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Ironman01   11-08-2009 at 04:13:24 AM

Im purchasing a i5 build on black friday(looking to save at least 100 dollars i hope)

Just wondering the difference between a atx intel mobo and a micro atx mobo

I am specifically looking at these two models

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Both have crossfire/sli which matters to me.. I would rather go with the cheaper one, but was wondering the difference between a micro and non micro MOBO

Thanks!

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tecmo34   11-08-2009 at 04:26:02 AM

The difference is in the size of the board, which means less or more expension slots. If you look at the two boards you have list, the difference is two PCI-e 1 slots, one PCI slot and one SATA port. The micro board just isn't big enough for all of the additional slots.

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