SFF builders finally get the monster APU board they demanded for years. Minisforum revealed the BD395i MAX, which brings AMD Strix Halo silicon to the DIY market, utilizing a mobile-on-desktop design. This Mini-ITX unit features the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 SoC soldered directly onto the PCB. Users get sixteen Zen 5 cores alongside a massive Radeon 8060S integrated graphics unit. A vapor chamber covers the chip and onboard memory while supporting standard AM4 or AM5 coolers.
The layout integrates up to one hundred twenty-eight gigs of LPDDR5X RAM permanently attached to the system. Expansion options remain tight with just one PCIe x16 lane and a single M.2 drive bay. High-end VRMs handle power delivery through a lone eight-pin connector. Pricing remains a mystery for this compact powerhouse meant for people who hate dedicated graphics cards.
They also displayed a Micro-ATX beast called the BD995M X3D, capable of running Ryzen 9 9955HX processors. That model supports 3D V-Cache chips with massive L3 reserves for gaming performance. It utilizes standard DDR5 DIMM slots, unlike its smaller sibling. Two eight-pin plugs feed the CPU to encourage overclocking attempts. Expect a release sometime around mid-year.
The layout integrates up to one hundred twenty-eight gigs of LPDDR5X RAM permanently attached to the system. Expansion options remain tight with just one PCIe x16 lane and a single M.2 drive bay. High-end VRMs handle power delivery through a lone eight-pin connector. Pricing remains a mystery for this compact powerhouse meant for people who hate dedicated graphics cards.
They also displayed a Micro-ATX beast called the BD995M X3D, capable of running Ryzen 9 9955HX processors. That model supports 3D V-Cache chips with massive L3 reserves for gaming performance. It utilizes standard DDR5 DIMM slots, unlike its smaller sibling. Two eight-pin plugs feed the CPU to encourage overclocking attempts. Expect a release sometime around mid-year.
