Saturday, September 30th 2023
MINISFORUM Launches BD770i ITX Board With AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
MINISFORUM today is launching their BD770i ITX "Mobile on Desktop" motherboard which comes equipped with AMD's 8-core "Zen 4" Ryzen 7 7745HX. Upon the CPU sits a custom "integrated advanced cooling system" which partially exhausts out of the I/O shield and supports installation of a 120 mm fan, which is not included. The board features dual actively cooled M.2 2280 PCI-E Gen 5 SSDs plus M.2 2230 E-Key for WLAN cards, 2.5G Ethernet, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, another pair of USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port that also supports display out as DisplayPort 1.4. The BD770i also features dual SODIMM slots for up to DDR5-5200 DRAM, as well as a full length PCI-E Gen 5 x16 for dedicated graphics cards. A small detail we noticed in the product images is the silhouette of two more M.2 ports on the rear of the board that aren't in the specifications. On the product page there are mentions of a higher-end BD790i with the Ryzen 9 7945HX which does not seem to be available yet, so perhaps this higher end board will feature these extra ports.
Despite the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX supporting overclocking features such as an unlocked multiplier, AMD EXPO, and Precision Boost Overdrive; MINISFORUM has chosen to not support those features on the BD770i. Perhaps the upcoming BD790i will include OC support and features, we'll have to wait and see. Pricing for the BD770i is currently set at $399 USD for early orders, however the price is expected to increase to $499 USD after the launch period promotion expires.
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MINISFORUM
Despite the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX supporting overclocking features such as an unlocked multiplier, AMD EXPO, and Precision Boost Overdrive; MINISFORUM has chosen to not support those features on the BD770i. Perhaps the upcoming BD790i will include OC support and features, we'll have to wait and see. Pricing for the BD770i is currently set at $399 USD for early orders, however the price is expected to increase to $499 USD after the launch period promotion expires.
30 Comments on MINISFORUM Launches BD770i ITX Board With AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
7840/7940 when
Edit: Also no SATA ports, but there are quite a few M.2 SATA controllers available these days so one of those rear M.2 slots can be converted to add SATA controllers.
Seriously, this looks like an SBC in ITX, w/ a PCIe receptacle instead of plug.
I think it's the cooler and I/O shield arrangement that's doing that.
dead on arrival?
The biggest disappointment is the lack of memory overclocking with the max listed speed supported being DDR5-5200. That will nerf the gaming performance a decent amount, especially if you're trying to pair it with a high-end GPU.
7940hs at 479 bucks last was the better deal imo
www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/usa-zen-4-ryzen-7940hs-5-2ghz-minisforum-pc-479.313967/
not a very good plan when space for your cooling solution's at a premium
Mini-ITX is perfect for Dragon Range. Plenty of headroom compared to a laptop. You don't want to stuff 55-75W inside a laptop, just ask Intel...
The lack of SATA would do it in for me though. No such thing as a m.2 blu ray drive.
I have that the chip has 28 PCI-E 5.0 lanes which means full x16, 2x X4 NVME but where has the last 4 lanes gone? :D
If you don't want it to be loud, mount a slower fan? Let's again compare to the Cryorig C7, which I'll remind you is a 100W rated cooling solution. With a 92mm fan it has a rated noise level at 30dBA, with 40CFM. If you somehow cannot find a 120mm fan that can't match 40CFM and stay under 30dBA, I don't know what to say.
If it had a Phoenix APU (up to Radeon 780M), and maybe one or two USB3 headers on the board, then it would probably be my next upgrade, especially if the four NVMe slots can all work simultaneously.
So, nice tech but only really worth it for the initial $400 and if you want those PCIe5 lanes...
80% of the temps problem with Raphael is the IHS itself. Dragon Range solves that problem, even if one doesn't plan to OC.
Normally I'd say that cooler TDP dissipation ratings are complete horseshit, but being direct die does change that a bit. Still, the integrated finstack is pretty anemic.