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Kazuhiro
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mATX cases very regularly have 5 slots. To be a atx case you need at least 7.

 

True, but boards only have 4 slots. In order to take advantage of the extra slot the leftmost slot on the board will have to be 16x.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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True, but boards only have 4 slots. In order to take advantage of the extra slot the leftmost slot on the board will have to be 16x.

Many higher and boards do e have the last slot being x16, especially one based on X series chipsets.

Also it nice to have everything to mount a usb header to make use of the extra on board ports.

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Yah turns out the bottom slot wasnt the full package, so I've changed to the identical atx version of this motherboard - the Z87X-D3H.

Also got ahold of an asus xonar to make use of the extra slots.

Confused...

UPDATED An enthusiasts guide to video feat. MPC-HC + madVR | NEW UPDATE Supertower Build Log: Anthrax 8.0 ~ 02/21 - Follow!

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I bought an atx mobo so I can put the cards a slot apart and use an audio card

Gotcha, though u wanted mATX though.

UPDATED An enthusiasts guide to video feat. MPC-HC + madVR | NEW UPDATE Supertower Build Log: Anthrax 8.0 ~ 02/21 - Follow!

Build Logs: Anthrax (2016.02.14) | Chibi PC (2014.09.22) | ThePylon (2015.10.26) | Mystery Build #4 (????.??.??) | Mystery Build #5 (????.??.??)

The HID Liberator: A Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Build Log | A Simple Mod: Silencing the EVGA 750Ti FTW w/ ACX

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Well the 330R fits atx so why not haha, dont worry it didnt cost me a dime

oh yea...

UPDATED An enthusiasts guide to video feat. MPC-HC + madVR | NEW UPDATE Supertower Build Log: Anthrax 8.0 ~ 02/21 - Follow!

Build Logs: Anthrax (2016.02.14) | Chibi PC (2014.09.22) | ThePylon (2015.10.26) | Mystery Build #4 (????.??.??) | Mystery Build #5 (????.??.??)

The HID Liberator: A Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Build Log | A Simple Mod: Silencing the EVGA 750Ti FTW w/ ACX

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Awesome build man,  I have the full atx version of your mobo. gigabyte z87 boards are underrated IMHO

old system dead ... new one soon

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This build inspires me to do a sleeper pc build with a old (5 year old) compaq pc.

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Oh MY GOD!!!!!!! @Kazuhiro This is the most freaking awesome build I have seen in my life. Ok at first I thought when you were taking the case apart you were gonna do some serious recoloring of the outside of the case, and I was totally confused as to why such an old case. Then, after I saw the final result I was freaking dying. That rig from the outside looks like the most POS junk yard trash 1995 PC I have ever seen, yet when you open this monster it demands respect. This shit is freaking off the wall dude, I love it!

 

Edit: What are you doing with your build now? Why did you sell your water cooling to a friend? What your plans to replace this "temporary" cooler?

 

P.S. I like the new case tho your parts deserve it.......although the old one was a pretty cool disguise.

Current PC build: [CPU: Intel i7 8700k] [GPU: GTX 1070 Asus ROG Strix] [Ram: Corsair LPX 32GB 3000MHz] [Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A] [SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB primary + Samsung 860 Evo 1TB secondary] [PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750w 80plus] [Monitors: Dual Dell Ultrasharp U2718Qs, 4k IPS] [Case: Fractal Design R5]

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I have always wanted to make a case with the name Beige Bandit...

 

love the upgrades!

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that would destroy my stealth rig! beast!

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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