Motherboards: ATX vs Micro ATX vs Mini ITX - Which Should I Choose?

[@reanimated6]

She (the narrator) took great care in not saying "size isn't all that matters"

[@billygray8863]

she also keeps saying mini-atx

[@aisyiskandarmazlan3374]

now its 96 likes

[@jarnetheys9806]

That's not wrong, Mini-ITX is more commonly used but they're both correct :) @@billygray8863

[@TheMadisonHang]

@@huri9946 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMadisonHang]

what matters more is how you use it..........

[@potatochobit]

ridiculous how micro is larger than a mini, I thought smart people were developing this stuff?

[@SoundShunter72]

It probably has to do with the fact that ATX and Micro ATX are based of the ATX configuration and the Mini ITX is based on the ITX configuration. ITX actually has other sizes like Nano, Pico and Mobile, which are smaller than Mini. ATX also has other options, including Mini, which is longer but narrower than Micro, so eh, still not entirely logical.

[@anna-uo2ug]

@@SoundShunter72 so what is the different between the ATX and ITX configeration?

[@Deglychi]

@@anna-uo2ug itx are a pain in the ass

[@UCHIHA211193]

Agree with you

[@flacko3k]

Lol yes

[@PasserbyP]

she keeps saying Mini ATX instead of Mini ITX

[@thereaper9083]

That triggered me so much

[@longview3k69]

It's her accent

[@Damyoro]

I do that too, it's hard to remember that Mini ITX is smaller than Micro ATX so in my mind I really wanna say Micro ITX and Mini ATX everytime

[@THE4rijus]

well its a female

[@18Aiki]

@@thereaper9083 I stopped watching because of that

[@scharkalvin]

Micro ATX cases are a very good fit for many office environments. Naturally, only m-atx mb's fit in them. Full size ATX mb's need mid or full size towers (7 expansion slots, though most motherboards don't populate more than 5 or 6 slots, the extra slots are covered by dual slot GPU cards, or can be used for extra USB or Serial ports via motherboard expansion plugs). Full size ATX boards usually have larger heat sinks for VR's, and can therefore handle overclocking. m-ATX mb's don't usually handle overclocking as well, and m-itx boards usually can't even handle CPU TDP's over 95 Watts. Not all micro-atx boards have 4 dimm sockets. About half are only 2. Micro-ITX boards are the most expensive because they usually require more layers to get all the traces in. Micro-ATX boards are large enough that they don't require this, and because they use less copper than full size boards, they are cheaper to make. Micro-ATX boards can end up using as much copper as Full size ATX because of the added layers, and the extra layers require added manufacturing steps, and have less yield in production (more defective boards). Full size ATX boards are more likely to have two or even three M.2 SSD slots, Micro ATX boards will usually have only one or maybe two. Look for a board with at least one x4 pcie slot if you want to add more m.2 storage via an expansion slot, but few micro ATX boards will have more than one large pcie slot. There ARE 32gb ddr4 dimms, so in theory you can get 64gb of memory even on a mini-itx. However, these dimms are still expensive, and not all motherboards are wired to accept them, even though the latest processors will handle up to 128gb of ram (and CPU's with 4 ram channels will handle up to 256gb).

[@indeo8309]

for anyone actually thinking about buying a sff case, don't worry about the pci-e slot, like the kolink rocket, most shoebox sized cases don't actually mount the gpu in that spot, but have a riser cable which leads to a different spot for the card to mount. this way, you can get cards that take up two slots and are up to 310 mm long into a 9l case.

[@fohhee]

Keep in mind that when choosing the MB size, also consider the size of the case.

[@echarockugenitz6953]

Simbadda micro ATX

[@humbug-ce9me]

most cases support both 3

[@Phenom98]

@@humbug-ce9me "both 3" Approximately 1 million of my braincells just commuted suicide.

[@kaksidaksi3455]

and if you have like mini itx case you should use mini itx power supply

[@XaliberDeathlock]

@@Phenom98 commuted suicide, so after the long and far suicide your braincells will return?

[@Ole-wq8is]

Ram slots for more gpu’s. Interesting

[@hjaltehakansson8991]

Lol i noticed it too

[@Deglychi]

micro atx

[@Ramu-10]

I personally buy DDR4 GPUs

[@FuckingTurtlee]

DDR5 is the way to go in my opinion

[@dylanperez6947]

Ddr4 are the classic the better theeon to go with on

[@KeenScout.]

