Question 1

Does it come bandled with RAM?
As it is said "2 x 260Pin SO-DIMM DDR4 2400"

Accepted Answer

Mine was bundled with Gskill ram as a promotion, but unless otherwise noted I would assume no.  I think what you are reading is the ram specification

Question 2

Is it compatible with 8th generation Intel processors as well?

Accepted Answer

no,

but CARC Mini on smallformfactor forum has a 8th Gen version available.

Question 3

Is there any possibility to buy this without the MXM card just with the  MXM cooler ?

Accepted Answer

You can get the desktop and sell the card to me. You can find me on thinkpad forum, User ID: RMSMajestic

Question 4

The manual only lists the Z270 chipset board as supporting Intel RAID on the SATA ports. Does that board also allow Intel RAID on the M2_1 and M2_3 m.2 ports? How about M2_2?

Accepted Answer

even if it does, you are gonna be bottlenecked by the total bandwidth of PCH chip as well

Question 5

Is this ready to go out of the box? What else does it need to get running? I know it has no peripherals

Accepted Answer

You need to also buy a processor and memory.

Question 6

Is there enough room within the motherboard layout to use an Intel Stock CPU Cooler?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What version of hdmi?

Accepted Answer

Most likely 2.0b, asrocks website says it's capable of 4k @60 Hz

Question 8

is this vesa mount compatible? Can i mount this to the back of a monitor?

Accepted Answer

No.

Question 9

Is the M2_2 (NVMe only) m.2 port off the CPUs PCI-E lanes while both M2_1 and M2_3 are off the chipset?

Accepted Answer

All 3 M.2 from chipset.

Question 10

Does this case support 15mm 2.5" drives? (read the manual, 5V only SATA power is fine)

Accepted Answer

No.

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