Looking for an mATX AM3+ Mobo

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kvin189

kvin189

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I'm looking to upgrade my current motherboard to one (mATX, AM3+, USB 3.0) compatible with my current CPU and RAM (see below), but one with a PCI x16 slot a slot or two further away from the I/O shield so in my new Thermaltake Armor A30i case, my GPU is visible in the side window instead of my sound card blocking the view. Also, if my Soundblaster Z were to sit behind the GPU, it'd cast a sinister red glow from behind the MSI red-on-black design! Are there any boards out there designed this way? Thanks!

Current Build:
Hewlett-Packard p6813w
AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1 GHz
MSI GeForce GTX 760 ITX OC 2GB
6 GB DDR3-1333
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Hitachi 1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD
Creative Sound Blaster Z
EVGA 600W Bronze PSU
Foxconn N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX
 
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kvin189

kvin189

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Feb 16, 2014
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Thanks for the quick response. From that board I was able to find the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 which has the USB 3.0 I was also looking for. The only thing I need to check is if the Sound Blaster Z will fit next to that heatsink on the board. Looks like the heatsink is cut out to accommodate a longer PCI card.

https://m.tigerdirect.com/products/8398367

Edit: Got in touch with Asus support live chat (terrible experience of unresponsive support reps and when they finally did respond, answers were 1-3 words tops). They said they tried with multiple PCI cards and were able to fit them where the heatsink is cut out. Looks like this is my likely option for motherboard, but if I have to call with their support staff again, I might jump off the bridge.
 
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