1:37 "Because the cases that are big enough to support all of these sizes support all of them" 🤔

[@beauson1983]

Right? lol

[@praveenneevarp4822]

No shit. 😂😂

[@phalathipsaewang4819]

I'm done😂😂😂😂

[@dmriley17]

GunsAndClips I know this is old. But she was referring to the people that might be confused if certain cases support certain sizes. So in her explaining, she explained that if a case can fit the big one. It can fit the small one.

[@Bellpower20]

@@dmriley17 I agree, but it was an odd way to say it. My book talks about "technobabble" and I think this qualifies.

[@Marakuban]

why u here 3:54 thank me later

[@ResidentRatt]

Goated

[@elonmusk42]

You're welcome

[@Yuksporite]

Thank you so much. This helped me so much. Now I must venture off to figure out exactly what a PCIe is.

[@tanasirobert9157]

SuperRichin B yes. If you put your graphics card in the wrong pcie slot, you have 16 times less power (H310M-HDV has 1 pcie x16 slot and a much less powerful pcie x1 slot.)

[@YeseniaLi8904]

hi,dear,I engaged in motherboard,we can add a skype.please ask me at any time.

[@dannyrodz]

Once you go Mini-ITX you won't go back. I have a manta case with hybrid 1080 (liquid cooler) and liquid cooler in gpu. Is amazing, compact very light and more appealing vs a huge case (ATX).

[@swumimobile5843]

DannyRodz i decided on all my parts except the case,I rly want to see manta in real life before the buy but the solid panel one is what interest me,not the transperant one,I think from the pics it looks much better,if only they had a white version

[@dannyrodz]

EVIL OKAI I have the white case, but with the glass one, i recommend it, is amazing case.

[@swumimobile5843]

DannyRodz i m batteling with myself betwen the manta and Phanteks enthoo evolv matx

[@bobely24]

DannyRodz but if you never move your pc you might as well get an atx pc because it is cheaper and you can get slightly better performance with sli ext

[@dannyrodz]

Before having the build that I have now, I just had an SLI, and it is not worth the price, nor the performance, nor the problems that it involve (most of the games come out without supporting SLI or poorly optimized for SLI). And even if you do not "move" your PC even to clean it, maintenance is more convenient a mini-ITX, and is not cheaper, you can find cases at the same price.

[@homer30]

I'm interested in transitioning to Mini-ITX motherboard coming from ATX. One thing I like about mini itx is that it's space friendly. ATX case can take so much space. But I'm thinking of having open air case or test bench case if I'm gonna get mini-itx.

[@trapadvisor]

Did you ever do it? I wanted a mix between test bench and mini atx case so I built one out wood and an old case myself

[@maresfillies6041]

Amazing Presentation. I’m a new PC Builder and this helped out tremendously.

[@Darkfire889]

I got an ATX and a mid-tower case a few years ago so I'd have room for upgrades. I wish I went with a Micro ATX because it's huge and I don't use all the space.

[@jasonking1284]

Maybe you don't use the space, but you definitley have that option, which you wouldn't have with MATX.

[@sdudigumi]

ATX is kind of dead now that SLI is dead, since its all single GPU nowadays, mini ITX makes the most sense. Mini ITX are much more satisfying to build, its like you are building yourself a little console, rather than a big clunky box.

[@rajveerjassal5286]

I'll save you some times Best option's to go with Gaming: mirco atx Workstation: micro atx Desktop: micro atx

[@seikokuu]

mirco atx

[@rx456]

Ever heard of good vrm and great heatsinks.. Atx baby

[@alexisidore1845]

i have a mini itx i5 97600K with a 2080RTX and 32Go ram and a 1To NVME samsing. it's work perfecly for VR.

[@auburnkit]

trying to build a sffpc for VR. what brand of case and motherboard are you using?

[@globesnow6377]

manz built a portable hot box

[@RumblesBettr]

Can we all agree TikTok adds are the god damn worst

[@johnblackstone5261]

Yes

[@Rin-qj7zt]

so much cringe.

[@saba7733]

yes we can

[@oldencreek6587]

... AdBlock *walks away whistling*

[@globesnow6377]

im tired of Charli D'melio ads smh

[@theomcinturff1213]

Good video! Answered all my questions without getting too in-depth.

