ASRock announces their X299E-ITX/ac motherboard

[WYP]

This is the world's first Mini-ITX X299 motherboard!



Read more on ASRock's MITX X299E-ITX/ac motherboard.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

Wahhhhhht?!

 

[AlienALX]

1. I applaud the clever use of SODIMMs.
2. Where the chuff are the VRMS? lol
3. Asrock are officially craazy.

Ed. Found the VRMs. That block is gorgeous.

 

[Linchpin]

This just screams "we did it because we could". Realistically I doubt there is much of a market for this, although the dozen people crazy enough to try cram an HEDT system into this form factor are on cloud nine right now.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

This just screams "we did it because we could". Realistically I doubt there is much of a market for this, although the dozen people crazy enough to try cram an HEDT system into this form factor are on cloud nine right now.

Yeah, it's definitely a niche market. But like you said, it's fun to see these projects actually come to fruition. And ASRock clearly made enough money on their previous X99 ITX board that they felt the R&D was worth the likely minimal comparative sales.

 

[BloodOfKingu]

This board is the definition of MAD GENIUS!

 

[g0ggles1994]

Asrock are officially craazy.

Only took you this long to work that out?

 

[Dark NighT]

1. I applaud the clever use of SODIMMs.
2. Where the chuff are the VRMS? lol
3. Asrock are officially craazy.

Ed. Found the VRMs. That block is gorgeous.

This is crazy asrock... Socket 478 and 775 lol.

 

[Jaxel]

Get rid of the WiFi, the Dual-NIC... and add in Thunderbolt 3 and this could have been perfect.

 

[You_What?]

Count me in for this, had the lovely X99E-ITX/AC, only got rid in anticipation that Asrock would pull out the goods again!

Yeah baby....

Edit: Its gorgeous and quad channel! Yesss!

 

[AlienALX]

I had an Asrock back in '04 that had AGP and PCIE on. I love them tbh... Just like mad scientists.

Will never forget them sending me beta bioses for my AliveXfire board either. Board was £25.. They got it to support everything lol.

 

[ImprovizoR]

This just screams "we did it because we could".

Pretty much.

It is lovely though. Look at this beauty.

 

[Dawelio]

Yeah, it's definitely a niche market. But like you said, it's fun to see these projects actually come to fruition. And ASRock clearly made enough money on their previous X99 ITX board that they felt the R&D was worth the likely minimal comparative sales.

Yup, I am running my 6850K in the X99E-ITX/AC

 

[Kungfugrip]

lol that's awesome

OK ASROCK.. THREADRIPPER ITX GO!!

 

[Agost]

They should really have removed a m.2 slot to make space for a better VRM design, even lots of ATX X299 suffered from poor dissipation, in this case it could be this motherboard's main issue.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

They should really have removed a m.2 slot to make space for a better VRM design, even lots of ATX X299 suffered from poor dissipation, in this case it could be this motherboard's main issue.

I don't know if I agree. Having more m.2 capacity actually allows you to take advantage of the extra PCI-e lanes. Since you can't attach other devices via the PCI-e slots, it makes sense to have m.2 for very fast storage. The chances are that even with better VRM's, overclocking will be limited. An ITX board usually sits in a small case, which often means limited cooling potential. Therefore to me it makes more sense to offer more m.2 slots, even at the cost of voltage regulators.