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- Motherboard
- Z370 AORUS Gaming 7
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- i7-8700K
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- RX 580
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Oh wow, great info phrozenpenguin. I guess I really did get lucky. Dumb luck really because I thought I was screwed.These models are called a few different things in different regions e.g. USFF / USDT etc. But they work great as long as you have a CPU with integrated HD4000 graphics (which you do, and have found). Myself and a number of others are running these machines. It's nice to have dual monitor output from the onboard HD4000.
What is interesting is you have one with an additional graphics, which as I understood was very limited and only using the MXM slot. You could remove the card and it would work the same, and maybe have less power draw (and less complications with setup, maybe).
With the correct adaptor you can run a Broadcom PCIE/BT card internally, OOB with handoff etc supported. You will need to get some aerial leads. There is also a mSATA slot but I would not use that unless really needed, as it is limited in terms of SATA speed. Just get a normal 2.5" SATA drive and run in the caddy. I don't know of any other upgrades you can do.
Since you know these machines well, just a few questions (sorry):
1. Can you run dual 4k monitors from the onboard HD4000?
2. I'm assuming there's only space for one internal HD. I was going to swap out the 750GB HD with an SSD down the road. It's not possible to have both the HD and an additional SSD installed, (if I keep the optical drive) is that correct?
Really interesting news about an adaptor possibly allowing me to run a Broadcom PCIE/BT card internally. I honestly didn't even know there was something called an MXM slot. Wow. I may look into this. This type of machine is totally new to me, so thanks for letting me know all of this. Much appreciated.