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Hi guys dumb question time could someone tell me the difference between m-itx and m-atx please im looking at putting some components together for my girlfriend and im looking at the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX Case my mobo is the gigabyte h61m-ds2 which is m-atx will it be ok many thanks for looking at my question
 
Hi guys dumb question time could someone tell me the difference between m-itx and m-atx please im looking at putting some components together for my girlfriend and im looking at the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX Case my mobo is the gigabyte h61m-ds2 which is m-atx will it be ok many thanks for looking at my question

mITX is a small form factor motherboard standard with a board size of 170x170mm typically with just two memory slots, one PCIe slot and a lot of on board features to allow people to build compact media/gaming machines.

mATX is essentially a reduction of ATX, the same width but only 244mm tall giving room for 3 or 4 PCIe slots, cases can be either 4 or 5 slot allowing you to hang a 2 slot card from the bottom of a motherboard.


An ITX board will fit in any standard ATX case whereas an mATX board requires mATX or larger so you'll need something bigger than an mITX case for the h61m-ds2.

JR
 
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thanks guys could you recommend a case for me the parts ive got are

cpu 3770
mobo ga h61m-ds2 m-atx
psu evga 430
gpu evga 750ti

and i only really want to spend about £50
many thanks
 
Fractal Core series are great in that price bracket (Core 1000/1100 for 30 quid for example).

You don't really need a case with watercooling support and all that, do you?
 
no not watercooling at all she just wants a small case and all she does is look at internet and plays a few non demanding games cheers

just looked at them cases and ive gone a little bigger and settled with the core 1500 on amazon for £40 free delivery
 
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