MicroAtx vs. ATX

[BenKavanagh]

Need a budget Mobo for my i5 6600 and r9 380. I see that micro atx is cheaper and only have on pci slot. just wondering, what do i put in the pci slot other than a gpu? will i need more than one, or is a microatx mobo fine? i wont put in another gpu for sli

[TheRandomness]

mATX is fine and it's called crossfire for AMD.

[BenKavanagh]

3 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

mATX is fine and it's called crossfire for AMD.

ok but just curious, what else would i put in the pci slot? i dont need a sound card right?

[Misanthrope]

Functionally matx is more than enough.

 

If you're using a windowed case or something, for looks I wouldn't choose matx: there's just not enough matx cases anymore. It's fucking stupid but matx boards are still sold in large numbers to perpetually look small and stupid on atx size cases so just get either mitx or atx if you care about looks.

[Cracklingice]

Have you seen the sale price on this board?  It probably ends tomorrow.
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qkX2FT/msi-motherboard-z170apro

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, BenKavanagh said:

ok but just curious, what else would i put in the pci slot? i dont need a sound card right?

No. There're PCIe SSDs and such but those are ridiculously expensive.

[BenKavanagh]

7 minutes ago, Cracklingice said:

Have you seen the sale price on this board?  It probably ends tomorrow.
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qkX2FT/msi-motherboard-z170apro

doesnt shipto canada

[Cracklingice]

huh looks like your only sub 100$ full atx boards is asrock.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/xLPzK8/asrock-motherboard-z170ax131

[SLAYR]

22 minutes ago, BenKavanagh said:

ok but just curious, what else would i put in the pci slot? i dont need a sound card right?

There are sata addon cards, raid cards, sound, graphics, network, wifi, video capture, and a lot more that expand the functions of your computer.