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Old 01-18-2017, 10:56 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by EvilDragon View Post
The only reason I didn't want a mATX board is the number of SATA ports and PCIe ports (not for graphics cards, but for other stuff like firewire card, 8x SAS HBA for even more SATA connectivity, Thunderbolt riser card that AsRock has for Z170, etc.)... they always have a lower number of them compared to ATX offerings... Plus they'd look bloody ridiculous in a big tower, wouldn't it Sure they can be used in big towers, that doesn't mean it's always a good idea

If you have a very large tower then yeah, a bit of a waste of space. Even so it depends of why you are buying a motherboard, which features you really need, and what's available at the time; Latest CPU will have many options, used bargain Intel CPU not so much (such as bargain 1155 CPUs).

If a well heeled hardcore gamer an SLI board is obviously the right choice, but full ATX boards without SLI but all the same features (other than snazzy style gamer heatsinks) can be had typically for half the price, or even less with all the same features and same performance other than the potential for top gaming cards.
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