Ryzen ATX or mATX

[Pyrofan]

I will preface this with this information. I am in college and will be moving my PC about 10-12 times a year. So while portability isn't my greatest concern and I would rather have better overclock power or stability, it does play a factor. 

 

So I have made my choice down to these four boards:

 

ATX:

Gigabyte Gaming 3
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128991

 

MSI Tomahawk

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144018

 

 

mATX:

Micro version of Gaming 3

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145002

 

MSI Mortar

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144026

 

 

 

Now, I dont know if there are disadvantages or advantages to each design i.e. if ATX will OC better and stuff like that.  

 

Depending on the board, I am going to be using either this case https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139044&ignorebbr=1 or if use the ATX https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119265

 

 

 

[Nmistry09]

Hey Pyrofan,

Interesting question.. Personally, if I were you, I would go with mATX. It will be easier to carry around, and will weight less (at least 6 pounds, roughly 2.72kg). The two motherboards both have the same chipset, so you would get the same results. Before I can say more though, do you care about aesthetics (RGB leds)?

[CatXice]

only difference is the size and therefore the amount pcie slots u get

[JoaoPRSousa]

I'd say HAF XB (because I love it and still want one) and the B350 Gaming 3 from Gigabyte...

[Nmistry09]

Where's your reasoning?

[Mooshi]

If you don't plan on doing a multi gpu set up, I'd go itx.

[Mira Yurizaki]

The size of the case or motherboard has no bearing on its capabilities like overclocking other than what the manufacturer decided to put on there. I overclocked an i5-4670K on a mini-ITX board.

 

At the most you can guarantee is that motherboard form factor limits the amount of ports you can have.

[Pyrofan]

35 minutes ago, Nmistry09 said:

Hey Pyrofan,

Interesting question.. Personally, if I were you, I would go with mATX. It will be easier to carry around, and will weight less (at least 6 pounds, roughly 2.72kg). The two motherboards both have the same chipset, so you would get the same results. Before I can say more though, do you care about aesthetics (RGB leds)?

I mean, I was looking at full towers that looked awesome. While looks are cool and all, it really doesnt change performance. Why do you ask?

22 minutes ago, CatXice said:

only difference is the size and therefore the amount pcie slots u get

Yea I was thinking about if I ever wanted to do SLI but for what I need it for, which is mainly a editing rig, I dont think I will go for SLI. 

16 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

I'd say HAF XB (because I love it and still want one) and the B350 Gaming 3 from Gigabyte...

You are the third person to recommend that board, but the reviews scare me. 

7 minutes ago, Nmistry09 said:

Where's your reasoning?

Can you be more specific about where i need to be more specific? 

[CatXice]

sli is not somthing you should do as not all games can use it well and so on sell your gpu and buy a better 1 always a better idea

[Bananasplit_00]

i would  wait for M-ITX AM4 boards to drop if you care about portability, you could basically drop it in a backpack depending on what case you get. if these are your only choices then go for the M-ATX build

[RAM555789]

IF your willing to spend some extra cash to get good cooling so you can overclock, then a ATX is what you want. If your not going to be setting up a good cooling and won't be overclocking go microATX. You can overclock and get good cooling in a micro build but your going to be much more limited in the part options. If you want to keep your micro build cool and overclcoked your going to need specialized parts like low profile RAM, and run into a greater risks of parts not fitting which can be a pain. An ATX build will also have better air flow, so you could get some good cooling off just air.

[JoaoPRSousa]

25 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i would  wait for M-ITX AM4 boards to drop if you care about portability, you could basically drop it in a backpack depending on what case you get. if these are your only choices then go for the M-ATX build

 

+1 to this

 

I am waiting for an X300 myself, really want to get a 1600X and an X300 board, but, I'm afraid those boards will only come out when the 3s and APUs do as well.

[Pyrofan]

36 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

+1 to this

 

I am waiting for an X300 myself, really want to get a 1600X and an X300 board, but, I'm afraid those boards will only come out when the 3s and APUs do as well.

Well I really need to get this editing rig made so I really cant wait too long. Whats a X300 board? 

[JoaoPRSousa]

3 minutes ago, Pyrofan said:

Well I really need to get this editing rig made so I really cant wait too long. Whats a X300 board? 

 

The X300 boards are the AM4 iTX boards.

X300 is the chipset actually, but who cares...

[Pyrofan]

2 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

The X300 boards are the AM4 iTX boards.

X300 is the chipset actually, but who cares...

Are there any ETA on those boards?

[JoaoPRSousa]

20 hours ago, Pyrofan said:

Are there any ETA on those boards?

 

Nope. My guess is, as I already said, when Ryzen 3 / APUs roll out.

[Evanair]

It use to be 90% of mATX boards had to sacrifice 2 of the 4 ram slots to make room for the chipset.  With the new am4 and Ryzen design, that issue has been done away with.

 

You're really just looking at interface slots with Ryzen, so unless you plan on running more than 1 or 2 PCIe cards (SLI isn't an option on B350) then mATX is the way to go.