Maxsun Terminator H770 YTX D5 Wi-Fi review: A dream for cable management

YTX form factor with rear cable management at an affordable price.

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Firmware

Maxsun’s BIOS is a bit of a blast from the past. While it’s 100% functional, it doesn’t have an Easy Mode and isn’t quite as refined (good looking) as others. The BIOS screen has the major headings across the top (Main, Advanced, Power, Turbo, Startup, Security, and Exit) with detailed information on the left and system information (including CPU temp/speed, fan speed, vcore, memory frequency, and more) on the right. You can overclock the system in the Turbo section, but since it’s H770, you are limited to overclocking the RAM or using up to the stock turbo multiplier. Again, it has all the functionality you’re looking for, including overclocking and tweaking memory, but it just doesn’t look the part compared to most other UEFI BIOS.

Joe Shields
Joe Shields
Staff Writer, Components

Joe Shields is a staff writer at Tom’s Hardware. He reviews motherboards and PC components.

10 Comments Comment from the forums
  • frogr
    a Typo - something got truncated "
    Power travels from the EPS connector(s) on the rear to the Richtek RT3628AE controller chip, then onto ???"

    "
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  • BillyBuerger
    I still really like that idea of a wider motherboard where things like M.2 drives sit out front there instead of between the CPU, GPU and other expansion slots. Room for more of them and they're not in the middle of all those hot components.

    I go back and forth on the rear connectors. It does look nice but there are drawbacks. I feel like more edge connectors would be better. As long as the case has openings along the edges of the board they are barely visible and have fewer compatibility issues.
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  • vanadiel007
    I prefer to see all my connectors, because this way I can easily spot any loose connector rather than waiting until it causes a fire.
    That is just my opinion.
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  • peachpuff
    vanadiel007 said:
    I prefer to see all my connectors, because this way I can easily spot any loose connector rather than waiting until it causes a fire.
    That is just my opinion.
    Your case is on your table at eye level?
    Which loose connector will cause a fire? Sata? The dreaded hd led one?
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  • vanadiel007
    peachpuff said:
    Your case is on your table at eye level?
    Which loose connector will cause a fire? Sata? The dreaded hd led one?

    It sits next to me at elbow level, with clear glass side panels.
    Has RGB power cables. I enjoy looking at it and set all the RGB colors and patterns with RGB software.
    It's why I have it setup like that, and it also allows me to see all main power cables just in case one would wiggle loose from my dog jumping up and down on the floor.
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  • HideOut
    Why is THG recomending so many motherboards with a nearly 10 year old audio codec?
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  • Amdlova
    vanadiel007 said:
    I prefer to see all my connectors, because this way I can easily spot any loose connector rather than waiting until it causes a fire.
    That is just my opinion.
    It's virtually impossible to catch fire( this only happens with Nvidia) and first you will feel will be the smell of something burn.
    Reply
  • The Historical Fidelity
    Please spell and grammar check your articles before release. There are 3 errors in just the first paragraph. Where are the editors???
    Reply
  • peachpuff
    vanadiel007 said:
    It sits next to me at elbow level, with clear glass side panels.
    Has RGB power cables. I enjoy looking at it and set all the RGB colors and patterns with RGB software.
    It's why I have it setup like that, and it also allows me to see all main power cables just in case one would wiggle loose from my dog jumping up and down on the floor.
    What kind of a dog do you have?
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  • vanadiel007
    peachpuff said:
    What kind of a dog do you have?

    I have 3, but the largest of them is 180 pounds. I call him the little guy.
    Reply