ASRock H370M-ITX/ac

Mini-ITX motherboards can be particularly expensive due to the niche market segment, space-constrained form factor and increased R&D costs. Thankfully, motherboard chipsets like H370 lower the platform costs for mini-ITX solutions. ASRock’s H370M-ITX/ac is a perfect example of this, bringing mini-ITX into a mainstream budget – but with what compromises?

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Intel Core i7-8086K

Anniversary edition processors, or limited edition processors, have been hit or miss through the years. Back in June 2014, Intel launched the Pentium Anniversary Edition G3258 – an overclockable dual-core processor – to much fanfare, but no matter how much the CPU was overclocked it never performed close to a full quad core. In 2009 AMD launched a limited 100-part run of the Phenom II X4 TWKR – a part highly binned for performance world records – to a select bunch of extreme overclockers.

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MSI B360M MORTAR TITANIUM

Just in time for gamers and PC enthusiasts looking to move into Intel’s Coffee lake platform, MSI has released several motherboards that will support Intel’s latest 8th Generation processors. MSI sent over one of these new motherboards from their Arsenal Gaming lineup for us to check out: the MSI B360M Mortar Titanium. 

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BIOSTAR H310MHD PRO

In a world of flashy, wallet breaking ‘gaming’ components, it’s easy to forget the other 90% of the market. For your office, the kid’s computer, or even your home theater system you just want something reliable and affordable, and BIOSTAR has a pair of boards targeted directly at that corner of the market. Between the B360MHD PRO and the H310MHD…

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Supermicro X11SRA

The X11SRA works only with the Xeon-W family of CPUs, analagous to the Skylake-X Core CPUs but supporting RDIMMs and ECC for up to 512GB of memory. These systems are designed to deliver a lot of horsepower, up to 18 cores, as well as storage and other needs. 

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MSI B360 GAMING PRO CARBON

There are many suitable alternatives to Z370 motherboards for prospective buyers of Intel 8th-generation “Coffee Lake” processors. KitGuru has already assessed a number of H370 motherboards and today we are examining the B360 chipset, specifically MSI’s B360 Gaming Pro Carbon, pitched as a more affordable but slightly cut-back variation of H370.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

The ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming is one of the major Mini-ITX options for Intel’s latest Coffee Lake processors. ASUS has a good history of building substantial Mini-ITX offerings, particularly with the ROG Impact line, however it is the Z-series mainstream Mini-ITX models that are the more cost effective option.

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