Which MINI-ITX motherboard for i5 2500K

Vegeta · 24 May 2012 at 22:26

I've just seen this case and I really want it:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-BX

My pc currently is:

i5 2500K
MSI Motherboard P67 chipset ATX
2 X 4 gig G-Skill Ram
GTX 480
Corsair H70 cooler with 2 fans
1 x Corsair 64gb
2 x Mechanical 3.5" HDD's
1 x Blu Ray optical drive
1 x PCI DVB-S Card

Now I'm currently using 4 USB slot's at the back for my mouse/bluetooth keyboard/webcam and XBOX 360 wireless pad. I will need 5 USB slot's at the back as I need to buy a laptop style DVB-S card as a ITX board and that case will only be able to hold my graphics card.

Which motherboard would you suggest? I only overclock the CPU to about 4.2-4.5ghz. I don't understand what the differences are between all these billion chipsets for a 1155 slot cpu? Which is the best one to go for?

Thank you.

Vegeta · 26 May 2012 at 23:27

And looks about half as good (no offence).

I think the point of the Bitfenix is not to have a tiny case. It's to have a compact space with no compromise when it comes to performance and choices of CPU/GPU.

Vegeta · 27 May 2012 at 10:57

Looking at the SG08 there's not a chance in hell it'll fit the components I want it to fit. I've always had full tower cases so to me the Bitfenix is small and I much prefer the looks of it bluntly.

Vegeta · 28 May 2012 at 09:29

What part of I don't like the look of the other cases do people not understand! lol. Why would I buy these SG08's and TJ08-E if I don't even like the look of them? I have a full tower case the only reason I'm changing the whole setup is to get that case and it looks nice simple as that. I could care less what M-ITX was intended for and doing it properly.