Mini-ITX motherboard that allows you to install five drives. Minisforum Eyertec AD650i introduced

Last updated on September 12th, 2023 at 04:16 pm

Based on Core i5-12650H

Minisforum, known primarily for its mini-PCs, has released its first standalone motherboard. And this board is very unusual.

Mini-ITX motherboard that allows you to install five drives. Minisforum Eyertec AD650i introduced

The model is called Eyertec AD650i. This is a Mini-ITX board with a soldered CPU, but it has its own MXM board, which allows you to install three M.2 SSDs with a PCIe 3.0 interface. The expansion card supports a range of RAID configurations, including RAID0, RAID1, and RAID5, to create a compact home server. In addition, the motherboard itself has two SATA connectors for installing additional drives.

The company had to sacrifice a PCIe x16 slot for a graphics card, so you have to be content with an integrated solution.

By the way, it is based on a mobile CPU Intel Core i5-12650H. There is also room for two RAM modules. In China, they are asking $354 for a new product.

eyertec ad650i

The EYERTEC AD650i is a Mini-ITX motherboard from Minisforum. It’s the first standalone motherboard from Minisforum. The AD650i is designed for compact PCs and high-performance applications. It uses the Intel Core i7-12650H processor, which has 10 cores and can consume up to 45 watts of power. The AD650i also has three M.2 2280 PCIe3.0 SSD slots and two 2.5-inch SATA HDD slots.

The AD650i is available in China for CNY 2595, which is about US$355. It’s not clear if Minisforum plans to release the AD650i globally.