Will Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 fit in Micro ATX case?

[TheJackah]

Hi,

I was originally going to upgrade my entire PC to a Mid Tower ATX, but decided it might be easier just to stick with my current Micro ATX set-up.

Will the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard fit in a Micro ATX?

And, will it support this GPU: AMD Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC

And this CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (or the 8350)

 

[Dunlop0078]

Hi,

I was originally going to upgrade my entire PC to a Mid Tower ATX, but decided it might be easier just to stick with my current Micro ATX set-up.

Will the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard fit in a Micro ATX?

And, will it support this GPU: AMD Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC

And this CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (or the 8350)

Yes that mobo will fit into a micro atx case. Yes it will support that cpu and gpu.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The FX8350 ISN'T A GOOD MATCH FOR THE BOARD , IT HAS A POOR POWER AND THERMAL DESIGN , will run too hot.

 

[TheJackah]

Hi,

I was originally going to upgrade my entire PC to a Mid Tower ATX, but decided it might be easier just to stick with my current Micro ATX set-up.

Will the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard fit in a Micro ATX?

And, will it support this GPU: AMD Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC

And this CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (or the 8350)

Yes that mobo will fit into a micro atx case. Yes it will support that cpu and gpu.

Awesome - and would that GPU overlap anything on the motherboard?

In my current motherboard it gets in the way of 1 SATA port, will that happen on this new motherboard?

 

[Dunlop0078]

However you made need a bios update for that cpu depending on what bios version you currently have.

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A78LMUSB3/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[TheJackah]

The FX8350 ISN'T A GOOD MATCH FOR THE BOARD , IT HAS A POOR POWER AND THERMAL DESIGN , will run too hot.

I've had that recommended to me multiple times though, for gaming, etc...

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

FX8350 will run real hot on that board , better get a real good cooler.

 

[i7Baby]

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - the -M is for MICRO. So of course it'll fit in a matx case.

 

[TheJackah]

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 - the -M is for MICRO. So of course it'll fit in a matx case.

It was the "uATX" that threw me off.

 

[bignastyid]

The 960g boards do not pair well with the 125w 8 core fx cpus, they tend to have throttling issues due to heat and poor vrms.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Hi,

I was originally going to upgrade my entire PC to a Mid Tower ATX, but decided it might be easier just to stick with my current Micro ATX set-up.

Will the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard fit in a Micro ATX?

And, will it support this GPU: AMD Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC

And this CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (or the 8350)

Yes that mobo will fit into a micro atx case. Yes it will support that cpu and gpu.

Awesome - and would that GPU overlap anything on the motherboard?

In my current motherboard it gets in the way of 1 SATA port, will that happen on this new motherboard?

I have no idea i have never used that motherboard. And SR-71 blackbird may be right abt it running too hot but it looks like it has a pretty beefy VRM heatsink on there, you may want to do some research on that before you buy.

 

[TheJackah]

FX8350 will run real hot on that board , better get a real good cooler.

What cooler would you recommend?

 

[TheJackah]

The 960g boards do not pair well with the 125w 8 core fx cpus, they tend to have throttling issues due to heat and poor vrms.

Would you be able to recommend any better boards?

As long as it is Micro ATX, and supports AM3+ then I should be OK.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Depends on the case.

 

[TheJackah]

Depends on the case.

CiT Templar

 

[bignastyid]

Hi,

I was originally going to upgrade my entire PC to a Mid Tower ATX, but decided it might be easier just to stick with my current Micro ATX set-up.

Will the Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard fit in a Micro ATX?

And, will it support this GPU: AMD Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC

And this CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (or the 8350)

Yes that mobo will fit into a micro atx case. Yes it will support that cpu and gpu.

Awesome - and would that GPU overlap anything on the motherboard?

In my current motherboard it gets in the way of 1 SATA port, will that happen on this new motherboard?

I have no idea i have never used that motherboard. And SR-71 blackbird may be right abt it running too hot but it looks like it has a pretty beefy VRM heatsink on there, you may want to do some research on that before you buy.

What pic you looking at? The images on neweggs and Asus's website show no vrm heatsinks, the only heatsink is on the chipset.

 

[bignastyid]

The 960g boards do not pair well with the 125w 8 core fx cpus, they tend to have throttling issues due to heat and poor vrms.

Would you be able to recommend any better boards?

As long as it is Micro ATX, and supports AM3+ then I should be OK.

There are no good matx boards for those cpus. The cheapest boards I would recommend use the 970 chipset and are ATX. You would be better off with the original plan and get a case that supports an ATX board so you can get a better motherboard. Another option would be to go Intel.

 

[eatmypie]

honestly for a 260x just get the 860k. You also have a good range of motherboards for the micro atx form factor. Unless you stream or some other task that can benefit from more cores the 860k will make you more than happy.