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| System Name | The Ryzening |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
| Motherboard | MSI X570 MAG TOMAHAWK |
| Cooling | Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO |
| Memory | 32 GB G.Skill Trident Z F4-3733 (4x 8 GB) |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RTX 3070 Ti |
| Storage | Boot: Transcend MTE220S 2TB, Kintson A2000 1TB, Seagate Firewolf Pro 14 TB |
| Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG270UP (1440p 144 Hz IPS) |
| Case | Lian Li O11DX Dynamic White |
| Audio Device(s) | iFi Audio Zen DAC |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus+ 750 W |
| Mouse | Cooler Master Masterkeys Lite L |
| Keyboard | Cooler Master Masterkeys Lite L |
| Software | Windows 10 x64 |
ASUS has further increased its Intel 200-series chipset-based motherboards with the addition of two Mini-ITX motherboards. The H270I and B250I join the ROG staple of motherboards from ASUS, which means these come packed with features and are being marketed for gamers. Though the features are looking a bit thin, which was to be somewhat expected given the lack of PCB real-estate to house them.
These two motherboards do not support any kind of OC, and memory speeds are thus limited to the stock Intel 2400 MHz (and further limited to two sticks of memory up to a 32 GB total.) Furthermore, there is a single PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, a gaping absence of PCI ports, but a saving grace of two M.2 ports in each motherboard. Which are, yes, very hard to see: one of them fits in the front of the PCB, under the double-decker heatsink design over the PCH that allows an M.2 drive to be stacked on top of it, which means the PCH and the M.2 drive are cooled by the top of the heatsink. The other, which we can't see in the pictures, is located on the back of the motherboard. Both M.2 connectors can handle full-speed PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs, as well as Intel Optane Memory, but only one of them supports SATA-based M.2 solid state drives.
Let's dive on connectivity: both motherboards have 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports and support Intel Rapid Storage Technology, although only the Strix H270I has RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel SRT capabilities. The H270I supports 8x USB 3.0 ports (6x rear, one header for 2x front ports) and the B250I supports 6x USB 3.0 ports (4x rear, one header for 2x front ports) and two USB 2.0 ports (two rear). The H270-based model also has 2x gigabit LAN ports (1x Intel I219V and 1x Realtek RTL8111H), while the B250-based model only has 1x gigabit LAN port powered by Intel's I219V controller.
Both motherboards feature on-board dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 2x2 external antenna. Display outputs come in at 1x HDMI 1.4 and 1x DisplayPort 1.2 video for Intel's IGPs, while onboard audio duties are handled by a ROG SupremeFX eight-channel HD audio solution, based on the Realtek ALC1220A codec. There are 3x fan headers - one that supports a water pump or a high amperage fan - and access to ASUS' Fan Xpert 4 UEFI/software fan controls.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
These two motherboards do not support any kind of OC, and memory speeds are thus limited to the stock Intel 2400 MHz (and further limited to two sticks of memory up to a 32 GB total.) Furthermore, there is a single PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, a gaping absence of PCI ports, but a saving grace of two M.2 ports in each motherboard. Which are, yes, very hard to see: one of them fits in the front of the PCB, under the double-decker heatsink design over the PCH that allows an M.2 drive to be stacked on top of it, which means the PCH and the M.2 drive are cooled by the top of the heatsink. The other, which we can't see in the pictures, is located on the back of the motherboard. Both M.2 connectors can handle full-speed PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs, as well as Intel Optane Memory, but only one of them supports SATA-based M.2 solid state drives.
Let's dive on connectivity: both motherboards have 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports and support Intel Rapid Storage Technology, although only the Strix H270I has RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel SRT capabilities. The H270I supports 8x USB 3.0 ports (6x rear, one header for 2x front ports) and the B250I supports 6x USB 3.0 ports (4x rear, one header for 2x front ports) and two USB 2.0 ports (two rear). The H270-based model also has 2x gigabit LAN ports (1x Intel I219V and 1x Realtek RTL8111H), while the B250-based model only has 1x gigabit LAN port powered by Intel's I219V controller.
Both motherboards feature on-board dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 2x2 external antenna. Display outputs come in at 1x HDMI 1.4 and 1x DisplayPort 1.2 video for Intel's IGPs, while onboard audio duties are handled by a ROG SupremeFX eight-channel HD audio solution, based on the Realtek ALC1220A codec. There are 3x fan headers - one that supports a water pump or a high amperage fan - and access to ASUS' Fan Xpert 4 UEFI/software fan controls.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
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