Socket 1366 Micro-ATX?

[homercles337]

So, i have enough parts lying around to build something. I am thinking micro-atx, but for socket 1366 mobos seem to be more of the "this is what is left" and i would rather not get a piece of junk. So, which mirco-atx mobo should i be looking at?

 

[_Rick_]

Well, you won't get anything new, from what I can tell.
If you're looking for used boards, the ASUS Rampage III Gene is probably the most recent board, but some say there may be known issues with it. (According to a user review, of why he was unable to obtain a third one.)
If you find a Gene II that should probably also do the trick.
But, as a platform, 1366 is dying out pretty quickly. If you want to seriously pursue, best to buy multiple boards, so you have one around in case the other one dies.

 

[Zap]

I wouldn't say socket 1366 died out quickly. It lingered until replaced by socket 2011. It just wasn't popular anymore, after Intel followed up with more mass market parts. Turns out that for most users, a socket 1366 Core i7 didn't provide noticeable gains over a nice and much cheaper (platform-wise) quad core Core i5.

Buying a socket 1366 board these days is basically "what can I find used." IIRC there were four mATX 1366 boards made, by DFI, EVGA, ASUS and MSI. None were total stinkers, but DFI no longer exists (if you need a BIOS update) and EVGA usually didn't work much on the BIOS.