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So i've got a mate how wants a micro ATX PC. I've never used a micro ATX board before and i don't know how much room they provide for a decent graphics card. what do you recon would be the biggest card you can put it a mATX case? I was thinking an Nvidia 550 ti. They're pretty good for mainstream gaming
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The only thing that will determine what length card will fit, is the case. Usually if it won't fit, it's becasue the HDD cage at the front is in the way. What case is he planing on using? Antec NSK-3480: 
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| Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:48 pm |
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well i'm the one building it, so i might go for an aywun A1-S02-MICRO or a CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX
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Dunno about the aywun, but I've seen those CoolerMaster ones used, and if you mount the HDD down the bottom and the video card is long, it will rest on top of the HDD, but you could avoid it by mounting it up the top.
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| Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:49 pm |
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That's a monstrous heatsink for only a single fan.
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:25 am |
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Looks like a lot of overkill in that case.
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:56 am |
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overkill wut?
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:04 pm |
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Cooling
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:07 pm |
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Can never have too much cooling brah
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:02 pm |
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I'm wondering if mATX systems are really compatible with being used for gaming at all? I would assume that such small components could only really be used for an "office system" type of PC. It strikes me as a bit strange to be trying to squeeze a high-end graphics card in a tiny box. Does your friend not have enough room on his desk for a full sized tower?
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:12 pm |
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Pff Rocket, mATX are massive compared to mITX.  SFF gaming PC's are the best! I've got my SG07B-W ordered, just waiting for easter break to be over so it can get processed!
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| Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:49 pm |
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Went to pick up my SG07B-W today, brought it home and opened it and it was a SGO7B with no W, whereas the packaging said it was the one with the W. There is always something wrong with everything I buy.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:42 pm |
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Ah, I'm just used to having a big case. each to their own I guess.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:25 pm |
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SFF cases are good for LAN's and stuff. Not that I have ever been to one or plan on going to one.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:33 pm |
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what graphics card are you putting in there?
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At this stage it will be a gtx680.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:03 pm |
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u should put 2 in and get real mans performance
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:53 pm |
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why not 4? Nah, I had an sli rig once, they aren't that special lol..
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i have a matx mother bord in a regular case
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bieltanman wrote: i have a matx mother bord in a regular case You also have a matx sized brain in an ATX sized head.
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:14 pm |
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lol nerdsults
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LOL
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hahaha
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:51 pm |
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monoindeed wrote: bieltanman wrote: i have a matx mother bord in a regular case You also have a matx sized brain in an ATX sized head. nice one my brain is to small for my head how do you come up with these its like your the next stage on comedy
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Ordered my second SG07. Better be the right one this time ffs.
edit; wasn't the right one again. derp. Guess I gotta wait.
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***** this mitx rig is going to be so hard to build on the count of the hardware being rare as ****!!!111 gonna wait for the Asus z77 itx mobo to come out!
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So they sent you the wrong one twice? Man, that is pretty screwed up.
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Circahh wrote: Ordered my second SG07. Better be the right one this time ffs.
edit; wasn't the right one again. derp. Guess I gotta wait. what sort of **** company are you purchasing from so I know not to order from these idiots.
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They have the wrong ones in stock compared to the ones they have on their website. They only list the one with the window on their website, but the only ones they have are ones without the windows. I called them up before I went to get the second one and got them to open it and they said it's the wrong one. It's Umart too lol..
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Circa wrote: They have the wrong ones in stock compared to the ones they have on their website. They only list the one with the window on their website, but the only ones they have are ones without the windows. I called them up before I went to get the second one and got them to open it and they said it's the wrong one. It's Umart too lol.. were the sales staff asian ?
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Of course. If they aren't asians, they are blatantly overpricing their goods. **** crackers.
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