Motherboard A300 Mini STX and Z390 Micro STX up on SFFLab?!
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No idea, but I kind of hope you have 400 bucks burning a hole in your pocket
No idea, but I kind of hope you have 400 bucks burning a hole in your pocket
I'm not that crazy to sail into uncharted waters
. Plus finding the right drivers would be tricky.@ASRock System - Any idea if the WX7100 MXM would work with the Z390M-STX MXM please?
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I've been messing around with an mSTX concept that would allow the use of full size GPUs (maybe not the massive ones) with a mini STX sized motherboard in a case that should be the size of like an eGPU setup for a laptop. I'm at work and don't have my CAD models but a whipped up basic layout to help visualize it.
So a standard x16 slot would be placed on the back of the board allowing a riser to extend and turn 90 degrees so it would end up like a lot of SFF cases.
I think this could be a compelling product for a company like Asrock, as they could bundle their own GPUs with it and not have to use really expensive mxm cards. The board could also be used in a regular mSTX case with out the dGPU (as long as the stand offs were tall enough).
So a standard x16 slot would be placed on the back of the board allowing a riser to extend and turn 90 degrees so it would end up like a lot of SFF cases.
I just made this in power point, so none of this is to scale but resembles what I've done in CAD
I think this could be a compelling product for a company like Asrock, as they could bundle their own GPUs with it and not have to use really expensive mxm cards. The board could also be used in a regular mSTX case with out the dGPU (as long as the stand offs were tall enough).
Considering that they launched literally three days ago, that's no surprise. Wait a bit, they'll come around.
As for temperature drops when disabling the iGPU, they should be negligible. If you're using a dGPU, the iGPU is largely power-gated anyhow, with the exception of workloads making use of fixed-function hardware such as QuickSync video encoding.
Consumers are already paying ridiculous amounts for MXM cards, might as well throw HBM2 on top of it.
Ah, I thought you meant 9th gen, not 8th. In that case, I'd guess they're out of stock as they're about to be replaced by newer SKUs.
As I said, they launched 3 days ago. Probably haven't started showing up yet, but it's still logical for retailers to sell out and not restock (particularly for low-volume products) when replacements are on their way.
Seems different generations MXM Standards are not compatible with each other? Which version MXM does this board use? Probably better check the MXM versions before diving in, not cheap those cards even 2nd hand..
Oh holy shit balls, they are stocking the friggen MXM cards themselves! That's sick as!
Just need to find someone who can make a custom full cover monoblock.
Just need to find someone who can make a custom full cover monoblock.
It's been there for a while I think? I must be honest I treated it with a pinch of salt, I understand why, but most things there seem to be out of stock/place holders. That said if/when they appear I think I would be moved to purchase because I really like the STX form factor (still a PC but not massively bigger than a SBC).
The board has been there for awhile yes, the option to select an MXM GPU alongside is new however.
