Restricted performance/noise from mATX?

Joegy

Joegy

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So I really like the look of the Corsair 350d and would love to pair it with my GTX 780 and a H100i to cool a 4770k that I want to overclock to arounf 4.4GHz (if stable).

BUT

would I be limited with the mATX form factor? Would it mean I couldnt overclock so much as it would get too hot or noisy? here is my planned basket:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/16X) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £97.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £86.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £725.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
mATX is a lot better than it used to be , im sure there are a lot of people who have mATX and don't notice the performance difference between ATX and its smaller form factors also a lot of people overclock with them netting great results.

overclocking has come along way in recent years, so as long as you pick up a decent mATX mobo you should be absolutely fine.

PS. do you need 16gb of ram? if your just going for gaming id drop it down to 8gb and spend that extra cash on a better mATX board or going towards an SSD for your boot drive as it will overall net you the most performance over time

PPS. Corsair fans are OK but if you are using them for the rad id go with GT 1850's http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-030-SY
 
murah said:
mATX is a lot better than it used to be , im sure there are a lot of people who have mATX and don't notice the performance difference between ATX and its smaller form factors also a lot of people overclock with them netting great results.

overclocking has come along way in recent years, so as long as you pick up a decent mATX mobo you should be absolutely fine.

PS. do you need 16gb of ram? if your just going for gaming id drop it down to 8gb and spend that extra cash on a better mATX board or going towards an SSD for your boot drive as it will overall net you the most performance over time

PPS. Corsair fans are OK but if you are using them for the rad id go with GT 1850's http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-030-SY
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Hey thanks for the reply.

I do need 16GB as I need it for video rendering. I also already have a 256GB Sandisk extreme SSD.

Is there a better matx board you can recommend for overclocking that wont break the bank? Also preferably all black (allot to ask I know).

are the GT1850s as quiet?

Thanks!
 
As for the GT1850's You have to turn them down a bit but they are consistently better and once at say 1200-1400rpm all you will hear is air the sweet sound of air!

Im afraid I have no knowledge of mATX boards however going by brand reliability
maybe http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-574-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574 - No SLI capability, Asus are pretty good for overlocking from what i hear


or if you plan to SLI in the future or can afford a bit more , http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-566-AS&tool=3 (Read the review and judge for yourself though!)

I have the ATX Z77 version of this board, I love it, but no idea what their mATX are like but I would go for this board (2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 - probably drops to x8 when running sli but thats fine for this price set and and you might be crazy to SLI in an mATX build :D )
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-115-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

best you could do is wait to see if anyone else can help with the boards
 
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murah said:
As for the GT1850's You have to turn them down a bit but they are consistently better and once at say 1200-1400rpm all you will hear is air the sweet sound of air!

Im afraid I have no knowledge of mATX boards however going by brand reliability
maybe http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-574-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574 - No SLI capability, Asus are pretty good for overlocking from what i hear


or if you plan to SLI in the future or can afford a bit more , http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-566-AS&tool=3 (Read the review and judge for yourself though!)

I have the ATX Z77 version of this board, I love it, but no idea what their mATX are like but I would go for this board (2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 - probably drops to x8 when running sli but thats fine for this price set and and you might be crazy to SLI in an mATX build :D )
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-115-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

best you could do is wait to see if anyone else can help with the boards
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Okay cool! I'll consider those fans then :)

Just discovered this board:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-566-AS&tool=3

Check that review!

Perfect :)
 
Thats one of the ones i linked :D he did put a negative point but you probably cant fault it and its each to their own on that issue
 
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