I only just realised

[The Crazed Child]

Quite a lot of people have been asking for LGA 2011 motherboards in a Mini-ITX form factor. While looking at 2011 boards today, I realised that the actual socket itself was massive compared to your average mainstream sockets such as LGA 1155 and LGA 1150. Like, extremely big.

 

Therefore isn't such a large socket impossible to be introduced to such a small form factor? Even with our current ITX boards even the chipset has to be downsized compared to it's mATX and ATX counterparts. What about the PCI-E x16 slot, the 24 pin and 4/8 pin plugs, etc...It seems like an unrealistic wish to me.

 

What are your thoughts?

[Prokart2000]

possible, but wont happen

[Askew]

Also 2011 has more PCIE lanes and mini ITX boards only have one slot as a rule so it couldn't support all the features.

[MrSuperb]

Therefore isn't such a large socket impossible to be introduced to such a small form factor? Even with our current ITX boards even the chipset has to be downsized compared to it's mATX and ATX counterparts. What about the PCI-E x16 slot, the 24 pin and 4/8 pin plugs, etc...It seems like an unrealistic wish to me.

 

What are your thoughts?

 

I think JJ from Asus siad in one of the last WAN shows, that it would be possible, but rather expensive

[The Crazed Child]

I'm just saying that the actual socket itself is huge, I'm not talking about the features that will be thrown out the window with an ITX version. 

[Bagmup]

I'm just saying that the actual socket itself is huge, I'm not talking about the features that will be thrown out the window with an ITX version.

One exists..

http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101128

[The Crazed Child]

One exists..

http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101128

That can't be ITX, from here it looks like a specialised form factor just for Shuttle that has the RAM slots and PCI-E slots custom oriented. It would be 17cm wide but longer in length.

[Bagmup]

That can't be ITX, from here it looks like a specialised form factor just for Shuttle that has the RAM slots and PCI-E slots custom oriented. It would be 17cm wide but longer in length.

Possibly, still, be fun to get hold of one to play with..

[The Crazed Child]

Possibly, still, be fun to get hold of one to play with..

Definitely! If I remember correctly didn't the LinusTechTips editor (I forget their name) have one of these systems? Linus made a build log video where he built a system that replaced it.