mATX pcie alignment in an ATX case

[Kaon]

I really tried googling this for an hour, i couldn't find anything reliable so i'm turning to you guys.

 

If i'm fitting a mATX board into an ATX case, will the board itself be at the top or bottom? I foolishly bought an mATX case that can't take a second graphics card so i was thinking that i would buy a normal case so the last slot on the board could be used.

 

Does this make sense? Am i missing something really, really simple here?

 

Thanks for any help.

[Tea1337]

The motherboards sits at the top, like an atx board but shorter.

[SeanE]

It would fit to the top of the case and align with the IO cutout on the back. So at the top of the case.

[nixproducer]

yes, sort of, it will be at the top

[XTankSlayerX]

The back of the motherboard will always have to line up with the rear IO

[GzeroD]

mATX boards do fit in ATX cases and all of the slots will line up; as far as telling if you can use 2 graphic cards we will need to know what motherboard you bought.

[TheRetiredSlave]

It'll look a bit like this random photo I found on the googles..
 

 

Yes, everything fits and lines up perfectly, but you just have this awkward looking gap in between the PSU and the motherboard.

[Kaon]

It'll look a bit like this random photo I found on the googles..

 

 

Yes, everything fits and lines up perfectly, but you just have this awkward looking gap in between the PSU and the motherboard.

That's what i was looking for, the last slot on that board is where my last x16 slot is so i think my plan will work.

[airdeano]

I really tried googling this for an hour, i couldn't find anything reliable so i'm turning to you guys.

 

If i'm fitting a mATX board into an ATX case, will the board itself be at the top or bottom? I foolishly bought an mATX case that can't take a second graphics card so i was thinking that i would buy a normal case so the last slot on the board could be used.

 

Does this make sense? Am i missing something really, really simple here?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

could use the 350D as it has 5-PCI slots for a vertical case. other than the

ProdigyM and some off-shoot cases to have 5 slots most have only the four.

it is kinda the reason i didn't get the giggy sniper because of that 8 slot on

the bottom.

 

[One Who Craves Souls]

could use the 350D as it has 5-PCI slots for a vertical case. other than the

ProdigyM and some off-shoot cases to have 5 slots most have only the four.

it is kinda the reason i didn't get the giggy sniper because of that 8 slot on

the bottom.

What do you think of putting a second gpu there? would there be enough space between the psu and the gpu(like an EVGA with ACX) to not get choked? I haven't been able to find a picture showing that clearance.

[airdeano]

What do you think of putting a second gpu there? would there be enough space between the psu and the gpu(like an EVGA with ACX) to not get choked? I haven't been able to find a picture showing that clearance.

 

here is a GTX 780 SLI using the last slot:

 

 

not using last slot:

 

[One Who Craves Souls]

here is a GTX 780 SLI using the last slot:

 

not using last slot:

Oh my, it's too close to the PSU, it definitely has to be the reference blower style cards. Thanks for the images.