1. Introduction: Different back-plugged motherboards and chassis.
The concept of a back-plug motherboard has been around for a while, and it allows for a very clean and pleasing installation compared to traditional motherboards.
Today, we received the B760M Project Zero back-plug motherboard for testing and the matching MSI MAG Pano M100L PZ White case.
Among them, the MSI white-edged chassis adopts a 270° side-view room design, which not only supports back-plugged motherboards, but also normal motherboards.
The test platform is as follows.
Let's take a look at the motherboard first.
The hardware specifications of this motherboard are similar to that of the MSI B760M Mortar WiFi Mortar, which can be seen as a back-plugged version of the mortar, except that it places all the connectors on the back of the motherboard.
The interfaces are all done on the back.
USB 3 on the back0. Type-C interface and 24pin power supply interface.
CPU dual 8-pin port.
Fan at the bottom, USB 20. Audio and other interfaces.
You can see that the front is very refreshing, the motherboard's 24pin power socket, CPU and case fan interfaces have been done on the back, and it would be better if the solder joints of the interface could be covered.
4 DDR5 DIMM slots, up to DDR5 7800MHz+, up to 32GB capacity per strip, up to 128GB memory.
On the right side of the motherboard's 24pin slot, there are 4 EZ Debug LEDs, which represent the CPU, memory, graphics card, and boot device.
When the computer fails and cannot be turned on normally, the corresponding LED indicator will light up to tell you which part is the problem.
The motherboard has a total of 2 full-size PCIe x16 slots, the top one is CPU direct out, and the support specification is PCIe 50x16；The following one is provided by the B760 chipset, which only supports PCIe 40x4。
A whole bunch of connectors on the bottom of the motherboard also make it to the back.
Back I.O. port, 1xdp, 1xhdmi, 4xusbxusb 32 genxusb 3.0 gen 2x2 20gbpstype-c、2.5Gbps network port, 2x Wi-Fi antenna port, 5*35mm, 1x optical audio port.
The accessories are relatively simple, 1 SATA cable, 2 Wi-Fi antennas and a few m.s2 screws.
What it looks like to remove the MOS heatsink.
The B760M Project Zero uses a 12+1+1 phase power supply circuit, each phase is equipped with a titanium inductor and a DRMOS with an on-current of 75A, which can output more than 400W of power, even with the i9-14900K.
The core power supply uses RAA220075, which can support 75A current.
2. MSI MAG Pano M100L PZ White Blade Back Plug Case Picture Reward.
The chassis size is 440 x 235 x 405 mm, and it can support both Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX motherboards.
The chassis can support up to M-ATX motherboards and graphics cards up to 360mm in length, and can be installed with up to 10 fans.
360mm water cooling can be installed on the top.
1 x 120 140mm fan can be installed at the tail.
Three 120mm fans can be installed on the right side of the motherboard.
Two 120mm fans can also be installed on top of the power compartment.
The front I-O interface has Type-C and USB5mm headset connector, LED lighting effect switch, restart two choice button and power button.
At the same time, one 120mm fan can also be installed in the front bottom position.
360mm water cooling can be installed on the top.
A 140mm fan can also be installed at the rear of the case.
The right side panel of the case has a large number of heat dissipation openings, which is conducive to air circulation inside the case.
When the side panels are removed, the internal structure can be revealed.
There is 33mm of cable management space on the right side, which is a little cramped for a back-plugged chassis.
Third, the installation effect display.
Install the motherboard, connect all kinds of cables, and the back is actually very neat, not as messy as you imagined.
Installation completed, front view.
The following is the lighting effect diagram after powering on.
This is an effect of turning off the lights in low light.
Fourth, summary: super high appearance and no wiring troubles.
First of all, let's talk about the installation experience.
I believe that many students have such an experience, after installing the motherboard and air-cooled water-cooled radiator, the CPU power supply cable will be very difficult to plug in, and forcibly reaching in will even cause the phenomenon of cutting hands.
Since there is no need to thread the cable from the back to the front and then plug it into the motherboard, the back-plug host greatly facilitates the installation experience of ordinary users.
The only thing that may be criticized by gamers is that some students think that in the past, only the left side cover plate was needed to remove the motherboard, while the back plug-in motherboard needed to open the covers on both sides of the case.
In this regard, the MSI Whiteblade chassis adopts a tool-free disassembly design, which can be done in 2 or 3 seconds by opening the left and right side panels with a single dial, which is very easy and convenient.
The purpose of the DIY host is the appearance, 10 years ago, when I opened the case, I saw all kinds of messy cables, so many years, whether it was a peripheral manufacturer or a DIY player, I was trying my best to hide the cables.
The back-plugged motherboard puts SATA interface, power interface, front USB interface, and various fan and lighting interfaces on the back of the motherboard, and the front of the host is clean, and there is no trouble with cable management at all, which solves a lot of obsessive-compulsive disorder.