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FatherBuH
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Right now my computer is in a corsair 600D I want to move it into a smaller case! I have one GTX 660TI 3G,1tb 3.5mm drive,16gb ram in all four slots,and a 800 watt power supply. I would like to upgrade/ downgrade to a small case would I just need a new motherboard and power supply or what!

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What motherboard do you have currently?...

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Depends on what kind of mobo format you have and what PSU format you have.. and what kind of case do you want? Midi/mini tower? 

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Well thats interesting...A "^" could mean a but tonne of things...I'm doing stuff man...your disrupting me -_-...

If you want upgradeability get a motherboard that is certified for SLI/Crossfire X compability like a MATX board however the disadvantage is that when you have two graphics cards there are no PCIE slots available for a sound card, network card or a raid card.

MITX would mean you losing two ram modules = only 8gb of ram in your system. Only single slot 16x pcie, no expansions options. Very small form factor but great depending on your situation which is variable.

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Do you have a budget? it'd inform us on how we can ratio out the prices for a case and a motherboard. Speaking of which what processor are you using?

Like I posted before what is your specification?

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It all ATX so thats why I was wondering if I needed a new motherboard!

Only if the motherboard doesn't work however do you know what socket or platform the architecture is running on? if you don't understand or can't predetermine which motherboard you have post the brand name and product name.

So the 600D fits anything from ATX size motherboard and below to MITX, ATX is probably the best currently for most pc systems.

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To just start a fresh again....Do you have a budget? and if you want a ATX sized motherboard what cpu would you be using on it?

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Budget?

Current Mobo Size?

Wanted Case Size = ITX?

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Any case that is smaller and has the right amount of HDD cages, ATX form factor ect.  If you want an ITX or mATX you'll have to swap your mobo.  Appart from that everything should be easy sailing

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