Decent mini-it’s board under £120?

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 19:14

As per the title really! Don’t have many requirements, I just don’t want it to be rubbish

AM4 socket

thanks in advance!

Shaolin Chicken · 7 May 2021 at 19:25

The Gigabyte Aorus B550I is good, I use one myself, has all the options you need and seems to be reliable.
Gets good reviews too.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...-am4-b550-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-58x-gi.html

Out of stock on Overclockers at the moment though.

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 19:42

Shaolin Chicken said:
The Gigabyte Aorus B550I is good, I use one myself, has all the options you need and seems to be reliable.
Gets good reviews too.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...-am4-b550-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-58x-gi.html

Out of stock on Overclockers at the moment though.

Thank you. That’s pricey though…is that just how much mini ITX boards cost?

Shaolin Chicken · 7 May 2021 at 20:02

dirtychinchilla said:
Thank you. That’s pricey though…is that just how much mini ITX boards cost?

I think you can get it cheaper if you shop around.

How much was you hoping to spend on a motherboard?

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 20:06

Shaolin Chicken said:
I think you can get it cheaper if you shop around.

How much was you hoping to spend on a motherboard?

About £120 - put it in the title!

tamzzy · 7 May 2021 at 20:08

MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 20:11

tamzzy said:
MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI

Thank you.

Not necessarily important, but is it realistic to think that any of these might have RGB? Trying to work out whether to have a showy PC or not

Shaolin Chicken · 7 May 2021 at 20:13

dirtychinchilla said:
About £120 - put it in the title!

Oops, sorry.

tamzzy · 7 May 2021 at 20:14

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1x USB 2.0 connector [support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports]
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors [support additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports]
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin system fan connector
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper
2x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450I-GAMING-PLUS-MAX-WIFI/Specification

Not ARGB though

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 20:15

Shaolin Chicken said:
Oops, sorry.

Quite alright

tamzzy said:
INTERNAL CONNECTORS

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1x USB 2.0 connector [support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports]

1x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors [support additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports]

1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

1x 4-pin system fan connector

1x Front panel audio connector

2x System panel connectors

1x Chassis Intrusion connector

1x Clear CMOS jumper

2x 5050 RGB LED strip 12V connectors

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450I-GAMING-PLUS-MAX-WIFI/Specification

Not ARGB though

price is right! To be honest, I really don’t know anything about motherboards which is why I need the advice.

tamzzy · 7 May 2021 at 20:21

depending on the size of the case, could get a separate add-on ARGB controller, if bog-standard RGB is insufficient

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 20:22

tamzzy said:
depending on the size of the case, could get a separate add-on ARGB controller, if bog-standard RGB is insufficient

I guess I’m more interested in the motherboard having incorporated RGB. But it doesn’t really matter very much.

I’m actually thinking about building this open air case:

https://www.instructables.com/Open-Frame-Mini-ITX-PC/

andy_mk3 · 7 May 2021 at 20:30

I have the MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC in my ITX build, cracking little board can't fault it

dirtychinchilla · 7 May 2021 at 21:32

no idea what said:
I have the MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC in my ITX build, cracking little board can't fault it

very good to hear, thank you