Motherboard thin itx supporting 7700k

[Phryq]

Does there exist a thin-itx or stx motherboard that can handle a 7700k?

As far as I know, the only one that can do this is the ASRock MicroSTX.

Also, do any motherboards of this form factor support more than 32gb of RAM?

I've searched everywhere.

The reason I'd like this for is... no cables. I can have a very empty case. Especially with thin-itx I could make the case very very thin, giving more room for external heatsinks. However it seems thin-itx supporting a k level cpu doesn't exist.

 

[jØrd]

off topic but the website in you sig has a bad cert

 

[Phryq]

off topic but the website in you sig has a bad cert

Ya, I noticed that too... not sure what I can do about that? I don't see the point of even having SSL, as my site has no login etc... but anyhow I guess I should update something.

 

[jØrd]

Get a cert for the URL your using. The one you have was issued against *.ipage.com (* being a wildcard). lets Encrypt will issue free DV certs but you need to find a way to deal w/ renewal as their only valid for 3 months. Ultimately how you deal w/ certs will depend somewhat on how your hosting the site (or who your hosting it with).

On topic, the TDP cap for thin ITX is 65w, which iirc is also where its set for mSTX. My understanding is that whilst you can slam a higher rated TDP CPU in, you shouldn't. something about VRegs not being up to the task, I forget the specifics but google is likely full of people trying to answer the same question.

 

[aquelito]

The DC barrel connector is rated for 10A on Skylake Thin-Mini ITX boards, which means that a total 190W
consumption is possible.

As @j0rd already wrote, anything above 65W TDP is risky (especially for the board VRM which are going to get real hot).

Check @QinX Kogelmier build who pushed Thin Mini-ITX limits quite a bit !

 

[Phryq]

Ok, if it's making things hot, it's not worth it for me. My entire purpose is to try to make things as cool as possible, and ideally passively cool the thing. You see here, if the Ram weren't in the way, I could lower the entire lid an inch.

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