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Im building a Pc and I want it to be portable and small, but also I want the PCIE slots and etc. a ATX board has. Any suggestions on small ATX cases or maybe M-ATX cases which have ATX boards compatible?

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Two 780's in a n200? Need I say more. Go for it.
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Hello! I have a small (13 inches tall small) micro atx case that is home to my ga78lmt-usb3, fx4300, and my 2gb 7770. The metals on it are quite flimsy, but if you take good care of it (unlike me, I will be much more careful when I upgrade cases in july), it should be fine. Here is a picture of the components it is housing. I aded the tx3 yesterday, and it fits nicely.
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@badboyrog2 thanks for the suggestion, the case looks cool. @pcbuilder123 nice pc dude

I want to go for a M-ATX build, but I'm afraid that it might not be as futureproof as ATX, maybe in the future I might change SLI maybe or etc. Should I go for m-ATX?
 
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Hello! Thanks :D took me a while. What is your budget for the case? 30$? 40$? 70$? 100$? What kind of a cpu and gpu and cooler will go in there and how many drives. Need to know a little more before we can help you choose. Here are a couple of cases going from less to more expensive.
The 210 is a really nice budget midtower, on which I might buy:http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Technologies-Source-210-White/dp/B005869A16/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1402800840&sr=8-10&keywords=micro+atx+case
The core 1000 is made by fractal, famous for the design r4, but is a nice micro atx with surprisingly good build quality (find a better deal on newegg, around 38$):http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Core-Computer-FD-CA-CORE-1000-USB3-BL/dp/B00CUSUV0O/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1402800840&sr=8-12&keywords=micro+atx+case
The n200 is a really spacious atx replacement that can be great for big gpu's, psu's, and coolers.:http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-N200-Computer-Mini-ITX/dp/B00COGDERY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402800840&sr=8-2&keywords=micro+atx+case
And last at around 100$ is the sexiest micro atx around. From the makers of the prodigious Bitfenix prodigy:http://www.amazon.com/BitFenix-BFC-CLM-300-KKLS1-RP-Computer-Case/dp/B00HRRJC58/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1402800840&sr=8-15&keywords=micro+atx+case

note:these are not the only options, just a couple of my favorite. I am using rosewill, but PLEASE don't. Flimsy metal and bad quality metal all in all. :D
 
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I want a clean, plain look, I was also looking at the prodigy m from bitfenix. Budget around 40-80
 
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http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Obsidian-Performance-Computer-CC-9011028-WW/dp/B00BWLL9QA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402816093&sr=8-2&keywords=Corsair+micro+atx
I would take this over the nitfenix anyway. I really, really like the aluminum finish and it is fairly small, and can easily fit 2 770's.

Also, I think this case is REALLY nice, by corsair, and fit a lot of parts.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-SPEC-02-CC-9011051-WW/dp/B00I0MKMG2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402816319&sr=8-2&keywords=Corsair+spec+01
 
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Thanks for the suggestion, just out of curiosity, can this case fit a ATX mobo?
 
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Yes, it fits atx motherboards lol, its a big case. Inexpensive, though, but for a portable case go for either the core 1000 from fractal (leftover money can buy you maybe a fan controller or more fans and a resistor or something), or the coolermaster n200. Don't go for the bitfenix. It's an amazing case, but overpriced, not worth it. Is 40-60$ worth it to you? Buy 4 more gigs of ram or two nice noctua fans or invest in a better cpu cooler like an all in one or a nhd14 or something
 
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like a lan box, bring it to places without hassle
 
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For m-atx,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vm700a3w2n (also comes in black)
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vf6000bws
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sstps07b
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-tj08be
or for atx,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lian-li-case-pca55b
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lian-li-case-pca05fnb
With these lian li cases (and maybe the others too) should you keep an eye on compatibility with the gpu you have or want to buy,is looking at the length of the card and that it fits.

some m-atx boards do support crossfire/sli.The more expensive Z87/97 motherboards that is.
These should be sli capable,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=89,99&f=7&l=2&sort=a8
just make sure that the x16/x8 slots are at position one and three.The first should already be fine.
 
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thanks for the suggestions, the lian li ones look cool.
 
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You're welcome! Please update with a few pictures once you get it. I promise you will not regret it. What case are you using at the moment?
 
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Building from scratch, new build.
 
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Hello. Whoops, sorry about that, forgot the link, here it is:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJUKA4YS10
Also, what are the rest of your specs? I can really help you balance out your build, lol really been keeping my eye on components for the last year or two.
 
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Wow! That is a really nice build! I could reccomend keeping evreything except maybe go for an i5 4670k, a gtx 780ti, and go for a tx650, and 16gb ram. Just spend your time making sure to do cable management excellently.
 
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Can you find this psu?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr
a very good choice.

Why the expensive ram?

What about these?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c10d8gsr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32400c10d8gzh
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx24c11t3k28x

I would also get a 120mm fan in the top with the H100 blowing hot air into the case.

From cooler master,

Top: 120mm x 15mm fan x 1 (optional)
Click to expand...
I know that for instance scythe has these kind of "slim" fans.
 
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