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09-23-2005, 11:53 AM
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Going mATX what mobo?
whats the best mATX mobo out there right now?
i found that asus and gigabyte has a nfoorce 4 mobo no sli or so but pcie atlease!
so im heading matx so what mobo to choose?
i still want some oc options so it should not be totally worthless on that front!
another question about m-atx, can i use my standard psu or do i have to use the one that comes with the matx chassi?
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09-23-2005, 12:09 PM
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You will need a micro-atx PSU, unless yours fits in the micro-atx chassis. (I highly doubt it will.)
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09-23-2005, 12:11 PM
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ive been using the ecs rs480m for around 5 or 6 months. its an ati radeon xpress 200 board with ati southbridge. very stable board. never had a problem with it. now running a 3500 venice, 2x250g maxline 3 raid0, benq 1640 dvdr(same as plextor), 6800gt, wifi, 2x512nb pqi turbo tccd. overclocking is limited, vcore only to 1.45v, vdimm to 2.7v(overvolts to around 2.78v, good for tccd or tcc5). has multis. onboard sound(average), onboard x300 vid. there are some modded bioses around for higher vcore, vdimm to 2.9 or 3.0, extra mem timings, etc. been running in an x-qpack for 5 or 6 months, never had a single problem, usb works fine(a problem with a lot of boards using ati southbridge) u should be able to pick one up around $70 or so. good luck.
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ps the x-qpack comes with a 420 volt psu that runs all that stuff, including an overclocked gt, no prob.
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Last edited by politenessman; 09-23-2005 at 12:15 PM.
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09-23-2005, 05:55 PM
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And from what I've seen the onboard GPU is really very good. Good enough for HTPC or gaming some not too heavy games @ 800x600.
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09-23-2005, 05:59 PM
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I think a good opcion would be the "msi Rs480" i think it is, with Ati xpress 200 chipset.
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09-23-2005, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by scrible88
You will need a micro-atx PSU, unless yours fits in the micro-atx chassis. (I highly doubt it will.)
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Dead Wrong micro-ATx uses the same PSU connections as any ATx board!
Itx is what needs different connections...
on a side note wait 3-5 weeks to see if DFI/MSI have any nVIdia mATX boards coming out.. if not
get the RX480 MSI if you can get your hands on one.. they are kind of hard to come by....
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09-23-2005, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by nn_step
Dead Wrong micro-ATx uses the same PSU connections as any ATx board!
Itx is what needs different connections...
on a side note wait 3-5 weeks to see if DFI/MSI have any nVIdia mATX boards coming out.. if not
get the RX480 MSI if you can get your hands on one.. they are kind of hard to come by....
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He is dead right...
He said fit in the case... NOT connect to the mobo... matx form factor PSUs are a different size, though the connectors are the same....
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09-23-2005, 09:36 PM
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woops, I might have missed that...
My thought is put it in a much larger case for better airflow.. and more space for the PSU...
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09-23-2005, 09:44 PM
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Another vote for the 6100 boards. 
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09-24-2005, 12:36 AM
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so the msi with xpress200 chipp is the best to pick?
where can i find that bios?
how good is the psu in the x-qpak?
how is the msi board performance against nfoorce4?
how big is the Aspire X-QPACK inside? is there any chanse to fit in a x800gt with an ati silencer 4 and a slk948-u on the cpu?
Last edited by Snowman89; 09-24-2005 at 12:46 AM.
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09-24-2005, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by nn_step
Dead Wrong micro-ATx uses the same PSU connections as any ATx board!
Itx is what needs different connections...
on a side note wait 3-5 weeks to see if DFI/MSI have any nVIdia mATX boards coming out.. if not
get the RX480 MSI if you can get your hands on one.. they are kind of hard to come by....
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wrong too, itx can use every atx-psu you have.
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09-24-2005, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 2fink
wrong too, itx can use every atx-psu you have. |
ust gotta ask this, can i use my Hiper 580w to the Aspire X-QPACK?
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09-24-2005, 02:58 AM
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Snowman,
Standard sized psu's fits that case if you bend it slightly and also remove the atapi unit. I use external atapi anyway so it doesn't really matter.
The 600W Powerstream is slightly bigger than standard actually.
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09-24-2005, 03:01 AM
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atapi?
what motherboard are you using?
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