[@jaycexiong3131]

I've been searching for a while about tips on PC builds this is among the videos that that actually help thank a lot!

[@gandalfthegrey6592]

Hopefully you didn't go to the verge for help lol.

[@angman9580]

“The cases that are large enough to support all of these sizes, will support all of them”

[@latinlowrider59]

😂😂😂

[@eldestructor01]

Got me an atx. I created a monster.

[@NeilTheBoss12]

a monster hole in ur wallet

[@zent188]

@@NeilTheBoss12 haha :'(

[@airmalone2813]

@MYTHIC GAMING 32 gb that’s kind of overkill

[@denideste9748]

@@airmalone2813 Depends what kind of games ur playing. Moded games need more than 32gb of ram like Cities Skylines. If you play just a base game, no extensions, no mods, 16gb is always enough.

[@comedyczech2140]

Moral of the story is basically, Choose the size you want

[@getnooby7036]

2 inches is fine for me it works perfect for my right hand

[@zulu6756]

This stuff always always depends on what the user needs the computer to do, that's why one size doesn't fit all, you would have to ask questions like, where do you intend to put the computer, what size case are you using, do you need more features like overclocking, all sorts of things need to be taken into account.

[@GKPranav]

Just building my first pc and this helped a lot. thanks!

[@milawrine3657]

Idk why but i love ur content... U inspired me a lot of things about pc :)

[@320klyricshub2]

1 good thing I notice for Mini+ITX is its support Wireless Bluetooth, WiFi.

[@Farisnb]

Great video. answered all my questions and concerns. Thank you

[@АнзорШидаков]

I'm not good in english but somehow I got more answers to my questions than from videos in my native language. Thanks ^)

[@mishuk72]

I really like watching ur vids.It helps very much fr building my pc keep it up

[@itcarecomputers]

Useful video 👍

[@scoutfinch47]

You need to clarify, you started off by stating the sizes in order as Atx, Atx Micro , Atx Mini. Later in the video you corrected this. Then when explaining PCI slots you reverted back to Atx, Atx Micro, Atx Mini. This has started to make things confusing.

[@kenshinbattousai374]

Yeah ignore everything she said about itx, other than not having more than 1 pcie slot. There's no compatibility issue, other than what your case offers. You don't need other expansion slots anyway for all but advanced workstations.

[@michaelbraswell4356]

Great video!!!!! Going with the Micro-ATX for my new gaming PC build.

[@Gkokkinakis2]

No no no

[@Gkokkinakis2]

Plz dont

[@Gkokkinakis2]

Use tax

[@Gkokkinakis2]

Atx

[@harrycross4311]

Mini atx

[@jv_8483]

Sucks

[@zenreso4280]

at being big

[@johnkenosiscameyog9808]

Thank you so much, this is very useful for my research and reports for school

[@Mike-zc9ko]

Great info, thanks!

[@Kevin01SH]

Thanks for the info! I havent built a PC in about 7 years and just always assumed ATX motherboards were the only choice. Since I only use one expansion slot, I am wasting my money for all that extra space.

[@gandalfthegrey6592]

Usually you just use a riser card/cable for mini itx builds inside of small cases, it usually solves the spatial issues. Also mini ITX is viable for people who like small form factor builds and you only need one gpu so the PCIe argument isn't very viable when it comes to gaming(unless you need to game at 8k 60fps); and there are multiple mini ITX mobos that support 64gb of ram but those are usually more expensive obviously. Other than that this is a good video

[@GassyBastard]

No game in this planet needs more than 16gb of Ram.

[@gandalfthegrey6592]

@@GassyBastard ​In the vid she says that itx motherboards have a 32gb cap, even though there are multiple motherboards that support 64gb of ram, hell I actually found one that supports 128gb of ram. That's why I commented on supported ram amounts. I agree that many games don't even need 16gb of ram to run well. Most other things said in the video, were correct, but she was wrong about a few things.

[@swissmatteo]

"Because the cases that are big enough to support all of these sizes, will support all of them." I agree.

[@c.s.4191]

This was a great help; thanks!

[@animeshharshminz4726]

Who else came here after searching "does size matter"?

[@yugimuto5297]

Bruh why would you search that

[@ZoubD]

yugi muto I have 6 inch which is bigger than average but I feel it’s still smaller...

