Build form factors?

[Moondrelor]

What kind of build should I do, I can't make up my mind... You guys decide for me please.

[HeathCliff]

epeen>all

 

On a more serious note, find a case you like the looks of and build from there.

[Moondrelor]

epeen>all

So the larger the better?

[JebKerman]

So the larger the better?

well the larger it is the more stuff you can fit in it, great for huge watercooling loops, and Epeen as he said.

 

I like micro-ATX personally, smaller (case dependant), but has all the expandability you'll likely ever actually need unlike mini-ITX where you can have one PCIe card and that's it

[Moondrelor]

well the larger it is the more stuff you can fit in it, great for huge watercooling loops, and Epeen as he said.

 

I like micro-ATX personally, smaller (case dependant), but has all the expandability you'll likely ever actually need unlike mini-ITX where you can have one PCIe card and that's it

Yeah, I was looking at the Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV and was struck by how nice a mITX build can look. However one-gpu = very small epeen.

[The_Stig]

one-gpu = very small epeen.

Unless its a 295x2. That + ITX Case= space heater

[Moondrelor]

295x2 + ITX Case = space heater

This is a true statement.

[Moondrelor]

i require moar votes! thanks =)

[runit3]

What kind of build should I do, I can't make up my mind... You guys decide for me please.

Can't decide on a form factor without knowing what the machine is going to be used for, or the hardware that's necessary for it.

 

I'd love to have my dual RAID, gaming, encoding, multi-purpose machine inside an ITX case, but that just isn't going to happen <_<

[Moondrelor]

Can't decide on a form factor without knowing what the machine is going to be used for, or the hardware that's necessary for it.

 

I'd love to have my dual RAID, gaming, encoding, multi-purpose machine inside an ITX case, but that just isn't going to happen <_<

Main purpose gaming, secondary live streaming video games.

[runit3]

Main purpose gaming, secondary live streaming video games.

SLI or Crossfire? Yes, ATX/EATX. No, mATX or ITX.

 

I'd go the ATX or ITX route unless you need to plan for some expansion in the future. Although, there's definitely some interesting cases in the mATX group that are a hell of a lot easier to build in than their ITX  counterparts. Node 804 vs. 304 -for example.

[Moondrelor]

SLI or Crossfire? Yes, ATX/EATX. No, mATX or ITX.

 

I'd go the ATX or ITX route unless you need to plan for some expansion in the future. Although, there's definitely some interesting cases in the mATX group that are a hell of a lot easier to build in than their ITX  counterparts. Node 804 vs. 304 -for example.

I've been looking at the Enthoo EVOLV lately. Builds in it can look damn sexy.

with mITX I know I can't do SLI, but with mATX I could do SLI.

 

with ATX I know I have room for good water cooling loops, and with EATX I know I have a kickass mobo with all the bells and whistles.