The Mini-ITX Mainboard is 10 Years Old

[eddieroolz]

To make such a small motherboard 10 years ago would not have been an easy feat. Only if VIA can grow to challenge both AMD and Intel...

 

[mayankleoboy1]

^ even amd cant challenge intel
you think via can?

 

[Guest]

I love mini-ITX and i really hope the big players like asus and gigabyte would make a great Z77 motherboard in mini-ITX

Asus ROG in mini-ITX maybe? >.

 

[nukemaster]

Well, Micro-ATX boards tend to not be great for overclocking (though I don't do that), and many only support 2 sticks of ram (I have seen some that allow 4 though). Quite a few of those cases don't allow bigger gpus and cpu coolers - in this case, the evga 550ti's PCIe 6-pin power connector just barely fits, bumping into the hard drive cage. It wouldn't work if it were smaller.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/microatx-gaming-overclocked,3039.html

If you want something a bit different, Silverstone FT03(but this case has some compromise.) I would have never though of mATX and mITX as options either until i saw the mITX Gigabyte H55N-USB3 board(and later the mATX Asus Maximus Gene-Z).

Not saying they are right for everyone, but i am impressed with how far they have come.
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=291&area=usa

 

[waethorn]

[citation][nom]nordlead[/nom]My file server is mini ITX. Came with an Intel Atom and can house 4 storage drives but can be expanded up to hold a lot more either with SATA splitters or a PCIe x16 expansion card.I wish I got a mini ITX board for my HTPC, but my only problem with them is they cost more for less features. Also, at the time IGPs weren't that great on the mini ITX boards.[/citation]

What kind of board is it? I don't think I've ever seen any Atom boards with PCIe x16 included. Most just include PCI or PCIe x1.

Also, which case did you use?

 

[nukemaster]

This has a X16. and since its ion, the onboard video will be usable for media center as well.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500036

If you are interested in a small itx system for a file server, this may interest you
Can hold 6 hard drives, but would need some kind of real low profile controller(full height would hot the hard drive cage) card or a board with more sata ports.
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&category=2&prod=42

Want more power and space? Even room for a good video card?
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=480&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64