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ATX or Micro-ATX for Gaming PC?

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  • Intel i5
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August 9, 2014 4:09:35 PM

With these parts is it better to use an ATX or Micro ATX? I do not plan on overclocking.

CPU: Intel I5-4690 LGA 1150
GPU: eVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 750ti 2gb SC or GTX 760 2gb SC
HDD: Seagate 1tb
RAM: G.Skill 8G (2x4) Ripjaws
PSU: Already have a 500w
Operating System: Windows 7 Home premium

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a b K Overclocking
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August 9, 2014 4:17:00 PM

ATX would be better IMO, more space so things don't clash and better upgrade options
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a b K Overclocking
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August 9, 2014 4:23:43 PM

Unless you plan to use the extra PCIE slots or are bothered with how cluttered micro-ATX boards may look, it makes little to no difference.
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a b K Overclocking
a b 4 Gaming
August 9, 2014 5:25:26 PM

Unless there is a space limitation, I see no reason not to go with an ATX motherboard. You may not need the expansion slots now, but later on down the line, you could wish you had them.

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a b K Overclocking
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August 9, 2014 5:50:30 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Unless there is a space limitation, I see no reason not to go with an ATX motherboard. You may not need the expansion slots now, but later on down the line, you could wish you had them.

If you are going to need expansion slots, you likely already know you will before you even start thinking about building a new PC and even on micro-ATX, you still have one open slot even with a triple-slot GPU, which is enough for a sound card that is pretty much the only somewhat common thing people still "need" as an add-on... but even that is debatable since the highest-quality ADC/DACs are external USB2/3.

Multi-GPU users and people who have unusual IO requirements know who they are and ATX is for them. For the rest, micro-ATX is usually more than enough.

Aside from space limitations, micro-ATX boards are usually $10-20 cheaper. I would say that is a fair enough reason to go micro-ATX when you know you are not going to need the extra slots and other fluff.
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