Why micro?

[The Sauce]

Helping a friend with a build and looking at AMD 880/890 boards, most of them seem to be Micro ATX. Very few full ATX boards around it seems. What is the downside to Micro ATX?

 

[nenforcer]

The smaller form factor mATX almost always includes fewer PCI-E and PCI slots than its ATX equivalent.

This may limit your ability to use multi-GPU arrangements (ATI Crossfire) depending on the board you choose.

There are a multitude of ATX 890 FX / GX boards available, though.

 

[Zap]

What is the downside to Micro ATX?

Your uber-leet e-peen rating goes down due to having too much desk space.

 

[Skott]

Your uber-leet e-peen rating goes down due to having too much desk space.

First I ever heard of that LOL

 

[nenforcer]

I failed to mention that I have a Cooler Master Stacker 830 which has to be one of the largest "desktop" user cases ever made. The thing must way at least 40lbs empty and I could straddle it and use it as a chair if I had to.

 

[Zap]

I failed to mention that I have a Cooler Master Stacker 830 which has to be one of the largest "desktop" user cases ever made. The thing must way at least 40lbs empty and I could straddle it and use it as a chair if I had to.

Feel the powah!