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AM3+ MITX? Why not??

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Why are there no AM3+ MITX motherboards?

They would be soooooo helpful!

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ITX is generally used for HTPC which uses integrated graphics. AM3+ doesn't have integrated graphics. Same reason there are no mini itx 2011's.

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ITX is generally used for HTPC which uses integrated graphics. AM3+ doesn't have integrated graphics. Same reason there are no mini itx 2011's.

The X79 Shuttle is close to mini ITX, but no banana.

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There's also the physical size of the socket to consider. You really would struggle to fit a socket that large plus everything else into the m-ITX formfactor. You'd be looking at daughterboards etc. which are expensive, and like it or not AMD is a more budget-oriented option.

Regarding 2011, you also have to remember that the main benefits of the X79 platform (aside more powerful CPUs) are having 8 DIMMs (good luck getting them onto m-ITX) and m0ar PCIe lanes (which again, there is no space for). There are no AM3+/2011 m-ITX boards because it wouldn't be possible to market one at a reasonable price point with reasonable features.
 

ITX is generally used for HTPC which uses integrated graphics. AM3+ doesn't have integrated graphics. Same reason there are no mini itx 2011's.

I would actually disagree. HTPCs are a major use for ITX, but the lack of integrated graphics doesn't really have anything to do with there not being any m-ITX boards for AM3+/2011. I mean most m-ITX boards you see now even have PCIe so it's not out of the question (heck, it's downright expected when the board comes with integrated wifi etc) to put a dedicated GPU in there.
 

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