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    tridentrw
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    Registered: ‎08-19-2011
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    does the size of the motherboard matter?

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    08-20-2011 12:31 PM

    looking for a new pc to run autocad2012, i7 2600 seem to give enought juice for evrything and for a 3-4 years sure, i don't thinck going with less than brand new quadro 600 1gb w/ 8gbram 1333 and p/s of 550watts 

    thats for some of the component but the motherboard giving me ''headack' for that kind of processeur that easy its the 1155 socket with a p67 chipset  but does the size matter?

     

    micro ATX vs. ATX ??

     

    anyone!!!

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    Valued Mentor
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    Registered: ‎04-28-2010

    Re: does the size of the motherboard matter?

    08-21-2011 08:35 PM in reply to: tridentrw

    I went with an ATX style.  You need a bigger case, but it allows easier access to stuff.  A smaller micro ATX may limit how big a graphics card you can fit in too.  (Mine needed 2 slots).  The unavailability of an ASUS in the ATX size and the model # I wanted at the time forced me to use a MCI board, but I'm as happy with it as I would have been with the ASUS.

     

    Reid

    Homebuilt box: I5-2500k, MSI P67A-GD65, 12gig DDR3 1600 ram, ASUS ENGTX460 Video card, WD Velociraptor WD4500HLHX HD, Win 7 64 pro.
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