Mainboard-size 1: ATX
The motherboard Format ATX is the most widely used and especially popular with players. For enthusiasts, the ATX is suitable. In the Home area, you find this form factor is also due to its high compatibility and the most reasonable prices.
- ATX motherboard, 305 x 244 mm in size and fit into any modern Midi and Big-Tower. You do not need to consider when buying too much, since ATX is almost all compatible.
- There are ATX motherboards for each Socket in different price variants. The cheaper models of everything the normal user needs to offer. More expensive motherboards often have additional features for Overclocking and special features such as high quality Audio cards, or support for multiple graphics cards on Board.
- If you want to install a long graphics card, should ATX be the best form factor for you. Most of the housing, the ATX-recording boards provide enough space for large graphics cards.
- The best and cheapest motherboard you can find in our always current prices.
Motherboard in ATX size
Mainboard size 2: Mini-ATX
A small form factor is important to you, you should resort to a Mini-ATX motherboards. If you move your Computer a lot or have limited space available, are you here exactly correctly.
- Mini-ATX models are only 150 x 150 mm in size and can fit in any Midi - and Mini-Tower. You don't pay attention when making a purchase that "Mini" is equal to "micro". This is again a different form factor.
- In the meantime are also offered for each Socket Mini-ATX motherboards and there are Motherboards that overclock can. The heat plays in this form factor, however, a big role. Slots, there is also significantly less than the ATX. A maximum of four PCI Slots and two RAM Slots are the Standard.
- Support for multiple graphics cards do not offer unfortunately, a lot of manufacturers, but in the upper price segment, you can still find motherboards for this purpose. You pay attention but not necessarily on the size of your graphics cards.
Motherboard-Form: Mini-ATX
Motherboard-3 size: micro-ATX
The form factor micro-ATX is slightly larger than Mini-ATX and therefore offers a bit more possibilities. The case for this form factor looks mostly like a cube.
- Micro-ATX 244 x 244 mm in size and will only fit in the housing, and also provide holes for these screws factor.
- Compared to standard ATX motherboards you find in the micro-ATX Form-less slots. Therefore, if you need a lot of RAM, or multiple graphics cards, you should better leave the fingers of the micro-Format. Here you will find mostly four PCI slots and two RAM Slots.
- The graphics cards have extra-long, and do not fit in the housing for micro-ATX motherboards.
Micro-ATX motherboards
Motherboard size: ITX and co.
- In addition to the well-known ATX motherboards, there are ITX versions. This form factor is even smaller than the ATX version.
- Often, these boards are slimmed down and don't offer built-in sound cards, or Features such as Overclocking, RAM Slots or active cooling. They will be used mostly for experimental systems or small Home Server.
No matter which motherboard you choose, you will always need a suitable housing. The 50 coolest PC case we make them in our image gallery above.
