid-tower case we've chosen, as I have an even longer (10.5") GPU inside my mid-tower, except my mobo is a Full ATX Z77 board.
This might seem like a silly question - Of course it will fit on the Micro motherboard. It's just a PCIe slot, same as always. Just, one of the reviews for this specific graphics card mentioned that he recommended at least a mid-tower case, and NOT to use a micro ATX motherboard. It got me thinking... maybe too much.
So... would it be fine to go with a micro ATX board with such a long card?
Also, while we're at it... are there any major recommendations from you guys to ensure this long card will fit in the case/motherboard/etc before ordering everything?
Thanks in advance for the help. I appreciate it.
P.S. It has occurred to me that you may very well want to see which Micro ATX motherboard and Mid-Tower case I have in mind in order to give an accurate answer.
Here:
This motherboard OR this motherboard
This case
At the moment we're going to get a full ATX motherboard, a Mid-Tower case, and this XFX R9 270X for the GPU. Those are the only components we need to discuss here, so let me get to the point.
I did say we were going to get a full ATX board, but a Micro one would be a bit cheaper, and I've just been wondering about this for a while anyway.
Will a GPU that long (10.28" inches) fit in/work with a Micro ATX mobo? I honestly don't see why not. A PCIe slot is the same on a Micro as it is on a Full. The problem is fitting it inside the case, right? I can say with certainty that the GPU will fit inside the mid-tower case we've chosen, as I have an even longer (10.5") GPU inside my mid-tower, except my mobo is a Full ATX Z77 board.
This might seem like a silly question - Of course it will fit on the Micro motherboard. It's just a PCIe slot, same as always. Just, one of the reviews for this specific graphics card mentioned that he recommended at least a mid-tower case, and NOT to use a micro ATX motherboard. It got me thinking... maybe too much.
So... would it be fine to go with a micro ATX board with such a long card?
Also, while we're at it... are there any major recommendations from you guys to ensure this long card will fit in the case/motherboard/etc before ordering everything?
Thanks in advance for the help. I appreciate it.
P.S. It has occurred to me that you may very well want to see which Micro ATX motherboard and Mid-Tower case I have in mind in order to give an accurate answer.
Here:
This motherboard OR this motherboard
This case
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