"the bigger, the cooler" is it true or bs? (motherboard)

[Heofondema]

the question is simple "Does small motherboard like microATX can be heated easier than ATX?"

 

I'm sorry if there were lots and lots of this kind of question but i couldn't be able to find them at all

I tried find them earlier but they are kinda old said it's true. So, I'm not sure if those answers still true for now.

Thanks in advance.  

[gnomik]

From usage i doubt that motherboard gets hot at all, but from an external heat source(like a heatgun) a smaller motherboard will ofc get hotter faster.

[ProximaOfZeal]

It all depends on your case and cooling solution. All a full ATX board gives you is just more features, such as extra slots and ports. Those features, however, may include a better CPU power section with more transistors (or ICs in some more modern boards) and bigger radiators on them and the chipset.

[Spotty]

Not really. microATX boards may have smaller heatsinks for the VRM but that's going to be the only real difference between the two in terms of heat dissipation.

If you're putting the microATX boards in a microATX case, that is a different story. Smaller cases often have less airflow and can result in hotter temperatures, and clearance for CPU heatsink may be an issue preventing you from using the larger air coolers that can only fit in full size ATX cases.

Your main focus should be getting a decent case with good air flow, a good CPU heatsink, and some good fans to move air around. As long as you do that then motherboard temps shouldn't be an issue whether it's ATX or MicroATX boards.

[Bananasplit_00]

how fast stuff heats up on it really depends on the heatsinks rather than the formfactor, but an ATX board of the same spec has a bit more copper in it to hold the heat so it should be theoretically very slightly cooler