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How is the performance on radeon r9 295x2 hydra edition?
How is the performance on this card and what build is best for it?
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It would be difficult. I won't say impossible. But probably not a good idea.
Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX are your two standard small form factor (SFF) standards.
Micro-ATX is the larger of the two. Most cases will support larger video cards and allow video cards to be mounted perpendicular to the motherboard (standard method). A lot of Micro-ATX cases support full-size power supplies, which is important for gaming builds. Some do not. Pay attention to everything you are buying. Sometimes the case can only support video cards of a certain length, so pay attention to that.
Mini-ITX is the smaller of the two form factors. It is difficult to find/build systems for gaming in this form factor, but not impossible. Some cases get around the size limitations by providing a riser card for installing the video card parallel to the motherboard. Power supplies are a major limiting factor in Mini-ITX builds and you may not be able to use a certain case due to limitations on power supplies for that case.
In either form factor, heat is a concern. You have to remove heat from the case with limited space to do so. For most Micro-ATX cases, you typically have enough room to install an extra fan or two for keeping the system cool under gaming loads. Some even have space for aftermarket air or liquid cooling systems. For most Mini-ITX cases, you don't have much room for fans. I'm not aware of any that have space for liquid cooling inside the case, and I highly doubt any can fit large air coolers.
In short, Micro-ATX is more flexible and will work with less planning of the overall system. Mini-ITX is very difficult to build into a gaming system, especially if you want a high-end video card.
Ask yourself 2 questions:
1) Do I really need a micro build?
2) Do I really need Crossfire?
I don't think the answer to both can be "yes". Also, in general, I don't think anyone really needs micro "gaming" builds or even crossfire.
Full-size computer cases take up a lot of space. Most of that space is wasted, even in air-cooled systems. If it isn't taken up by a component or if it isn't a pathway for air, it is just wasted space in the case.
I looked for a while for an efficient case design. I'm pretty set on using the Silverstone SG10 as my next case. It leaves enough room for airflow while being able to fit an aftermarket CPU cooler and full-size GPU. There isn't room for a lot of drives, but I only need one SSD for a gaming system.
I would agree that Mini-ITX gaming is a wasted effort. You have to sacrifice cooling and/or performance just to make everything fit, usually.