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When I was looking into ITX builds, that was what gave me pause. A true premium price vs what you can get with uATX. Significantly bigger footprint, but I do no
by 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
When I was looking into ITX builds, that was what gave me pause. A true premium price vs what you can get with uATX. Significantly bigger footprint, but I do not feel like I am paying for glamour.
- fest 4y agoYeah, I think it's the same idea as driving a sports car- the aesthetic and performance is without a doubt better, but it's rarely the pragmatic choice.
- alanfranz 4y agoYeah, I think micro ATX is a great format. You can fit anything in a very cheap case, mobos are economical, and air cooling works. Those extra small itx builds are interesting when you need power and some degree of portability for some reason, but a laptop doesn’t cut it (eg too noisy).
- BillinghamJ 4y agoOne thing I did find interesting though is that (well designed) sandwich ITX cases typically seem to have far better thermal behaviour than regular cases. No big cavity for heat to accumulate