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i'm trying to finalize the parts needed for my micro ATX build and i can't decided on a motherboard. i have it narrowed down to a few but i'm still unable to decide. here's what i'm looking at: GIGABYTE-GA-Z87MX-D3H ($125) ASRock Z87M Extreme 4 ($125) ASUS Maximus VI GENE ($210) my requirements for a motherboard are support for 2 USB 3.0 for the front panel, 4ish fan connectors and SLI support since that's a real possibility. although a 780ti is probably the better option down the road a bit. i do plan to overclock the CPU but i won't be trying to push it to it's limit. an average overclock will be just fine. i've always used ASUS motherboards so i have no experience with anything else. that's why i'm a bit hesitant to just pick one and go. if i stick with asus i have to spend $165-$210 but if i go with other brands with more or less the same features i can spend quite a bit less. parts list so far: Corsair Obsidian 350d Core i5 4670k 8GB Ram Geforce GTX 760 750W PSU Corsair H110 CPU Cooler (H100i possibly) Blu-ray drive SSD x1 HDD x2

yep. the only thing i found that i don't like about either case is how bad they look with a drive in one of the drive bays. that's something i can get over though.

i would like build something in a mid to full tower case but i've toyed with the idea of building a smaller form factor. last night i saw the 350d and it's pretty awesome. it's not huge but it's not tiny either and it may end up working out perfectly for me since the only water cooling i'll be doing is a closed loop. so right now it's definitely either going to be the 750d or the 350d lol.

sounds like the 750D is the winner. thanks guy

i'm going to be building a new pc very soon and i'm having a hard time deciding on a new case. right now i think i might have it narrowed down to two with the Corsair 600T White Edition being a possible third. i'm really looking for a white case this time but if i could find a suitable black case that would be fine as well. i'm looking for a roomy case with good cooling and more simplistic asthetics. however, some styling is perfectly fine. the only water cooling i'll be doing is either using my current H80i or getting an H100i or something along those lines. other than that it's just a basic gaming build. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.