While mini-ITX motherboards keep on arousing customers’ mistrust, manufacturers move heaven and earth to eliminate any doubts. Take GA-B85N Phoenix model from Gigabyte alone. It is absolutely ready to satisfy all basic needs a modern high-performance PC requires. In addition, it is not as pricey as its full-format competitors. Hence, what a demanding customer will get for about $100?
Specifications
Gigabyte GA-B85N Phoenix boasts the following technical data sheet:
— chipset: Intel B85, socket – LGA 1150, supported CPUs – Pentium, Celeron, Xeon, Core (Haswell gen.);
— memory: 2x DIMM slots, DDR3 SDRAM, volume – 16 GB, max. frequency – 1600 MHz;
— expansion: 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1;
— storage: 3x SATA III 6 Gb/sec, 1x SATA II 3 Gb/sec, 1x mSATA 6 Gb/sec, all governed by the chipset;
— graphics: Intel HD Graphics onboard, two video outputs (HDMI 1,4a, DVI-I);
— fan connectors: 2x 4-pin;
— audio: Realtek ALC898, 7.1 …