narrowed down to mATX vs ATX build - help me choose?

[Morphyoumax]

Hi, I'm looking to build for some light video editing and gaming, potentially VR with Oculus later on.

I've down a bit of looking around and come up with two options:

1) MicroATX build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($244.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($106.00 @ IJK)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: *Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($769.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($139.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Edison M 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ Centre Com)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2335.00

2) ATX Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($248.60 @ Newegg Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($106.00 @ IJK)
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: *Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: *MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($769.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($155.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($137.00 @ Umart)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2335.60

I prefer the smaller case in terms of looks and space, and both could support SLI in the future (I think? Will that be worth it? Otherwise I might even consider a mini), and they cost the same, so I guess I'm just wondering if there's something else I'm missing about having the bigger case or the different motherboard?

I'd also welcome any feedback as to changes you'd make in general, happy to change all of it if there's better out there.

 

[ajpaolello]

Really it's just a bigger case and different mobo. Check if the Node has at least 5 expansion slots, that what your adapter and SLI will fit. SLI being worth it or not is an endless debate so it really comes down to whichever you would prefer.