Maxsun has another wide "YTX" motherboard for Intel CPUs — Terminator H770YTX D5 arrives with backside connectors and DDR5-8000 support

Terminator H770YTX D5
Terminator H770YTX D5 (Image credit: Maxsun)

Maxsun has revealed the Terminator H770YTX D5, a motherboard with non-standard dimensions and connectors on the backside, like MSI's Project Zero. The H770 motherboard, spotted by IT Home, supports all of Intel's LGA1700 processors, including Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Raptor Lake Refresh, some of which are among the best CPUs.

The Terminator H770YTX D5 comes in a "YTX" form factor and doesn't correspond with the dimensions of any of the established motherboard sizes. At 245 x 175mm, the motherboard is a chunky, wider version of the Mini-ITX (170 x 170 mm) form factor. It's not Maxsun's first rodeo with YTX motherboards — the manufacturer previously DIY-APE H610 King shares identical dimensions with the Terminator H770YTX D5. Therefore, the Terminator H770YTX D5 should fit inside DIY-Ape cases, but there aren't many of them on the market -- or possibly any, depending on where you live.

Terminator H770YTX D5 renders show ten power phases, so the power delivery subsystem probably features an 8+1+1 design. Power is delivered to the Intel processor via one 8-pin EPS power connector and one 4-pin power connector. Only some of the Terminator H770YTX D5 connectors are at the back.

The Terminator H770YTX D5 has two DDR5 memory slots and can house memory modules up to DDR5-8000. Capacity-wise, it should support up to 96GB through two 48GB memory modules, and potentially up to 128GB with future 64GB memory modules. Like Mini-ITX motherboards, the Terminator H770YTX D5 only has one PCIe expansion slot. It likely operates at PCIe 5.0 speeds, although we can't confirm it since Maxsun doesn't have a product page up at the time of writing.

The added landscape on the Terminator H770YTX D5 allows Maxsun to offer ample storage options. It has four M.2 ports: two beside the memory slots, one above the PCIe expansion slot, and one behind the motherboard above the LGA1700 socket. Assuming that bifurcation is present, these M.2 ports should stick to the PCIe 4.0 x4 standard. Meanwhile, the motherboard also provides four SATA ports and a four-lane SlimSAS SFF-8654 port, which you don't usually find on a consumer motherboard.

The Terminator H770YTX D5's other exciting features include 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet networking and Wi-Fi 6. Some may find the motherboard lacking in terms of USB ports: There are only two USB 3.2 ports and one USB Type-C port, while the remaining six ports are all USB 2.0. Other ports and connectors include one DisplayPort output, one HDMI port, and three 3.5mm audio connectors.

Maxsun launched the Terminator H770YTX D5 today for $126 on JD.com. It's approximately 34% more expensive than the brand's DIY-APE H610 King, which retails for $94 in the Chinese market.

Zhiye Liu
News Editor and Memory Reviewer

Zhiye Liu is a news editor and memory reviewer at Tom’s Hardware. Although he loves everything that’s hardware, he has a soft spot for CPUs, GPUs, and RAM.

  • Notton
    This reminds me of the mobos that Shuttle used in their shoebox sized cases.

    I find it interesting that they went with a normal and cramped mITX layout, but then attached all the extras onto the front.
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  • BillyBuerger
    Notton said:
    This reminds me of the mobos that Shuttle used in their shoebox sized cases.

    I find it interesting that they went with a normal and cramped mITX layout, but then attached all the extras onto the front.
    The problem with Shuttle is that they didn't use a standard form factor. I have an old shuttle PC that I fried years ago. Would be fun to reuse the case for something else, but it would require some hacking to make anything fit. At least these are ITX boards. The extra length could cause issues with many cases. But it makes some sense as many GPUs are also very long. If the case has to be long enough to fit these GPUs, it can also fit these motherboards as long as they keep other stuff out of the way.
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  • FoxtrotMichael-1
    It seems strange at first glance that, with all the connectors on the back, they had to actually increase the size of the board. I’m pretty sure ASUS crams all of this into an ITX sized board with the connectors on the front.
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  • Pollopesca
    FoxtrotMichael-1 said:
    It seems strange at first glance that, with all the connectors on the back, they had to actually increase the size of the board. I’m pretty sure ASUS crams all of this into an ITX sized board with the connectors on the front.

    But does the Asus board have FOUR M.2 SLOTS?!

    Honestly think omitting one of the M.2 for two more RAM slots would have been a better use of the extra space but to each is own.
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  • Mindstab Thrull
    Just want to point out that it looks like this board is wider compared to ITX, not taller: if you orient the board with the IO shield at the top of the left-hand side, it's bigger from left to right, not up and down. I'm a bit surprised it still only supports 2 RAM slots and not 4 given the extra width. That being said, maybe with all the E-ATX cases out, some of them will support it without extra effort?

    Mindstab Thrull
    Nomming ur sanities since 1863 BSE (Before the Sarpadian Empires)
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