New motherboard with integrated APU called MINISFORUM BD795i, a hardware that offers integrated custom cooling system.
This PCB surprises us with its large radiator for the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX APU with 16 cores and 32 threads that mounts, an ideal processor for demanding computing. It also integrates an efficient Radeon 610M iGPU with RDNA2 technology. As we can see, it also has numerous ports and is a good platform for building a NAS or a high-performance mini PC. Thanks to the large number of integrated connectors we can install multiple SSDs or even a dedicated GPU in its PCIe 5.0 x16 slot.
This motherboard offers us the mini-ITX format, thanks to this it is possible to mount it in any conventional box and install a large PC fan for the CPU or liquid cooling.
MINISFORUM BD795i X3D motherboard specifications
In this motherboard we find soldered the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor of the Dragon Range-HX series manufactured in 5 nm and with a TDP of between 55-75W. A chip that has 16 cores and 32 threads that reach a speed of up to 5.4 GHz. The iGPU is an AMD Radeon 610M with RDNA 2 technology that reaches a speed of up to 1900 MHz.
To maintain temperatures we have a large passive radiator on top of the APU to which we can optionally install an active 120 mm fan. We also have a small fan placed over the VRMs to dissipate electrical heat.
In terms of RAM we have two SO-DIMM DDR5 5200 MHz slots with 32 GB of RAM expandable up to 64 GB in Dual Channel. In the storage section we have two M.2 PCIe 4.0×4 NVMe 2280 slots and allows us to connect another 2 extra SATA disks.
Other notable features
On the back plate we have 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen1 ports, two USB-A 2.0, several 3.5 mm audio jacks and 2.5G Ethernet port. As video outputs we have HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectors with support for up to 8K@60fps resolutions. In addition, we have audio front panel, BIOS reset on the back and multiple internal power connectors for CPU or cooling.
The power supply we need an ATX power supply in any form factor with 24 pin 8 pin connector. The operating system supported is Windows 11 Pro, although we can also install Linux.
Price and availability
- The MINISFORUM BD795i motherboard can be purchased from Amazon starting at $399 with free shipping included.
