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Hey all,

I am looking into going full size ATX from my mATX board. I just don't know what a good full-size board is and how much I should spend on one. I'm not too worried about extreme overclocking, I usually just let the bios give me what little it can. The big thing for me is the PCIe lane position. I want there to be space in between my GPUs so they can breathe. 

Thanks.

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You're limited to 16 lanes either way unless it has a PLX lane switching (still limited, but managed differently). Find a board with triple slot spacing for the two top physical x16 slots.

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what color is your system, Like what Color is your GPU/Fans and case?

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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Hey all,

I am looking into going full size ATX from my mATX board. I just don't know what a good full-size board is and how much I should spend on one. I'm not too worried about extreme overclocking, I usually just let the bios give me what little it can. The big thing for me is the PCIe lane position. I want there to be space in between my GPUs so they can breathe. 

Thanks.

The space between PCIe slots is a static amount, completely standard. 

 

There are 2 questions you need to answer before a board can be recommended:

 

1. Budget

2. Color preference

 

the rest of your parts would also help. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $137.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 17:27 EST-0500

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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Running a 4790k I have two SSDs an HDD and my GPUs are two  EVGA 970 SSC ACX 2.0.  Im not worried about color my case doesn't have a windowed side panel. Also sorry for the typo, the autocorrect gods are evil.

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Ok, So I found a board more suiting to your build then.

 

It comes with a M.2 Port for crazy SSD performance later on, USB 3.1, USB Type C, SLI Support with air to breath between cards. And has decent overclocking.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $132.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 17:40 EST-0500

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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