I can't tell you enough, man, how good your video is. My words cannot convey it, I'm not eloquent enough. This video is articulate, plain, and simple. Everything the big tech channels are not.
Mini and thin mini ITX are form factors, and laptops tend to customize their boards in a way that breaks any standard form factor. Laptop boards have weird shapes, weird layouts, and a range of I/O. All these qualities make them violate any industry standard. Mini ITX is a form factor that has a critical mass of adoption by parts makers (cases, motherboards). Thin mini ITX maybe barely does. Thin mini ITX was supposed to be a standard for things like all-in-one PCs, but manufacturers did not embrace it. AIO PCs follow the non-standardized stylings of laptops rather than what is seen in desktops (ATX, mATX, ITX). The fact that dedicated GPUs do not fit well with thin mini ITX really hurts adoption of the form factor.
I looking for hm65 motherboard.. i found some Chinese all in one mobo. I looked at the picture. It has 4pin atx power.. can normal 24pin atx psu powered the motherboard? Because I have extra unused atx psu and an old laptop. Want convert them to media desktop pc. But afraid to buy the motherboard.
The short answer is, I don't know. That 4-PIN power (normally right next to a 12 or 19V barrel jack is an alternate way to get power to a thin ITX mobo. That jack is often 12V, maybe 19V, and occasionally can take either voltage. If you look around, sometimes you can find a PSU (AC/DC adapter, not an ATX PSU) with a 4-pin end. I don't know if you can just use a 4pin CPU plug from an ATX PSU. By the way, those AC/DC adapter PSUs are quite cheap. If you're using a SATA drive, you'll likely need a special power cable from the mobo to the drug in addition to the SATA data cable.
I can't tell you enough, man, how good your video is. My words cannot convey it, I'm not eloquent enough. This video is articulate, plain, and simple. Everything the big tech channels are not.
So glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck to you in your future builds.
Great video. I wish we had more socketed thin ITX boards on the market. Could even DIY a thick laptop
Very well researched. My compliments!
Sorry so slow to reply. I'm glad you liked it.
Great video really informative
Thank you
so in resume mini itx are used for laptops right?
Mini and thin mini ITX are form factors, and laptops tend to customize their boards in a way that breaks any standard form factor. Laptop boards have weird shapes, weird layouts, and a range of I/O. All these qualities make them violate any industry standard. Mini ITX is a form factor that has a critical mass of adoption by parts makers (cases, motherboards). Thin mini ITX maybe barely does. Thin mini ITX was supposed to be a standard for things like all-in-one PCs, but manufacturers did not embrace it. AIO PCs follow the non-standardized stylings of laptops rather than what is seen in desktops (ATX, mATX, ITX). The fact that dedicated GPUs do not fit well with thin mini ITX really hurts adoption of the form factor.
I looking for hm65 motherboard.. i found some Chinese all in one mobo. I looked at the picture. It has 4pin atx power.. can normal 24pin atx psu powered the motherboard? Because I have extra unused atx psu and an old laptop. Want convert them to media desktop pc. But afraid to buy the motherboard.
The short answer is, I don't know. That 4-PIN power (normally right next to a 12 or 19V barrel jack is an alternate way to get power to a thin ITX mobo. That jack is often 12V, maybe 19V, and occasionally can take either voltage. If you look around, sometimes you can find a PSU (AC/DC adapter, not an ATX PSU) with a 4-pin end. I don't know if you can just use a 4pin CPU plug from an ATX PSU. By the way, those AC/DC adapter PSUs are quite cheap. If you're using a SATA drive, you'll likely need a special power cable from the mobo to the drug in addition to the SATA data cable.