A new Mini-ITX motherboard from Maxsun is breaking the usual rules for small form factor builds. Their upcoming MS-PC Farm B860I model appears to be the first consumer ITX board ever to feature four DDR5 memory slots, doubling the standard two slots. This allows for up to two hundred and fifty-six gigabytes of system memory, a capacity typically reserved for larger ATX boards.
The board is part of a new Farm series aimed at internet cafes and esports. It includes support for remote management via IPMI, a feature common in servers, and a high-speed MCIO connection for PCIe 5.0 storage. The design also incorporates a revised cooling layout to handle heavier workloads. A BIOS forced recovery function is included for repairing corrupted firmware.
This release from Maxsun, alongside other models for both current and next-gen Intel processors, signals a push toward more powerful, server-like capabilities in compact systems. The four-slot ITX design is a notable shift for consumer hardware, targeting environments where high memory capacity in a small footprint is critical.
The board is part of a new Farm series aimed at internet cafes and esports. It includes support for remote management via IPMI, a feature common in servers, and a high-speed MCIO connection for PCIe 5.0 storage. The design also incorporates a revised cooling layout to handle heavier workloads. A BIOS forced recovery function is included for repairing corrupted firmware.
This release from Maxsun, alongside other models for both current and next-gen Intel processors, signals a push toward more powerful, server-like capabilities in compact systems. The four-slot ITX design is a notable shift for consumer hardware, targeting environments where high memory capacity in a small footprint is critical.
