Mini-ITX motherboards have been around for quite some time, going all the way back to the distant days of VIA's original EPIA designs. Each time the format got its turn in the spotlight though, it was shot down in flames.

Not many folk gave it a second thought, mainly because the wee board size simply couldn't deliver the power most of us demand from even a small PC. It was only when processor technology started stealing motherboard components and integrating them on-die that one or two motherboard companies began stuffing Sandy Bridge goodness into the 17cm square platform.



Link: Techradar