Mini ITX X99?

[asim1999]

Do you guys think that a Mini-ITX X99 motherboard would be a good idea?

[LukaP]

no. and it never will be

1. 2011-3 is a socket so big it makes no sense to put it on a board maybe 4x its size
2. no place for the VRM
3. no place for 4 channel memory
4. no place for 28-40 pcie lanes
5. no place for all the sata(e) and m2 expansion
6. etc

[Wiflare]

It would be a great idea, though probably not possible.

[asim1999]

no. and it never will be

Ive got an idea, what about the ultimate HTPC/console or the ultimate portable machine for intense workloads

[LukaP]

Ive got an idea, what about the ultimate HTPC/console or the ultimate portable machine for intense workloads

check my edited post

[Lmp]

The problem is also cooling a 140w part in such a confined space

[asim1999]

The problem is also cooling a 140w part in such a confined space

Use a VRM solution similar to the Maximus Impact?

[Aniallation]

Ive got an idea, what about the ultimate HTPC/console or the ultimate portable machine for intense workloads

For an HTPC/gaming PC you don't need any more then a 4690K. And for intense workloads an 4790K is more then enough to suffice for the extra heat that's going to be outputted by a Haswell-E chip

[PercySavageEG]

I would love one of those but until someone makes really small GPUs and PSUs, or have much better onboard graphics, its not really practical (my goal is to some day have a computer that is just bigger than a laptop but offers desktop performance to carry around with a monitor around 17-19 inches  already hooked up to it, small LAN pcs never made a whole ton of sense to me, they are still way to big and heavy in my perspective)

[Aniallation]

The problem is also cooling a 140w part in such a confined space

 

 

Use a VRM solution similar to the Maximus Impact?

 

That doesn't have anything to do with cooling the CPU. Also there wouldn't be room for the daughterboard because the X99 socket is huge.

[Sdot]

Wow I was just about to ask this question. I wanted to put a i7-5820k inside of a corsair air 240, but I guess that's not gonna happen.

[Lmp]

That doesn't have anything to do with cooling the CPU. Also there wouldn't be room for the daughterboard because the X99 socket is huge.

I think that workstation grade cpu's won't make it to itx.

It's just not physically possible to jam that much hardware into 170mm square

[asim1999]

Wow I was just about to ask this question. I wanted to put a i7-5820k inside of a corsair air 240, but I guess that's not gonna happen.

Dude, that is micro-ATX and EVGA makes an X99 board for Micro-ATX

(wish asus made a Rampage V Gene)

[Sdot]

Dude, that is micro-ATX and EVGA makes an X99 board for Micro-ATX

(wish asus made a Rampage V Gene)

Oh, you're right. Looks like this build will work out then.

[tnlich]

They probably can since most Nuc's have what most standard i7 builds have in them.

[Lmp]

They probably can since most Nuc's have what most standard i7 builds have in them.

they use a lower powered i7 in the nuc similar to the laptop parts not the 84w parts used in desktop builds

[Najuno]

As temtping as it sounds mITX X99... I don't think we'll ever see that, and maybe it's for the better, because X99 should stay enthusiast platform with a lot of options, I find the X99 mATX already questionable. I want to enjoy the richness of features and enthusiast feeling with this hardware and not degenerate it to something that the average Joe buys like a cheap i5 or FX CPU.

I've got an i5 with M81 Asus mainboard in my HTPC (mATX form factor) and regret this already. I'll wait for Broadwell and then I'm going to build a mATX with an consumer grade Broadwell i7 and unlocked mainboard that has way more features.

In terms of cooling a Haswell E... that is up to everybody else how he/she wants to cool their CPUs. Personally I find it ridiculous to buy enthusiast hardware and then waste it with an air cooler. The least one can do is buy a better AIO to ensure that this 140W TDP CPU is cooled sufficiently. I'd never go without my custom loop(s).

[Analog]

Its very impractical. You will have ao much PCIe lanes wasted it just makes bo sense att all. Also the socket itself is very big and the installation if coolers might interfere with a graphics card in the PCIe slot.

[LPTechnoAce]

Go for mATX.

And a Node 804 also.

[TheFalseHuman]

Enthusiasts won't settle for an m-ITX board with only space available for a single GPU

[Guest]

Oh, you're right. Looks like this build will work out then.

Go with Gigabyte or AsRock

[Guest]

 

no. and it never will be

1. 2011-3 is a socket so big it makes no sense to put it on a board maybe 4x its size
2. no place for the VRM
3. no place for 4 channel memory
4. no place for 28-40 pcie lanes
5. no place for all the sata(e) and m2 expansion
6. etc

 

never say never

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-mini-itx-x99e-itx-ac-motherboard,28746.html

[LukaP]

never say never

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-mini-itx-x99e-itx-ac-motherboard,28746.html

well. its still not a good decision, engineering wise. you lose alot of stuff, because size. and then again you need a big cooler so this wont be a board for a super small itx rig, more like a prodigy one. 

 

so i stand by all my points. that is a useless board and a niche product in an already niche market

[Guest]

well. its still not a good decision, engineering wise. you lose alot of stuff, because size. and then again you need a big cooler so this wont be a board for a super small itx rig, more like a prodigy one. 

 

so i stand by all my points. that is a useless board and a niche product in an already niche market

I know, I found your post by searching for repost on that new asrock mobo topic so I had to say it

[RazerZ]

edit saw its been posted