[@Dat_Feathered_Boi]

@@ZoubD Oh okay then.

[@sofun2276]

Wouldn't want to ruin your 69 likes 😉

[@ALLAHwithdaughterALLAT]

black mandingo size matter

[@Interestingworld4567]

Thanks man this helps a TON :)

[@mattstackhouse4432]

This was a girl talking...

[@teabaggin]

my build this year was based around a phanteks shift x. 32gb ram and a 2080ti.. not a problem imho..

[@davidperry4013]

Micro and Full ATX motherboards tend to be more reliable due to sprawled out components. If you have a fetish for expandability such as Dedicated sound cards, nics, enterprise ssds, multi GPUs, etc. go for full ATX.

[@leinadreign3510]

Thanks for the video. It was the right thing I was looking for!

[@rickywayne4266]

Choose neither, my gameboy color sp is still legit! True story bro

[@robertotomas]

this was fantastic, you guys should do more primers :)

[@bigbadspikey]

I like the way you speak and your presentation is very good, the video editing is very well made, though your mic is somewhat of a potato, your voice is still clear. For that I'm subbed!

[@PistacchioIceCreamSucks]

Kudos to the "Shadow of the Colossus" clip at 0:56

[@Ivanus59]

Brilliant video! :) Everything explained in perfect detail and tempo.

[@planes1014]

Thank you! 🙏

[@lucasgillard-goode1947]

this video was very helpful

[@DoReMi123acb]

New PC builder. This was helpful. thx

[@jal051]

I find really annoying how most microATX cases leave so much empty space inside. It's hard to find one to build a simple small PC for work.

[@mardemsilva4906]

Great video, it helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@scythe1533]

Perfect explanation. Thank you.

[@mikesSoul789]

Video in a summary. Micro atx is the best option , atx is if u wanna use all the extra slots , mini is kinda gross

[@manisha_das_7672]

Thanks a lot for this video. This video still helps one like me to build a gaming PC in THIS TIME ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@DeadlyVenomKing]

To this day im still using my E ATX from like 7 years ago and still kicking

[@rumitpatel7529]

Thank you... It was a lot helpful.. :))

[@phatmeow7764]

i've settled on mATX since 2008 and never changed haha Small enuff for lower volume cases (with excellent cooling) yet unlike MITX slots other than for GPU for expansion cards (PCI-e/PCI) and 4 DIMMS, etc! By the time you have MITX only casings that needs advanced/bigger cooling for high end hardware it ends up almost as big as MATX casings anyway and lose expansions slots, etc :(

[@pranavvashishatha5880]

Which game is shown in the video.

[@TheGrandeinter88]

I love small Form Factor PC, of course I chose itx board, i only use 1 GPU, so there is no need for me to use ATX board, and only do slight OC,

[@nahumsolomon]

helped me out a lot, thanks

[@D0M1N4T1NG]

Subscribed because of this narrator.

[@TimmyK916]

3:49 that's the exact opposite of how supply and demand works

[@jrewpy]

Noob lol

[@thefuza150]

Lmao

[@magicain77able]

Nice, thanks for the advice.

[@nukenfries9403]

Thank you for teaching me how to spend my money wisely!

[@darkknight4353]

Can a micro atx have 1 pcie slot and 2 ram channels

[@____shawn_____690]

Nice presentation it helped me to select which motherboard.helpful video

[@William_sJazzLoft]

This was very informative and insightful. Thank you very much

[@Your_Delusiona1]

I have a mini ITX with a RTX ROG STRIX 3090, 5950X, 64gb ram, Ryujin II 240 AIO cooler and everything runs smoothly. I even use it for 3D work, 3D modeling, game dev, UE5, Blender, etc.

[@itaybg5907]

Summery: ATX - Harcore gamers Micro ATX - you and me, normal people. mini ATX - not recommanded for gamers, heats up really fast, and very expensive. Thank you for the video!

[@danielrodrigo8503]

What about UltraATX? Could you tell me where I can find some information about UltraATX?

[@onnovanelburg966]

ty for the quick info nice short video good info

[@nlahmi]

it's like: you have 3 main types of computers. and all should just take the medium size. applause.

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

You really do not like Mini ITX, do you? :) Thanks for the great video though! I am about to be building my own PC in a _very_ custom case, so I needed some information on the boards. In my case, size is quite a problem, which is why I will have to go with the Mini ITX.

