mATX vs. ATX

WolfGeezyie

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I am building a gaming/editing (video/photo) PC and I've going back and forth for months (many of you have helped so much). Now I want to go back to the mATX vs ATX argument. Should I only get ATX if I want to SLI? I don't want to SLI but I do want to OC a little bit. I was thinking about the gtx 780 but should I do mATX and consider an even better GPU (the Titan is on my mind now, haha). Here is my build so far minus extra case fans:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2K7LX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2K7LX/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2K7LX/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770k) | Purchased For $219.99
**CPU Cooler** | [Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pebk) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvihero) | $189.99 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl) | $139.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $89.00 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx780dc2oc3gd5) | $499.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl) | $88.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr750rm) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $19.99 @ Microcenter
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1502.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 06:25 EST-0500 |

Any help would be awesome!
 
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it is depend on you, if you want extra fan headers, SATA ports or PCIe slots but in my opinion ASUS MAXIMUS VI GENE would be better for you it have the same OC options in the other asus ROG series and it has a future that VI HERO doesn't has it, it is mPCI combo 2 WIFI/Bluetooth so VI GENE as mATX motherboard would be better !

oajarmeh95

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it is depend on you, if you want extra fan headers, SATA ports or PCIe slots but in my opinion ASUS MAXIMUS VI GENE would be better for you it have the same OC options in the other asus ROG series and it has a future that VI HERO doesn't has it, it is mPCI combo 2 WIFI/Bluetooth so VI GENE as mATX motherboard would be better !
 
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