Chinese motherboard maker borrows cable tech from enterprise servers to eliminate graphic card slot pave way for more external GPUs — Maxsun uses MCIO to fast-track compact workstations

Maxsun Z890 workstation moves the graphics card away from the motherboard

MCIO allows the motherboard and GPU to occupy opposite chassis sides

The Z890 Mini-ITX platform supports multiple PCIe lane configurations through MCIO

Chinese manufacturer Maxsun has designed a new compact workstation which separates its graphics card from the motherboard while retaining a high-speed PCIe connection.

The system uses MCIO connectors to move the graphics processor away from its conventional motherboard location inside a small Cooler Master chassis.

MAXSUN demonstrated…