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MSI releases Its First AMD FM2+ Mini ITX Motherboard

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I'm so going to get one for my next build. Kaveri seems like a decent jump from trinity and it can handle most games pretty well on medium settings.

 

http://www.relaxedtech.com/news/2014/msi-releases-its-first-amd-fm2-mini-itx-motherboard/

Dat VGA port though. I haven't seen that on a motherboard in years. Also, it's dissapointing that they have so few audio outputs and only 2 USB 3.0 ports (as opposed to 4 or 6 on others)

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the chipset/socket/vrm/mpcie all need to be rotated, look at the atx12v location, so close but yet again we have to wait for a decent amd board because the board manufacturers are sniffing paint..

also, why not sodimm? save some space and add 6 sata6 ports

edit: MSI fixed that for you.


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Let's say the board will cost $120 USD. Seems about right for a high end FM2+ Mini ITX motherboard. The CPU will cost $180, if going for the highest end APU (A10-7850K)

 

An Intel Core i5 4430 costs around $190. A Mini-ITX board costs around $70. A wireless USB dongle costs around $20.

 

An AMD FX 6300 costs around $120. A decent motherboard costs around $80. A wireless USB dongle, again, $20.

 

Sure, the Kaveri chip will have a strong GPU, but the CPU is nothing special. You can either have a strong Intel quad core or a strong AMD hexacore. The AMD choice will of course be more expensive due to the need to add a GPU, but meh.

 

I personally would buy the 4430 and wait until I could get more money for a good GPU to pair with it, like a GTX 760 or R9 270X.

 

I know, completely different use cases and etc. but this is my view on this whole APU takeover.

 

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@TheSLSAMG Why would the AMD board need a wifi dongle? It has onboard wifi. Unless you need something better, which you wouldn't because it's already dual band AC...

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@TheSLSAMG Why would the AMD board need a wifi dongle? It has onboard wifi. Unless you need something better, which you wouldn't because it's already dual band AC...

Both an AMD and Intel board for LGA 1150 and AM3+ will need WiFi dongles if they are not included. The APU board has a built in AC WiFi solution. I knew this already, which is why I did not say it needed one.

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Let's say the board will cost $120 USD. Seems about right for a high end FM2+ Mini ITX motherboard. The CPU will cost $180, if going for the highest end APU (A10-7850K)

 

An Intel Core i5 4430 costs around $190. A Mini-ITX board costs around $70. A wireless USB dongle costs around $20.

 

An AMD FX 6300 costs around $120. A decent motherboard costs around $80. A wireless USB dongle, again, $20.

 

Sure, the Kaveri chip will have a strong GPU, but the CPU is nothing special. You can either have a strong Intel quad core or a strong AMD hexacore. The AMD choice will of course be more expensive due to the need to add a GPU, but meh.

 

I personally would buy the 4430 and wait until I could get more money for a good GPU to pair with it, like a GTX 760 or R9 270X.

 

I know, completely different use cases and etc. but this is my view on this whole APU takeover.

 

[ALL PRICES IN USD]

The performance on a 4430 is balls IMO for its price. I'd skip and save up a week's worth of lunch money and buy a 4670k.

Personally think the 7850k is the most idiotic processor to exist, but whatever floats your financial boat, AMD. I like the fact that MSi has released a mini-ITX motherboard on the FM2+ platform, but that's only because I am hopeful for a non-APU processor on FM2+, like an Excavator "Athlon 3 X6" or something, six-core with better IPC and smarter power use that competes with 4-core i5s and completely dump the iGPU unless it involves something with HSA to help with certain programs/games.. I don't think it'd help with the cost at all, though. $250+ for something that resembles a 3570/maybe a 4670.

I was literally dreaming of this last night. That and the 6500/6750/8520/8550/9670/9990 as the final 6 FX processors. Mostly hoping for an FX-9990, being the first 6.0ghz processor at 220W and with turbo off.. A man can dream..

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I think kaveri isn't worth it until developing for HSA is a common practice.

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I think kaveri isn't worth it until developing for HSA is a common practice.

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And how do you expect it to become common practic if there's no compelling hardware for it?

 

 

IMO Kaveri is just a stepping stone for something more important.

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the chipset/socket/vrm/mpcie all need to be rotated, look at the atx12v location, so close but yet again we have to wait for a decent amd board because the board manufacturers are sniffing paint..

also, why not sodimm? save some space and add 6 sata6 ports

edit: MSI fixed that for you.

 

 

I agree the positioning of the sata ports and the 4 pin eps on the original really bugs me especially if u using a larger cpu cooler i think it would be quite difficult to get the sata cables there with out the system looking extremely messy. Your layout looks alot better to me.

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I personally would buy the 4430 and wait until I could get more money for a good GPU to pair with it, like a GTX 760 or R9 270X.

 

That is the best Idea if you can afford more money in future. But, there are so many people who cannot put extra money for their build for say 2years. Then It is better to go with the APU. And also who want to have a non-external GPU build.

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wait one second... is that a REMOVABLE VGA port ??? i don't think Ive ever seen anything removable on a motherboard's I/O before.

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