News Sapphire launches budget Mini ITX AM5 motherboard in China — PCIe Gen 4 lowers costs

[Admin]

Sapphire launches a budget Mini ITX AM5 motherboard with no Gen 5 support in China.

Sapphire launches budget Mini ITX AM5 motherboard in China — PCIe Gen 4 lowers costs : Read more

 

[Notton]

"budget", "roughly $233 USD"

Asrock B650I lightning wifi is US$200, and it's not even special pricing or discounted.

 

[court655]

I'm sorry, maybe I'm confused here. But "budget" isn't $200+ for a motherboard that omits PCIE 5.0. That's why ITX sucks, you're literally paying more for less.

 

[Ricky Zeng]

I'm sorry, maybe I'm confused here. But "budget" isn't $200+ for a motherboard that omits PCIE 5.0. That's why ITX sucks, you're literally paying more for less.

Last gen ITX was much better value. I got an Asrock B550 PG ITX with all the bells and whistles (PCIE4, two M.2 slots, good VRM, etc.) for $200 back in 2020, and the mid Tier ~$140 ones were not so bad either. AM5 ITX is just so hard to justify (and so few choices too).

 

[Amdlova]

Got an asrock h670 PG riptide ATX for 105us I never will Buy a ITX motherboard for INSANE HIGH PRICE!

 

[Daedolus]

The idea that a $233 MB is "budget" is just ludicrous. That is high-end pricing.

 

[Daedolus]

Got an asrock h670 PG riptide ATX for 105us I never will Buy a ITX motherboard for INSANE HIGH PRICE!

People buy ITX for the size, shocking, I know.