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Question

Choosing the right motherboard for Realan E-W80

Aug 15, 2017 8:32PM PDT

Hello, I'm about to buy a new PC case E-W80, and I'm little stuck as far as the motherboard goes. I'm building the pc for video editing on Premire and some After Effects work. But I really am not sure what motherboard I should choose. I have no current plan to do any overclocking. I do want to put 32-64G of memory, and I want everything to work super fast. Some people offered me to buy the Asus PRIME X370-PRO, and from reviews I saw, it seems like a solid buy. But at the same time, I was told that the MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON is perfect for video editing (not sure what makes it so perfect) Thing is, I'm not sure how much I should invest in a motherboard. I'm willing to pay the money for something good, but I'm not sure what to choose for the Realan E-W80, and what will give me the best performance while editing.

So I hope to get an advice about what motherboard should I buy, thanks.

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First of all
Aug 15, 2017 9:07PM PDT

You don't want that case for what you want to do.

Shop for a mid tower case.

Next pick a cpu and then a mobo that supports the cpu and has the features you want.

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Does not look possible.
Aug 16, 2017 8:19AM PDT

That miniPC case is far too limited. If you want such, buy it ready to use such as Intel NUC PCs and similar.