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sweet holy balls what on earth are you doing putting a deluxe motherboard, 6700K and 950 in the same system?

given the full ATX budget i'd get this Micro-ATX system instead (still has room for 2 GPUs):

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($107.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1484.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 19:44 EST-0500

So I'm looking at two possible configurations for a PC, I know what parts I want, but I can not decide as to weather I want to build a small form factor rig or a full rig.

The reason why is because if I go with a small form factor it will be cheaper for various reasons (see links to parts lists) and simply because I like the idea of the small form factor. But the problem with that is if I ever wanted to add another graphics card or possibly a PCI-e based SSD in the future, I can't because I do not have room sue to there only being one PCI slot on the board.

 

Small form factor: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wdjtD3

Full form factor: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nZXthM

 

Thanks in advance!

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you know that mid tower cases exist right?

the 750D is big, you can get something much smaller that fits a full ATX motherboard with 5 or 6 PCIe lanes

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So I'm looking at two possible configurations for a PC, I know what parts I want, but I can not decide as to weather I want to build a small form factor rig or a full rig.

The reason why is because if I go with a small form factor it will be cheaper for various reasons (see links to parts lists) and simply because I like the idea of the small form factor. But the problem with that is if I ever wanted to add another graphics card or possibly a PCI-e based SSD in the future, I can't because I do not have room sue to there only being one PCI slot on the board.

 

Small form factor: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wdjtD3

Full form factor: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nZXthM

 

Thanks in advance!

I'm a big Micro-ATX advocate as I feel a Mini-ITX system is too limiting but a large ATX system will waste space essentially and you'll never have a really efficient use of space, where as Micro-ATX is a perfect middle ground. Example, my system-

 

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I'm a big Micro-ATX advocate as I feel a Mini-ITX system is too limiting but a large ATX system will waste space essentially and you'll never have a really efficient use of space, where as Micro-ATX is a perfect middle ground. Example, my system-

 

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Lol the 350D is larger than a s340.

 

But nice looking build!

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sweet holy balls what on earth are you doing putting a deluxe motherboard, 6700K and 950 in the same system?

given the full ATX budget i'd get this Micro-ATX system instead (still has room for 2 GPUs):

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($107.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($299.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1484.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 19:44 EST-0500

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Lol the 350D is larger than a s340.

 

But nice looking build!

The 350D is smaller in all dimensions except width where it is only about 10MM's larger. It's also a higher quality case with more radiator options.

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Baller.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J7rMhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J7rMhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($669.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1489.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 19:35 EST-0500


and get Windows 7 off reddit for like 20$ then upgrade to Windows 10 for free.

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The 350D is smaller in all dimensions except width where it is only about 10MM's larger. It's also a higher quality case with more radiator options.

Actually it's larger in every dimension by 5-10mm.

 

Not by much but it's enough.

 

S340- 200x445x432

 

350D- 210x450x440

 

But that said. I am not saying a 350D is better or worse, just that the 350D is a large micro atx case. 

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