24-Core CPU Baked INTO This ITX Motherboard?!? 😲 | Minisforum AR900i Review & Test

Reviewing & Testing a motherboard that's got pre-installed CPU Intel 13900HX. How good is it?

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0:00 Intro
0:22 Sponsored Segment
0:43 Unboxing
1:30 Overview of motherboard - 4x m.2 !!??
3:30 Built in COOLER, BUT....
4:37 RAM Slots
4:59 Motherboard Headers
5:45 IO Of the motherboard
6:37 Testbench ...
7:37 The CPU - i9
8:05 IMPORTANT Note 1!
8:53 HX vs K
10:18 CPU Testing [13900HX]
11:50 SQUEEZING CPU Performance [OC]
15:10 Cinebench R24 CPU +GPU test [RTX 4070s]
17:19 Pricing...
18:30 One of it's kind!

[cubanodebate]

I think is a good bang for budget, because if it performs like a 13700k, you still have to buy a good cooler for the 13700k. So, for 559 usd you get a good ITX mobo and an i7 13700k performance like cpu that doesn’t gets to hot.

[tkpenalty]

If you consider intel sockets dont really last that long, this makes a lot of sense, if not more than normal itx boards

[cubanodebate]

Thank you very much for doing this video! I just asked you for this a few days ago. I’m glad you did it. You made the best creators videos and reviews. Blessings!

[CharlieRasch]

The fan screws for the T35 will be 2.5M x 35mm. I picked them up on Amazon.

[bamboostick]

It's not going above 145w cause the cpu has already reached the maximum all core boost frequency, so anything beyond 150w limit has no effect

Also, Minisforum has a ryzen 9 7945hx 16 core and a ryzen 7 7745hx 8 core versions as well
I recently built a pc with the 7945hx and rx 7800xt and with AFMF enabled I can pretty much play most of the games at 1440p high with 240hz lock on my monitor

[danewesterdahl]

Nice review. You hit all the points, including the one minor disappointment I didn't notice until I built mine up. The lack of usb/thunder bolt 4 . Also I didn't find a usbc header for front of case. I'm very happy with my build and included a 4070 super ti highly recommend and seems on sale at company site.

[vibhorshandilya]

Absolutely blown away by the in-depth analysis and clear explanations provided in this video! Your expertise truly shines through, making complex tech concepts accessible and engaging for viewers like me. Keep up the fantastic work, can't wait to see what you cover next!

Slight Request: Please review the Threadripper Pro 7995WX, it will be wonderful to see that!

[MadridistaFrieren]

This reminds me of that ETA PRIME vid where he put a 4060 LP on the build.

[MrJecstar]

It is possible to flash a bios with the power limits totally unlocked by selecting the value RPLS8161 150W in the VR POWER DELIVERY item.
I made an updated bios ready to unlock them.
The performance changes completely even if I didn't go beyond 170W (fixed) so as not to overload the motherboard VRMs

[ktorrentor]

Maybe the limit to not being able to pull more than 145W be related to it only having 1 cpu power connection?

[fabiosforna]

To get maximum performance in single core you must disable in BIOS: VT-d - VMX - HyperThreading - C states

[justinpatterson]

The BD770I & 790I are pretty solid AMD offerings too. Less PCIe slots. But, still retains that gpu slot.

[heirtothethrone]

I was waiting on some reviews for the MF BD790i and since they are sold out I may just get this one instead for the 4xM.2 and not having much IO. I've seen reviews and such for the BD770i with is the Ryzen 7 one so I know the Ryzen 9 one will be even better. They will help make a very capable small gaming pc with LP gpus like the 4060 and I think ASUS has a LP gpu coming as well. I hear so many people comment and complain about what the mobo/cpu boards won't do knowing that they are geared for a specific crowd but it's good to see channels like yours push them to see their limits. Great video!!!

[DW-xtnt]

Great review, the board itself (power stages) will be the limit I think, but 145W is plenty for a mobile cpu or should be, MF also do a 7945HX version but only 2xM.2 with that. Having 32 threads is good, yes if only a bit cheaper ...

[CDAWWGG]

Did you have a chance to grab total system at the plug power consumption numbers? This is a very interesting setup.

[RayG]

The community members on Reddit have unlocked the Bios and enabled all overlooking options

[Ruiso]

I would probably not use the included heatsink for the M.2 drive and get an SSD that comes with a heatsink and put it under the fan, wish I could install a 140mm fan to cover the RAM and the second M.2 slot.

[MRNVCDIY]

Powerful computer, strong CPU, combined with Windows 11 pro so perfectly

[TheMeta]

Can you do a review for the bd790i with the 7945hx as well that would be awesome

[LilHurtJr]

nice vid! hey can you do an video about the prebuilt Dell Inspiron 3020 or window prebuilt pcs for video editing to see if they are really worth buying.