Question Are there any top of the line/flagship uATX (micro) motherboards out there for either platform?

[sao123]

I really don't understand the lack of top of the line uATX boards... actually there are NO uATX boards on the AMD side at all, and on the intel side, they are all treated like budget options...
Motherboard manufacturers need to face the facts that multi-gpu is dead. There is no need for crossfire or SLI.

I still need a top of the line overclockable board with 4 ram slots, a single 16x PCI-Express slot for a video card, two M.2 slots, and all the fins, and periphery to cool it with.
But it needs to fit in my micro-atx case, and be well cooled by my AIO water solution.

Gah, I can't find anything out there.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Get a bigger case?

 

[sao123]

Get a bigger case?

Waste of space?
Just because space is limited in my abode, doesnt mean I shouldnt be able to run high end gear.

We have 7 nanometer technology... surely we can make a computer that fits in a box smaller than 18 x 18 x 10 inches.

 

[Campy]

Asus Maximus XI Gene

Asrock X570M Pro4

 

[daperl]

ASRock X570M PRO4

 

[gdansk]

It seems like it is dying, but I'm hoping for a TRX40 mATX from ASRock to succeed their X399M Taichi.
I suppose I can afford to buy a bigger case but I would really rather not.

 

[daperl]

The FD Meshify C is only 1 1/2 inches taller than the FD Meshify C Mini. They have the same depth and width.

 

[Shmee]

There are some, but I get what you are saying, IMO the uATX form factor is a nice one, between full ATX and mini ITX, which IMO is too small. I will say that even a decent, but inexpensive board for uATX is great with AMD, I am currently typing from my uATX PC. Has an RX580 Red Devil, Ryzen 2700X and Gigabyte B350M gaming 3 in a FD Defince Mini C.

Remember with AMD you may not gain much from OC, but can still get good features on uATX without needing to spend a ton. The only issue I really think there may be is making sure you can get the dual m.2. I would look into X570 uATX boards if you can find them.