[@johnstancliff7328]

ITX Builds are best for media players... (HTPC)

[@ryanrieger6635]

im pretty sure you can buy more then a single 16 gb ram slot, i think the highest you can go is like 128 gb per ram slot

[@Blackstar-vb7ol]

What was the mini itx case you placed a picture of

[@GamingScan]

ASUS B150I PRO : www.asus.com/Motherboards/B150I-PRO-GAMING-AURA/

[@Blackstar-vb7ol]

GamingScan Thank you but I was curious about the case an accessory it had on it Your can see the case at the time 4:35

[@GamingScan]

Ahh, that's the Ariesys ARX308 :)

[@kevinparra8743]

Thank you for the measurements! Now I know what kind of motherboard I have And need for a new one!

[@FreakyChumy]

Thanks for this video, it answered my question on (Track 1:32). I landed here because I wanted to purchase a " RAIDMAX MONSTER II ATX" Case but my motherboard is from a "Dell Optilex 7010 Micro-ATX" (a.k.a.... SFF (Small Form Factor) machine. I'm planning of upgrading it to Core i7 with LGA 1155 slot since the manual said the motherboard supports it, but I want it to be water-cooled, and as far as I have researched all Micro-ATX cases are too small for water-cooled system so I have to go with the Full-ATX case. I thought it wasn't possible lol.

[@shaark_1396]

Thanks I’ll know to go with micro atx with my budget build now

[@florkiler6242]

"but this isn't the case" no it's the mather bord hehe

[@deepfriedkid8390]

“”but this isn’t the case” no it’s the mather bord hehe” no it’s the motherboard hehe

[@mog4416]

Now in 2020. A B550 mother board has all your features you want for 110$_200$ And it's a standard atx. Have good overclocking and other features

[@molocha9392]

nice video. thanks

[@francescomassimi8434]

Which are the games running in the video?

[@fury_spirits2056]

Error in the thumnail, its called mini itx not mini atx

[@iateurpizza2778]

Fury_Spirits and in the whole video...

[@fury_spirits2056]

@@iateurpizza2778 yea also that lmao

[@adikk1215]

I build a new pc Guess what by watching all of ur videos Thnks for these amazing videos and help

[@danielrodrigo8503]

What about UltraATX? Could you tell me where I can find some information about UltraATX?

[@Cypeq]

2:22 , server expansion board from 90's lol. ISA ports haha.

[@LoDubs88]

Just to defend mini ITX a bit, GPU fit will depend on the case, not the board. All you really need to look out for is if the case will support the graphics card and considering the ever rising market of gaming on mini ITX, a lot of cases today do support even the flagship battlestation GPUs. Max ram size is a non factor as well considering a usual max of 96GB on a lot of boards.

[@dhruvrajsinhjadeja-vfxarti3085]

Thanks for this video 💐🙏👍

[@asifalrahman2340]

You deserve more subscriber. Your contents are so im formative 🥰🥰

[@junkilee7699]

"size isnt the only thing that separates them" great choice of words lol

[@Deinorius]

Small correction for the last part. For Surfing/Office/Multimedia-PCs it's advice move of those formtactors. If you know you won't upgrade in the future with a graphics card or similar just get a small formtactor barebone PC or even the AsRock DeskMini in different versions. Around 150 $ for case, board and PSU is a great deal and you'll even be capable to select the CPU and RAM yourself.

[@victoriaesther8132]

Excellent knowledge which low nerds take as size well expounded. Surely it helped planned making a better pc

[@manutap]

This video is very helpful.

[@EmonKhan-sw1fx]

Always buy atx when you know your in it to win it

[@madcapper6]

Does anyone ever build"desktop" pcs? The type of pc that fits the category of desktop pc as defined in the vid usually runs in around the $500-600 range for a pre-built and the target consumer for those types of pcs generally aren't that into the tech side of things. If I was going to get that type of pc I'd just buy a pre-built one at Best Buy or Office Depot.

[@MsToastyy]

I built a mini itx :) NZXT h200i ASUS rog strix b-450i Ryzen 7 2700x 16 gb ddr4 650w psu With Vega 64 Completely red, and it’s sexy.😂

[@Ferstiy]

Guys can a atx case support micro-atx motherboard?