Micro ATX for gaming?

Millet65 · Jul 19, 2014

I plan on building a system for gaming/movies/browsing/etc. I am wondering if a micro atx mobo would be able to support games and stuff like that and if so what would be some of yalls favorite ones preferebly gigabyte or asus. Should I stay with an ATX board or consider micro ATX? Do not plan on overclocking and only gonna run 1 video card. Also, what Wattage power supply will I need? Also yalls opinion on which OS to run 7 or 8.
Thanks!

Parts:
Intel i5 4690
8 GB 1600MHz DDR3
250 GB samsung 840 evo
1TB WD HDD Black
DVD burner
Radeon R9 280X
Corsair Obsidian 350D
Corsair PSU ???W???
Windows ???

potroasted1 · Jul 19, 2014

only consider ATX if you are going to upgrade RAM using 4 slots and/or use multiple graphics cards. I'd go Windows 8 since it boots faster and you can download a simple tweak called Start8 to skip metro UI when you start your PC and it give you your start menu with no compromise.

Outlander_04 · Jul 19, 2014

For practical purposes the only difference between ATX and m-ATX is a couple of expansion slots .
You have an excellent case

You dont mention a motherboard . Ideally use one with an H97 chipset to guarantee compatibility without a BIOS update , and to get the best feature set
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97md3h
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97mg43

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
You need a 600 watt psu
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020054ww
Modular will make the install a lot tidier in a small case

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