Looking for a good mATX motherboard

Tyreal · May 29th, 2006

I am having thoughts about switching my rig to matx to allow faster and easier transport. After looking at the choices of motherboards, I am seriously doubting this move. None of the mATX motherboards i've seen look very BUDGET and not performance.

What are the good mATX motherboards out there?
I will be shopping at either http://anitec.ca or http://ncix.com

fps justin · May 29th, 2006

found this one by EVGA. Anyone know if its any good?

Tyreal · May 29th, 2006

It looks like the best mATX mobo i've seen yet.

Now for the case. I have my eyes set on the x-qpack but i've heard that normal atx powersupplies don't fit without using a shorter cd rom. I have an Antec Smart Power 2.0 500W which isn't particularly on the long side, and a shorter than normal DVD burner. I can get the actual dimensions if you'd like.

**gvblake22** · May 30th, 2006

I built a mATX system for a friend in the X-QPack case. It comes with a janky Aspire PSU (20-pin) but it is full sized. As for it hitting the optical drives, I think most any new optical drive should fit. It is the older drives that tended to be longer than usual. However, if you tell me how long your PSU is and how long your longest optical drive is I can go over to my friends house (which I need to do anyway) and take some measurements for ya :thup:

wtcnbrwndo4u · June 6th, 2006

That eVGA board is nice. SLI in a mATX. Weird eh?

Capper, you should review an eVGA board. I've heard both good and extremely horrible reviews of it on NewEgg and others sites.

May 29th, 2006	#1
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Looking for a good mATX motherboard I am having thoughts about switching my rig to matx to allow faster and easier transport. After looking at the choices of motherboards, I am seriously doubting this move. None of the mATX motherboards i've seen look very BUDGET and not performance. What are the good mATX motherboards out there? I will be shopping at either http://anitec.ca or http://ncix.com I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 29th, 2006	#2
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	found this one by EVGA. Anyone know if its any good? E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

May 29th, 2006	#3
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	It looks like the best mATX mobo i've seen yet. Now for the case. I have my eyes set on the x-qpack but i've heard that normal atx powersupplies don't fit without using a shorter cd rom. I have an Antec Smart Power 2.0 500W which isn't particularly on the long side, and a shorter than normal DVD burner. I can get the actual dimensions if you'd like. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

June 6th, 2006	#5
wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,291	That eVGA board is nice. SLI in a mATX. Weird eh? Capper, you should review an eVGA board. I've heard both good and extremely horrible reviews of it on NewEgg and others sites. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

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May 30th, 2006	#4
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,479 Blog Entries: 1	I built a mATX system for a friend in the X-QPack case. It comes with a janky Aspire PSU (20-pin) but it is full sized. As for it hitting the optical drives, I think most any new optical drive should fit. It is the older drives that tended to be longer than usual. However, if you tell me how long your PSU is and how long your longest optical drive is I can go over to my friends house (which I need to do anyway) and take some measurements for ya :thup: