[SOLVED] Mini-STX motherboard with G4600?

[nickm8266]

Hello all,

My Deskmini 100w (h110m-stx motherboard) has been causing a lot of issues lately.

• First the M.2 SSD port basically died. BIOS diagnostic always fails on HDD test, even though I confirmed my 960 EVO drive works in other systems and tried a different 970 SSD.
• Second, the LAN port stops working randomly (gets stuck on "identifying network") and requires a restart.
• Third, the m.2 wifi can not find any networks even when using the latest intel 3160 drivers. I have ordered a 9260 module to check if its the port or the card itself.

Third, I can not restart / shutdown the PC the normal way from Start > restart / shutdown. When I do this the screen goes black but PC is still on requiring me to manually hold down the power button.

All these signs are pointing to a defective motherboard which is out of warranty. I have also updated the BIOS and reinstalled windows 10 more times than I can count.

My issue now is that, I am having a VERY hard time finding a replacement motherboard which would support all my current hardware:

CPU: Intel Pentium G4600
Memory: G-Skill 8GB DDR4 2400
Storage: SAMSUNG 960 EVO 500GB NVMe SSD M.2

I understand I would need to purchase a new motherboard + PC Case + PSU (possibly) but even then, I have not been able to find many choices.

The only motherboard I found is Gigabyte GA-H110MSTX-HD3. Another option is ASRock H310CM-HDV but the specs only support 300 series LGA 1151 CPUs, which the G4600 is not.

I would like to go with a mini-STX motherboard as this is a low profile PC for HTPC. What are your thoughts? What is my best option here? Thanks!!

 

[tennis2]

Check the CPU support page

Here's the Gigabyte one which supports the G4600 on the F.20 BIOS version.

The AsRock H110M-STX (same board that ships in the DeskMini) supports the G4600 with the P1.50 BIOS revision.

 

[nickm8266]

What about motherboards that support LGA 1151 300 series CPU? Can I use the G4600 with them? For example, this motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157817

 

[tennis2]

Check the CPU support page.
(That's a mITX board, so it won't fit in your current case)