ASROCK FATAL1TY X370 Gaming mini ITX motherboard unboxing overview #Ryzen

Ryzen 2200G Mini ITX Build

Hey Folks,

Sometimes bigger isn’t better and truth be told, as much as I love my ATX system, sometimes the sheer size of it does throw up some … inconveniences.

Need to move it? You basically need to do a health and safety assessment before trying.
Want it to blend into your living room? Not a chance.

Ok So I may be a little late to the ITX party here with the 170mm square form factor being well over a decade old, but with the advent of Ryzen 2000 series and their fabulous and cheap 2200G APU, it seemed like perfect timing to dive in.

And that’s where this comes in… ASRocks X370 Fatal1ty ITX Motherboard.. And I’ll start by saying I’m a convert… while Micro ATX felt to me like a compromise or chopped down of the ATX ethos, Mini ITX feels genuinely well thought out and compact and well its just plain cool to see.

To test out this board, I wanted to see just how simple a system I could build. It might not seem like a big thing, but cables are a pest… and in a small chassis… the need for cable management is amplified. So what better way to solve that than to well.. not use cables!

By using the Ryzen 2200G APU with its integrated VEGA 8 graphics, it simplifies things quite a bit, no worrying about space contraints of a GPU or additional PCI-E power cables… and the same thing for storage. By opting for an M.2 SSD, we can interface directly with the motherboard via the slot on the rear and don’t need to run any additional SATA data or power cables..

So for a basic simple build we have this.

The Asrock X370 Fatal1ty Mini ITX motherboard
AMD Ryzen 2200G APU
128GB M.2 SSD
2 x 4GB Sticks of Corsair Vengance 3200 Mhz DDR4
Corsair XC550M - 550W Modular Power Supply.

Building in the ASRock Fatal1ty X370 ITX was really satisfying and while yes, there is the question if the better WiFi setup on the X370 really justifies the £20-£30 or so over the B350.. That is the only real difference that’s going to be for you to decide. Either the B350 or the X370 will make a great choice for an ITX build and with the new Ryzen 2000 APU’s it really is a platform that suits the boards well.

Of course, the board will even support a Ryzen 7 CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads and discrete GPU which is something we will have to test down the road a bit!

But for the money, its not only a really good ITX board, it’s a great board full stop and if you were ever sitting on the fence about going ITX and fearing loosing what makes the AM4 platform so good, don’t be. Ill be releasing another benchmark and tweaking video but to give you a preview, it managed to clock the Ram at higher speeds than any of the ATX or mATX boards I have had from ASUS. The cost / performance / features and quality of this thing is right on the button!

[lukelegg]

Very cool video, nice to hear the history of asrock

[DeeBee]

Using asrock motherboard for the last four years, no issues

[athrunzf]

As always, great video mate. Waiting for the benchmark tests.

[contytub]

this is awesome ... decent performance on a small foot print ...

[geejones]

Stepping up the video i see. Really nice review. I have owned a couple of asrock boards over the years and tgey have been really good. Never owned a fatality tho! It looks really really good!

[nojoojuu]

ASRock is my fav for the next build, atm no news that they are with the GPP, so on top of my list! The ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 with native support for AGP 8x and PCI-Express x16 was so out of this world back then, and love it still.
I have always gone (from the 80's) with server/full tower -cases, and still do, but this is what I want for a HTPC I'm going to build soon. Great performance on a minisize. Thanx for da great video!

[yourlocaldavid]

Like your channel nice to see another Scottish Tech youtuber

[ejae]

May I ask what gpu you could recommend to go along with this built? May also know if this board will fit the HP EliteDesk 705 G5 SFF?

[lankygraham]

Nice i remeber Fatal1ty from quake II !!!

Board looks really nice. Id buy an asrock board for my next system if their ATX boards are as cool 😎😎

[mattsmechanicalssi]

'Sometimes bigger isn’t better' If she told you that, she lied! Corsair makes nice RAM, but I would go with an EVGA PSU. They have a new series of semi-modular PSU's that are perfect for SFF builds, because of their size. And the price is very reasonable for the wattage. It would be nice if AMD included their new Wraith Prism cooler with the APU line. It seems to be shorter than the included cooler, and with heat pipes and a higher TDP, overclocking would be a breeze. No pun intended! Good vid too, by the way. Good to see different content, since everyone is focused on the new Ryzen and X470.

[Sentrix]

Great content as always. I'm actually putting together this exact system. I am using the INWIN Chopin case instead which comes with an included proprietary 150w bronze power supply. I'm never intending on putting a GPU in the system or doing insane overclocking. What are you currently getting from the wall in Watts under load of you don't mind me asking? This is for a modest work system I can really move from desk to desk

[disz]

does anyone konw what the metal slot on the motherboard is for?

[ewandawson]

will this board support 3rd gen ryzen?