Motherboard Incoming AM4 Mini-ITX boards
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My Cougar QBX case is pretty tiny. Not only is it hard to get my GPU in and out of the case, the GPU fans also rub the bottom case fans. I took them off the GPU. This would be a non issue if I understood how to use the fan control in the BIOS properly, but it seems to have a mind of it's own. Eventually I put the fans back on due to heat concerns. Last I was playing PUBG and the GPU was running much hotter than I would prefer so I had the bright idea to turn case fans on using the Biostar Racing utility. In order to do this semi-permanently until I got another motherboard I would have to take the fans off again. Well, I guess the heat compromised the PCIe slot. When I finally got my card out it came with a plastic bracket. To be fair, it is extremely hard to reach the clip on the slot in my case, but I had already inserted / removed the card 3 or 4 times.
This is what keeps me from building Intel systems. My first PC build and my last Intel build was a first gen Pentium 4. I got the one with the 400MHz FSB, a month later 533 FSB was available, but required a new board, not just a new CPU. 4 months later 800 FSB was out, same thing. The whole experience left a pretty sour taste in my mouth. Although I would consider an X299 build if I had deep pockets.
Personally I would prefer 2x HDMI over the DVI like the Biostar motherboard. Ideally they could have double stacked the HDMI ports and added another set of USB ports. I have a Gigabyte FM2 ITX motherboard with the HDMI ports double stacked and it still has a DVI port as well.
For the Canadians that have been waiting for an itx board you can have Newegg auto notify you for the x370gtn here: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ...8566&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn
Not sure if they sold out already or have added it before the shipment arrival.
Not sure if they sold out already or have added it before the shipment arrival.
That is super exciting! The red RAM slots are disappointing, but most of it will be hidden with the sticks themselves. I'm still wishing we had another board option with dual M.2s though.
That 8-pin EPS placement though...!
That 8-pin is a pain, but I'd be more worried about the 24-pin since it's in a location that most boards don't use. This might be a problem for more than a few small cases.
Yeah I'm disappointed in the power locations. They're both terrible. Actually all the port placement aside from maybe the data is awful
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Shot of the I/O from Sweclockers. It's better than the Biostar and ASRock boards, but I agree that the rest of the layout is weird. The wifi card mounting is awful too.
For me aside the VRM and the wifi, this gigabyte mobo is actually worse than the biostar one.
I truly believe the one to wait for is the asrock b350. That has the best features and layout.
Too bad that if apple goes amd we wouldn't be able to make a decent hackintosh with air drop in it
I truly believe the one to wait for is the asrock b350. That has the best features and layout.
Too bad that if apple goes amd we wouldn't be able to make a decent hackintosh with air drop in it
Do we know the features/specs and layout of the other boards? I thought I've been following this thread but haven't seen anything.
- Supports Ryzen and A series APU
- DDR-4 memory (dual channel / ECC & non-ECC / unbuffered supported)
- Steel slot PCI-E
- Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 3 and 120 dB SNR HD Audio
- Intel 1211 AT Gigabit LAN
- 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi / BT 4.2 module standard installed
- Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x 4)
- 2 x HDMI video output
- ASRock RGB LED header
Totally agree. This is the best one so far feature and layout wise for me Also, I noticed 2 fan headers in addition to the CPU and LED header. Nice to haves certainly. Hoping for 150ish USD price wise.
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