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Minisforum BD-790i SE MoDT Mini-ITX Barebones Motherboard w/ Ryzen 9 7940HX Processor on sale for $359 - $30 w/ discount code
790ideal at checkout =
$329.
Shipping is free.
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Suryasis for finding this deal.
Specs:
- Mini-ITX Form Factor (170x170x1.6mm)
- AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, 16 Cores/32 Threads Processor
- AMD Radeon 610M Integrated Graphics
- Not included: RAM, SSD
- DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM Slots, up to 5200 MT/s)
- 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 SSD Slots
- 1x M.2 2230 Key E Slot for NIC
- 1x PCIe 5.0 X16 Slot for GPU (with Metal Fasteners）
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (Alt DisplayPort 1.4)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x DisplayPort 1.4
- 1x RJ-45 2.5G Ethernet
- 1x Line Out
- FAN/Audio/USB Headers:
- 1x 4-pin CPU Fan header
- 2x 4-pin System Fan header
- 1x 4-pin SSD Fan header
- 1x Front Panel Audio Header
- 1x System Panel Headers
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header
Top Comments
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Main differences are: -
The two M.2 slots are PCIe Gen 4x4, instead of Gen 5 x4
Does not ship with Wi-Fi Antenna
The Processor is Ryzen 9 7940HX instead of Ryzen 9 7945HX. However, the difference is superficial at best. The only difference is that 7945HX has 100 MHz higher Base clock Speed (2.5 GHz) over 7940HX (2.4 GHz). Everything else, like the Cache Size, maximum Boost Clock, TDP, are same.
Now the PCIe 16x Slot is reinforced with Metal Fasteners to support bigger and
heavier cards.
The SSD cooler fan has been removed
But for being $200 cheaper than the standard BD-790i, I think that makes it a superb deal. The main thing you're loosing here is the PCIe Gen 5 SSD support but Gen 4x4 is more than enough for any current needs.
Bundles at microcenter for an Amd based cpu motherboard and 32gb of ram will be 100 dollars more. However with Asus, Msi manufacturers you will get bios updates for a while.
Remember this thing will need a case, power supply, ram, storage and possibly a gpu. At that point you may as well spec out your own itx system. CPU coolers are cheap.
Also, due to the standard mini-ITX form factor, for the rest of the components, you can simply use standard after market components like PSU, Case etc.
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Main differences are: -
- The two M.2 slots are PCIe Gen 4x4, instead of Gen 5 x4
- Does not ship with Wi-Fi Antenna
- The Processor is Ryzen 9 7940HX instead of Ryzen 9 7945HX. However, the difference is superficial at best. The only difference is that 7945HX has 100 MHz higher Base clock Speed (2.5 GHz) over 7940HX (2.4 GHz). Everything else, like the Cache Size, maximum Boost Clock, TDP, are same.
- Now the PCIe 16x Slot is reinforced with Metal Fasteners to support bigger and
- The SSD cooler fan has been removed
But for being $200 cheaper than the standard BD-790i, I think that makes it a superb deal. The main thing you're loosing here is the PCIe Gen 5 SSD support but Gen 4x4 is more than enough for any current needs.heavier cards.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Suryasis
Also, due to the standard mini-ITX form factor, for the rest of the components, you can simply use standard after market components like PSU, Case etc.
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Also, due to the standard mini-ITX form factor, for the rest of the components, you can simply use standard after market components like PSU, Case etc.
Bundles at microcenter for an Amd based cpu motherboard and 32gb of ram will be 100 dollars more. However with Asus, Msi manufacturers you will get bios updates for a while.
Remember this thing will need a case, power supply, ram, storage and possibly a gpu. At that point you may as well spec out your own itx system. CPU coolers are cheap.
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Bundles at microcenter for an Amd based cpu motherboard and 32gb of ram will be 100 dollars more. However with Asus, Msi manufacturers you will get bios updates for a while.
Remember this thing will need a case, power supply, ram, storage and possibly a gpu. At that point you may as well spec out your own itx system. CPU coolers are cheap.
It forgets the settings if the power is lost, even if there's a brand new battery installed.
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