Mini ITX or micro ATX

[Charles Carron]

Hello, I was planning to built a PC for my brother around $1000. He really likes the bitfenix colossus mini, but there is an ITX and ATX version of this case. What one should I buy?

One graphics card is enough

Here is what I have for now:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CharlesCarron/saved/

[SAV1OUR]

micro atx 

mini itx are honorable in my opinion   

[xox]

Mini DTX

 

Just gonna throw that out there

[MrSuperb]

Mini DTX

 

Just gonna throw that out there

 

well the bitfenix colossus mini is technically a Mini-DTX compatible case.

[Charles Carron]

micro atx

mini itx are honorable in my opinion

Could you give me some reasons?

I don't really know a lot of these mini cases...

[Misanthrope]

Either works ok althogh is easier to find smaller cases for mini-itx, yet I've found it to be harder to find proper AMD mini-itx boards. On your prince rage however, there's no reason not to go with a 4670k for example so mini-itx

[acidydragon]

Mini ITX is the smallest, and has the least amount of expansion

mATX is a little larger, and can support up to dual graphics, and more RAM.

It's up to you really. There's no reason to compromise with either size. If he's only running 1 GPU, he'll be fine with ITX. There are full feature ITX boards now a days.

 

Remember if you go either route, Intel is the way to go. AMD doesn't really have any full feature boards for anything but ATX.

[SAV1OUR]

Could you give me some reasons?

I don't really know a lot of these mini cases...

micro atx mobos are better because you can cram more in and you can find nice cases like the corsair 350d and the bitphenix prodigy 

mini itx are just limited as hell and theirs a limited market for cases 

[xox]

well the bitfenix colossus mini is technically a Mini-DTX compatible case.

I wish there were actual viable motherboards which use it. Also, I wich there were cases which had 3 expansin slots, so that you could have a soundcard and a graphics card, rather than either or.

[JAKEBAB]

mATX u can fit more in at the same size as majority of the mitx cases out and u want a case that has a mATX variant anyway its the exact same size as the mITX version.

[MrSuperb]

I wish there were actual viable motherboards which use it. Also, I wich there were cases which had 3 expansin slots, so that you could have a soundcard and a graphics card, rather than either or.

 

Well, the NCASE M1 actually has 3 slots

[Charles Carron]

Mini ITX is the smallest, and has the least amount of expansion

mATX is a little larger, and can support up to dual graphics, and more RAM.

It's up to you really. There's no reason to compromise with either size. If he's only running 1 GPU, he'll be fine with ITX. There are full feature ITX boards now a days.

Remember if you go either route, Intel is the way to go. AMD doesn't really have any full feature boards for anything but ATX.

Thanks for your help.

Does my link work? Then maybe you could say something about what I have atm.

[acidydragon]

Thanks for your help.

Does my link work? Then maybe you could say something about what I have atm.

For ITX or mATX, I would spend the extra 20 bucks and get the Semi-Modular power supply. That way you don't need to worry about any extra cabling.

 

The ITX and the mATX version of the case are the same size.

The ITX will give you more room for individual components (and cooling), but the mATX has more room for stuff.

Based on what you're planning to do, unless you see him ever wanting another GPU, or a sound card, or something like that, I would go ITX personally.

 

The difference is expansion capabilities, and room inside the case. The physical exterior are the same.

 

ITX:

mATX

 

For this set up, the mATX loses the drive cages; both have room for a pretty hefty CPU cooler, and both are nice set ups.

[Charles Carron]

 

For ITX or mATX, I would spend the extra 20 bucks and get the Semi-Modular power supply. That way you don't need to worry about any extra cabling.

 

The ITX and the mATX version of the case are the same size.

The ITX will give you more room for individual components (and cooling), but the mATX has more room for stuff.

Based on what you're planning to do, unless you see him ever wanting another GPU, or a sound card, or something like that, I would go ITX personally.

 

The difference is expansion capabilities, and room inside the case. The physical exterior are the same.

 

ITX:

 

mATX

 

 

For this set up, the mATX loses the drive cages; both have room for a pretty hefty CPU cooler, and both are nice set ups.

 

Really appreciate your help, I'm going with the ITX version of the case (which is €20 cheaper in Belgium).

[coen113]

i personally love the EVGA hardon hadron, so i would go with itx and get that case + power supply

[acidydragon]

Really appreciate your help, I'm going with the ITX version of the case (which is €20 cheaper in Belgium).

Just trying to help

Enjoy the system! I personally would have gone with the Cooler Master Elite 110 that Linus just did a video on...

Very small, very compact

But cases are a very preference based matter lol

[Charles Carron]

Just trying to help

Enjoy the system! I personally would have gone with the Cooler Master Elite 110 that Linus just did a video on...

Very small, very compact

But cases are a very preference based matter lol

It's for my brother you know

I have a fractical design define r4 for myself though

[xox]

Well, the NCASE M1 actually has 3 slots

Wouldn't it be nice if thhere were more of them though?

[MrSuperb]

Wouldn't it be nice if thhere were more of them though?

 

M1s? Seems like there will be another production run.

or

Slots? Not really. It would be nice to see a Mini-DTX motherboard with such a PCI-E slot config and Z87 chipset though ...

[acidydragon]

 

Beautiful configuration on those PCI slots...

Lets you actually use the second port...

[MrSuperb]

Beautiful configuration on those PCI slots...

Lets you actually use the second port...

 

perfect for cases with 3 slots.

soundcard or any other pcie-card on top

dual slot gpu on the bottom.