MSI B650 Motherboards with Back-Side Connectors for Optimal Cable Management and Customization
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tunejunky
i hope case manufacturers jump on this DIY-APE concept and run wild with it.
i'm very much in love of a clean build and the biggest thing to tingle my nerd-ities has been onboard M.2 storage so i've eliminated sata connections onboard and sata power connections off.
pegasus1
This is definitely the way forward, we need some evolution in case and MOBO design.
This might prompt me to buy a cheap MOBO and CPU to scratch build an editing rig.
PK_UNiQUE
R.I.P. Cablemod & all other manufacturer´s for sleeved cable stuff 😛 but tbh: i like cables to be seen from outside the build. Gives alot of "depth" inside and colour mixing, if prefered, is done that easy.
Undying
We'll need specially made cases just to fit this thing. It would look sleek no doubt.
AcidSnow
Super cool, I guess I've been out of the loop, as I've never heard of this DIY-APE stuff before.
Kaarme
I have a feeling I'd need to introduce my case to my angle grinder if I got a mobo like that.
Slammy
Cool idea but sadly its gonna be DOA since it requires special cases. It would have to become ATX standard to be really adopted i feel
pegasus1
It just requires a couple of cutouts which is easy, even to do yourself, or use a backboard which is already available.
ElementalDragon
Hardly. Look at the example pictures. Any case manufacturer could easily adapt their currently available cases by making a slight revision and having those extra cutouts. Hell, end-users could even adapt their own case to use these if they're so inclined. The biggest issue I could see with CURRENTLY available cases is those that don't have a decent amount of room between the motherboard tray and the rear panel. But considering the motherboard is already set away from the mobo tray, that already gives a few mil of clearance for the plug, which would probably bring it just about flush with the tray. I'd imagine only a select few current cases would have space constraints.
Maddness
Fantastic idea. Can't believe it took someone this long to come up with it.
Embra
Hopefully Mobos will incorperate this into future models, though there may need to be a form factor per mobo size that everyone uses.
cucaulay malkin
@Undying wouldn't different standoff layout do ?
Undying
Im looking at my case and standard ATX wont fit. With those crypto mining motherboard feet maybe it would. 😀
Kali' go GRR
Oh wow.. It's only taken till 2023 for a HINT of actual PC design innovation - I'd have been impressed with this if it was 2013.
cucaulay malkin
Mine would fit if positioned slightly to the right of the tray and a cm or two lower but its a big case, the cutout is huge and the cable covers can slide left and right or be removed.
Celcius
Blasphemy!
Solid-steel side panel FTW.
ElementalDragon
Well.... I'm assuming IF this ever really took off, and IF they put every single connector on the back of the motherboard, I think it'd be safe to say that case manufacturers would probably design the plugs they use around the idea of them possibly being plugged in where a right-angle connection would be required.... though I'm honestly not sure why they don't do that NOW. Those freakin plugs SUCK!
But, when it comes to the power connections, I don't think you're accounting for the motherboard standoffs. Those alone would basically make it so that the top of the connector on the motherboard is about even with the motherboard tray. Then you just have the height of the plug itself with the wires. I think even my NZXT H7 Flow would have more than enough room to connect them and close the side panel fairly easily. Or.... like with cases if this idea takes off... we might see more PSU's ship with, or have an option for this kind of setup, and come with shorter cables with right angle connectors on them already.
pegasus1
Think of this concept as the same as the early days of WCing, back when Swiftech offered custom kits for the masses. Distribution blocks, hard tubing, funky elbow joints, combo units, all pretty much would never be a thing, until they became a thing.
Look how RGB found its way into everything, its literally everywhere as it was something new to use as a selling point, just like Glucosamine in the supplement world, pretty much pointless but looks nice when the word is added to the packaging.
WeRoRa
This concept is long overdue if you ask me 😛
