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ASRock B660M-ITX/ac WiFi LGA1700 Mini ITX Motherboard $169 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ BPC Tech

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ASRock B660M-ITX/ac WiFi LGA1700 Mini ITX Motherboard $169 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ BPC Tech
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Look Up on 15/02/2023 - 09:32 bpctech.com.au (802 clicks)
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Chipset: Intel B660 - Socket: LGA 1700 - Memory: 2x DDR4 (Up to 64GB, 5000MHz OC) - Expansion Slots: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 - Storage: 4x SATA3, 1x Hyper M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 & SATA3 - I/O: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, 2x USB 2.0, RJ-45 - Network: Intel Gigabit LAN, Intel 802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth - Form Factor: Mini-ITX
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  • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 09:53
    +2

    4x SATA3… why do all ITX boards now only have 4. 6 is more useful than an RGB header :/

    • ReaperX22 on 15/02/2023 - 10:20
      +3

      Because M.2 is a thing.

      Also mostttt people usually have 1-2 drives. It's pretty niche to have more these days.

      Also previously you'd likely use one sata port for a DVD/Blu Ray drive or something which almost no case has a slot for anymore/or that anyone uses.

      Just the way it is I guess.

      I personally use 2x M.2 NVME SSDs on an asus b450i ITX, I don't use Sata at all!

      • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 11:04

        NAS aren’t niche.

        • ReaperX22 on 15/02/2023 - 11:06
          +1

          Self-built ones are. MOST users will not build their own NAS units, so yes, it's pretty niche.

          Those who are slightly more savvy but don't want to go through the effort will likely buy pre-made solutions from QNAP/Synology etc. (I'm in this party, I have a 4 bay Synology NAS, mainly too lazy to setup my own :P).

          Otherwise the general population stick to GDrive/iCloud etc etc.

          • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 11:08

            @ReaperX22: For an ITX board??????????

            Average user get micro or full size

            ITX boards are all enthusiasts. SFF, HT or NAS builds.

            • ReaperX22 on 15/02/2023 - 11:11

              @askbargain: …But ITX itself is niche, comparatively, no?

              It's way more popular today than it was 5 years ago (as someone who's had an NCase M1 since 2013, it was super niche back then), but still comparatively ITX isn't the norm..

              • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 11:28

                @ReaperX22: Within ITX, NAS is not niche. You’re posting a comment on an ITX board about an ITX board.

                • jkim on 08/03/2023 - 14:19

                  @askbargain: Why would you build a nas with this board?

                  4 sata is enough for nas on the mobo since you'll be using a pcie sata card anyway.

                  The bigger problem with this board for nas is no ecc.

                  So this board is fine as is for a budger non-nas sff build. If it had ecc then 8 sata ports would be desirable to remove the need for a pcie card in most sff nas cases.

      • Godgodgod on 15/02/2023 - 20:29

        Niche lol. I have 11 drives in total

    • Sirt on 15/02/2023 - 10:26
      +2

      Agree @askbargain

      I'm building a mini-itx NAS so 6xsata would be great. It's not going to happen on current gen at a decent price.

      Likely to use a M.2 to 6x sata adapter

      • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 11:05
        +2

        M.2 to SATA is a good alternative to using up a pcie slot

    • Stanvx on 15/02/2023 - 10:58
      +4

      Intel B660 chipset is limited to 4x SATA. Some boards have more using a seperate controller.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 15/02/2023 - 11:57
      +1

      as Reaper mentioned itx nas use is a niche inside a niche.
      I just checked a popular retailers site for ITX cases, 1 out of about 70 cases has enough drive bays to saturate 4x sata connectors….

      Realistic max for most ITX cases is 1x m.2 for OS, and 1x Sata SSD or HDD for storage (2 tops)

      • Sirt on 15/02/2023 - 12:14

        Jonsbo N1
        5 x 3.5" hdd slots ( 2.5 with adapter )
        +1 x 2.5"

        LTT build on this is really nice

      • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 12:18

        U-NAS, Jonsbo, Fractal Node, Silverstone DS380

        there's not a lot because we only care about number of drives and airflow?

        • Lonewolf1983 on 15/02/2023 - 14:01
          +1

          Its a niche market, outweighed by people wanting just regular builds

          • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 20:08

            @Lonewolf1983: a regular builder wouldn't get ITX because it's generally more expensive.

            • Lonewolf1983 on 15/02/2023 - 22:09
              +1

              @askbargain: yeah but its tiny - plenty of enthusiastic builders who like the novelty.
              majority of NAS builders buy a prebuilt NAS vs building their own out of an ITX system

                • Lonewolf1983 on 15/02/2023 - 22:25

                  @askbargain: yeah go compare the number of NAS units sold by synology etc vs the number of NAS ITX cases….

                  • askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 22:38

                    @Lonewolf1983: by your logic, manyy more people use android than iphones

                    askbargain on 15/02/2023 - 22:38 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
                    • Lonewolf1983 on 16/02/2023 - 00:28

                      @askbargain: probably, android rules china and india where there are a lot more people.

                      • askbargain on 16/02/2023 - 00:54

                        @Lonewolf1983: So iPhones are a niche huh?

                        • Lonewolf1983 on 16/02/2023 - 01:02

                          @askbargain: nope, apples and oranges

                          Good luck with your “argument“

                          • dfg555 on 16/02/2023 - 01:27

                            @Lonewolf1983: actually hardware unboxed has just done a few series on this speed ram and now recommending it for new builds over expensive DDR4

                            lmao, oh how wrong you are right now…

                            • Lonewolf1983 on 16/02/2023 - 01:46

                              @dfg555: huh? conversation is about ITX Builds
                              Just bought myself 6400mhz CL32 kit for new build personally

  • salehiam on 15/02/2023 - 10:07

    Good for 13700k?

    • Lonewolf1983 on 15/02/2023 - 10:25

      May require a bios flash, and no overclocking so bit of a waste of money
      Havent checked the vrm cooling but asrock lower end boards havent been great

    • donkey33 on 15/02/2023 - 11:07

      Would work but apparently has a hard 150W limit so assume it will throttle with anything other than light loads (13700K can get up to 250W from what I just read).

      • HomeAlone on 15/02/2023 - 11:10
        +2

        apparently has a hard 150W limit

        Worse.

        95W PL1
        126W PL2

    • ReaperX22 on 15/02/2023 - 11:11
      +3

      Get a non-k variant IMO and call it a day

      • Snoozer on 16/02/2023 - 16:37

        Pretty much. I don't think overclocking has been worthwhile since the socket 775/939 days at least. Paying extra for a CPU that overclocks just defeats the whole purpose.

  • idog8818 on 15/02/2023 - 11:40

    Damm. Purchased B660M matx at $230 yesterday. :(

  • snowman3k on 16/02/2023 - 22:50

    Does this version have the VRM thermal issue fixed (i.e. B660i had really hot vrm according to Tomshardware)

  • hippo2s on 17/02/2023 - 08:27

    $230 at most other places.

    Ordered.

  • hippo2s on 17/02/2023 - 08:32

    Need a GPU around $400 to finish my <$1000 build. Anyone else found a good deal?

  • ddinh11 on 17/02/2023 - 14:56

    Is it good with ryzen 5 5600X?

    • ddinh11 on 17/02/2023 - 15:00

      nevermind. its apparently not compatible :(

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