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Need to pick your braaaiiiins.
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so you think I should maybe avoid your motherboard purely because of placement issues?
Those twice as fast with SSD boot times are very very tempting though.
What about a windows licence? Will I be able to use the one that came on a netbook I bought a few months back?
I would recommend whichever one suits your needs, they are both excellent boards.
Have a look at the specifications and features of both, something might swing it for you.
ASRock
Asus
When going the itx route, compromises will always have to be made, so an extra couple of USB or eSATA slots might swing the favour in one direction or better software or BIOS fan controls in the other direction.
Keep in mind, how many fans are you using? How many fan headers are on the board? (cpu_fan, chassis_fan)
In regards to the CPU socket position, notice how much closer to the PCIe slot it is on the ASRock.
These small boards need to pack the slots really close, be careful with RAM clearence as well.
Now of course a simple option for both of them in regards to cooling is an All In One liquid cooler. There are plenty of them on the market from different manufacturers like intel, corsair and antec to name a few. Albeit they are only rebadged, as there are only two real makers of the units so research first.
They are usually quiet, coming with a single or dual rad and fans, they have a small footprint inside the case.
Keep in mind that if this case needs to air travel, the water cooling is a no no.
As for the windows licence, it will not be transferable to your new machine. You could start with a trial download of windows that will work for 30 days without a licence...0 -
Hmm the mobo choice is going to be a head scratcher I see
I'm also going to be limited to what I can literally get my hands on here in Korea. I found a website, danawa.com, that I'm told is the best choice for buying online. I'm not keen on liquid cooling so will be sticking to fans. A push/pull that is preinstalled at the front/back, and two up top most likely. Then depending, the GPU might have two, or could just have one. Would love to install one on the side panel beside where the GPU will go but it doesn't look like they planned for that possibility.
Yeah that is a very sexy looking motherboard, and it has 7.1 on board too which is a plus, if I ever get around to speakers. Things being tight or not fitting at all is one of my biggest concerns. I'm guessing I'm SOL with getting RAM like those ripjaws that have the heat dispersal at the top? I'm probably going to have to go with two naked sticks unfortunately, but RAM is still pretty expensive IMO (especially since I'm going with 16GB) so a blessing in disguise I guess.
A windows licence ain't too much of a problem, it's a neccesity, no getting around it, it's just gotta happen so I'm not bothered about that
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Did I say something wrong? Anyone have answers to my questions?I was just check hardwereversand, and noticed that under the RAM section for both the ITX motherboards I am looking at, it state:
RAM Supported 2 DIMM slots - DDR3 , non-ECC , unbuffered
I bought RAM that is buffered. Will it work? Are these mobos only compatible with buffered RAM, or do they ALSO support unbuffered RAM?
And why can't I edit the posts I made on the first two pages?
What wattage PSU would people recommend for an i7, 16GB RAM, 3gb 660ti and maybe five fans including the CPU one? What brand would people recommend? I want to go modular, but I hear they can have trouble fitting into a prodigy, hmm..0 -
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I bought RAM that is buffered. Will it work? Are these mobos only compatible with buffered RAM, or do they ALSO support unbuffered RAM?
Buffered ram is for servers, check your motherboard memory compatibility chart and see if the one you bought is on it.
If not, it might still work, but I'd throw caution to the wind, return the memory and buy one that is on the list or is known to work with the board.
Not all ram is checked for compatibility by the mobo maker but usually most ram of the same type will be.
Keep up the updates, love seeing systems come together! 0 -
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