Innovation in PC motherboard designs is becoming a rarity, and Maxsun aims to shake things up with its new YTX format. The company claims that the new Terminator H770YTX D5 motherboard offers a unique design, but many are questioning its practicality and overall purpose.

“More than ITX, this is YTX.”

Translation: More than ITX, this is YTX.

The YTX format retains the width of mATX but is shorter in height compared to ITX, measuring 245 x 175 mm, a design that invites mixed reactions.

• The motherboard provides three additional M.2 slots for storage but contains only one PCI Express slot, limiting its potential.
• Maxsun touts the YTX as “space-efficient” while also offering benefits associated with enhanced connectivity.

However, the practicality of squeezing the YTX boards into existing cases is contentious, as they won’t fit into standard ITX slots. Critically reviewed comparisons to typical mATX boards and suggestions of better available options raise eyebrows regarding the necessity of this motherboard format.

Maxsun hopes this unique back-plug design will make PC builds cleaner and more organized, yet it faces skepticism over whether these advantages outweigh its drawbacks.