News Maxsun's new mini-ITX motherboard puts the GPU slot on its backside

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Maxsun reveals the MS-Challenger B760BKB D5 motherboard, which features a back-to-back design.

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[BillyBuerger]

Interesting idea. But really only works for a specific type of PC build where the motherboard and GPU are back to back. I feel it would work better as a bottom edge connector where you could then also use a 180 degree adapter to get the same results as this. But then would also allow for some other configurations. Such as a 90 degree adapter that would put it back into more of a mATX standard mounting or -180 degree and vertical mount in front of the motherboard as is more common. With the connector on the bottom, the riser adapter/cable wouldn't then be covering up any connectors or M.2 below the PCIe slot which is common with existing motherboard layouts.

 

[Notton]

This is an odd solution to something that already has a solution
https://www.tomshardware.com/deskto...ctions-pcie-70-versions-are-under-development

 

[MGMorden]

They already have PCIE extension cables to relocate the slot that does basically the same thing.

To save space on mini-ITX builds what we REALLY need are single slot graphics cards - and maybe a board form factor smaller than ITX.

 

[LabRat 891]

This is an odd solution to something that already has a solution
https://www.tomshardware.com/deskto...ctions-pcie-70-versions-are-under-development

I'd love to see SFF mobos including risers in that new standard, mounted on the edge or back of the mobo.

1 thing I do like about this board though, is the retention of an x4 slot in the traditional location. Good for a M.2 expansion card, Capture card, or 10GbE card.

 

[Pierce2623]

This is an odd solution to something that already has a solution
https://www.tomshardware.com/deskto...ctions-pcie-70-versions-are-under-development

Totally changing the motherboard layout doesn’t strike me as trying to solve the same problem as pcie riser cables.