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Hello everyone,

I think I'll be finally able to afford a computer, the wait is over (yah!).

I don't know which one to go: ATX or mATX.

At first I would like to have a mATX since I don't much space in my room.

The problem is that where I live gets really hot on normal days and even hotter on summer. I've read on several forums that a mATX build tends to get hotter due to its lack of space for ventilation. That's why I was considering an ATX build.

I did 2 builds on pcpartpiker and I need an opinion on which one to go with.

mATX:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqWsMp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqWsMp/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £166.74 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h110) | £88.31 @ CCL Computers

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviigene) | £142.98 @ Aria PC

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a2133c11r) | £129.73 @ CCL Computers

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | £79.99 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | £299.96 @ Scan.co.uk

**Case** | [Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011029ww) | £69.98 @ Ebuyer

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | £86.99 @ Scan.co.uk

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1102.18

ATX:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wM7byc) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wM7byc/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £166.74 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101) | £109.96 @ Aria PC

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero) | £155.00 @ More Computers

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r) | £131.99 @ Aria PC

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | £299.96 @ Scan.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | £86.99 @ Scan.co.uk

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1025.64

I don't have a case on this one because I don't know which one to get, opinions are much appreciated!

So, which one you guys think?

(sorry for bad English and for the layout, I'm on my smartphone :x)

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the atx but change one of the harddrives for the ssd thats in the matx

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What are you going to use the PC for?

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The amount of heat will stay the same, just it may be a bit hotter inside the case. If you had better ventilation, all you're doing is getting the heat into the room faster 

 

But one thing to consider is that the components will be more spread out on an ATX motherboard, and that if components overheat, generally what will happen is that the PC will shut down

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

*If I say something that seems offensive, please don't take it seriously, it was most likely meant as a joke/sarcastically*

 

 

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ATX:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£109.96 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£155.00 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£86.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1068.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 16:42 BST+0100
 
mATX:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£109.96 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£142.98 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£129.73 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£86.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1123.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 16:44 BST+0100
 
I like both... Can I have both? xD
 
Serioulsy, I would go for the ATX, because that mobo is so awesome :D

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The amount of heat will stay the same, just it may be a bit hotter inside the case. If you had better ventilation, all you're doing is getting the heat into the room faster 

 

But one thing to consider is that the components will be more spread out on an ATX motherboard, and that if components overheat, generally what will happen is that the PC will shut down

That's my 'fear'. My friend have an mATX computer and I think it gets so hot it shut down everytime.

My thoughts are on the mATX build, but I don't know. ^^

Thanks for the answer.

matx. there are no heating problems with the 350D.

 

get a cheaper motherboard it does the same thing. a 550W psu is more than enough

I know the motherboard is a bit overkill, but I really like it so it's not a problem for me. ^^

As for the psu, I might buy another graphics card in the future so, I think I'll stick with this one.

Thanks!!

I like both... Can I have both? xD Serioulsy, I would go for the ATX, because that mobo is so awesome :D

Haha. Yeah, I really like it too, that's I chose it, the only problem is the price. Hehe

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That's my 'fear'. My friend have an mATX computer and I think it gets so hot it shut down everytime.

My thoughts are on the mATX build, but I don't know. ^^

Thanks for the answer.

 

It really shouldn't overheat unless you have no airflow at all, or close to it

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

*If I say something that seems offensive, please don't take it seriously, it was most likely meant as a joke/sarcastically*

 

 

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Hello everyone,

I think I'll be finally able to afford a computer, the wait is over (yah!).

I don't know which one to go: ATX or mATX.

At first I would like to have a mATX since I don't much space in my room.

The problem is that where I live gets really hot on normal days and even hotter on summer. I've read on several forums that a mATX build tends to get hotter due to its lack of space for ventilation. That's why I was considering an ATX build.

I did 2 builds on pcpartpiker and I need an opinion on which one to go with.

mATX:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqWsMp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqWsMp/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £166.74 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h110) | £88.31 @ CCL Computers

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviigene) | £142.98 @ Aria PC

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a2133c11r) | £129.73 @ CCL Computers

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | £79.99 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | £299.96 @ Scan.co.uk

**Case** | [Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011029ww) | £69.98 @ Ebuyer

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | £86.99 @ Scan.co.uk

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1102.18

ATX:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wM7byc) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wM7byc/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £166.74 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-cpu-cooler-rlkrx6101) | £109.96 @ Aria PC

**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviihero) | £155.00 @ More Computers

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r) | £131.99 @ Aria PC

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £37.50 @ Aria PC

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | £299.96 @ Scan.co.uk

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | £86.99 @ Scan.co.uk

| | **Total**

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1025.64

I don't have a case on this one because I don't know which one to get, opinions are much appreciated!

So, which one you guys think?

(sorry for bad English and for the layout, I'm on my smartphone :x)

 

first off CONGRATULATIONS on you dream coming true

 

It doesn't matter  if it's ATX or mATX, it depends on how well the system's air flow is, I run 3 diffrent systems in my home 2 of them are mATXand they run pretty coolin a N200 and a Fractal Design Arc Mini R2.

 

just observe the main 3 items that releases heat (CPU,RAM and GPU) as long your case is well ventalated and cooled properly it should be fine.

 

unless you're custom watercooled here are some suggestions to keep the system cooled:

 

RAM Cooler (I noticed my overclocked ram kicks out quite abit of heat so I purchased a ram cooler to move the heat)

 

Good cooling fans (Silverstone AP121 Air Penetrator 12cm Fan) unless you're watercooling your GPU you're gonna need good case fans to puse air around the system to force out the heat from your GPUs, and believe me running SLI and overclocking your GPU will kick out plenty of heat.

 

CPU Cooler try to get a H100i if you're on a budget at least get a Cooler Master Master Hyper 212 or a Dark rock 3

 

have fun btw nice builds

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Ok. So, I'll just try to get good ventilation in the case, with intakes and outtakes well positioned, I think I'll be fine.

Thank you so much for the help bro.

@JuTheBarbarian

I see. Yeah, regarding the GPU I think it'll be fine with the heat.

Thanks.

@JoaoPRSousa

Yes. They're not in the list, but I'll be able to get them I think.

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I think I'll stay with the mATX. Does someone have experience with the 350D?

Thanks for answers folks.

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@Daniel91

Ok. So, I'll just try to get good ventilation in the case, with intakes and outtakes well positioned, I think I'll be fine.

Thank you so much for the help bro.

@JuTheBarbarian

I see. Yeah, regarding the GPU I think it'll be fine with the heat.

Thanks.

@JoaoPRSousa

Yes. They're not in the list, but I'll be able to get them I think.

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I think I'll stay with the mATX. Does someone have experience with the 350D?

Thanks for answers folks.

@[member='Jaaotp' you're welcome I'm just handing forward what I learned in the forum and my dad, hope the information helps you  and have fun

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I used to use  the 350D, I found the metal too soft and flexable. I'd recomend you the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2,

 

solid build , well ventilated,sexy tinted window and good for water cooling and it's a pretty modular to work in

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I used to use the 350D, I found the metal too soft and flexable. I'd recomend you the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2,

solid build , well ventilated,sexy tinted window and good for water cooling and it's a pretty modular to work in

I saw a a review of this case. It is indeed a pretty good case. Good looking and well made. I'll think about it.

Thanks!!!

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Here's a little build i thought might suit you, I included a pretty decent monitor within your budget.

 

I didn't see fit to decide on your mouse and keyboard for you because You may have a diffrent touch and feel diffrence from me.

Have fun and enjoy your new gaming

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VwHm23

 

Total : £1188.31

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