Why no B660 mini-ITX motherboards?

[Gunner_V]

I'm looking to build a 12100 or 12400 rig but there are no economical mobos out there. DDR5 is too expensive.

 

[Dan_D]

Mini-ITX offerings are always later on in the pipeline after ATX and other form factors. The reason for this is that mITX is an afterthought. ATX and E-ATX boards make up the bulk of what people purchase. In contrast, companies like ASUS and MSI barely break even on the cost of R&D, production and marketing of mITX motherboards.

 

[Gunner_V]

That make sense. I've seen some info on a Gigabyte board that looks good but haven't seen it for sale yet. Thanks for your reply.

 

[pendragon1]

yup, they always come last, if at all.

 

[chameleoneel]

These are the current US offerings
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007627 601394305 601361682 601398923 601398924

*Asus' B660 is DDR5*

 

[chameleoneel]

These are the current US offerings
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007627 601394305 601361682 601398923 601398924

*Asus' B660 is DDR5*

The Gigabyte B660i just hit the market. its over priced---I would expect it to come down to around $200, in about a month. It only has one NVME slot.

 

[TheHig]

That one nvme slot is a deal breaker. I have the B550i AM4 and it has pretty much everything you need as well as 2 m.2 slots. I paid 179 but I think it’s about 199 new now.