Maxsun iCraft B760M Cross Motherboard Review – Anime-Themed With Great Design & Features For $150

Maxsun iCraft B760M Cross Motherboard - Unboxing & Close Up Inspection

The Maxsun iCraft B760M Cross motherboard comes in a large anime-themed package. The front features a picture of the Aijia mascot which you might have seen in our various articles covering the Maxsun iCraft graphics cards and motherboards. The front side also lists down support for Intel's 14th generation Core processors and is listed as an "Intel B760 Chipset" product.

The backside of the package lists the specifications and special features of the motherboard such as the triple M.2 slots, 2.5 GbE LAN port, USB 3.2 Gen2x2 ports, the stunning design with skylight RGB, and more.

Opening up the package, you're met with an even bigger picture of the Aijia mascot which can also be seen through the acrylic cover on the front of the box.

The accessories are laid down at the bottom of the package, underneath the motherboard. These include two SATA III cables, A WiFi Antenna with a square stand, a Maxsun branded screw kit, & a tiny Aijia Mascot acrylic stand which looks great. There are even bundled mascot stickers and several i-Craft / Enhancement Heard Princess logos that you can display on your setup or your PC case.

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Even the package is worthy of its display as seen below:

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With all the accessories done, it's time to put that box aside and take the motherboard out of its package.

Maxsun has gone over and beyond with the looks of its iCraft B760M Cross motherboard. The board is a mATX design which means that it's perfect for mATX cases that cannot support ATX-sized motherboards. The design also leaves room for better accommodation of other hardware components within the case and it's less hard to manage this compact design than the fuller ATX offerings. The motherboard measures 245x245mm.

In terms of design, the Maxsun iCraft B760M Cross motherboard features a white PCB on the front and back. The front features a very nice look accommodated by the pink and blue hues over the several heatsinks and cover plates. The back of the motherboard also comes etched with a picture of the Aijia mascot. If you happen to be using a dual-sided mirror/glass casing, then this board will not be the boring old black PCB that you see on other motherboards.

The board uses the LGA 1700 socket to support Intel Core processors. The socket is compatible with Intel's 14th, 13th & 12th Generation core family. The socket has a protective cover on top of it that points out the exclusivity with Raptor Lake 13th Gen & Alder Lake 12th Gen CPUs, refraining users from running older 11th and 10th generation CPUs as they won't fit in the socket at all and forcing them in the socket is only going to cause permanent damage to your motherboard. Even the socket cover comes with the same pink and blue hue.

Next to the socket are four DDR5 DIMM slots that can support up to 192 GB of dual-channel (24/48 GB modules) memory.

These slots are rated to support XMP profiles up to 7200 MT/s (OC Plus). Each slot is labeled, making it easier to install DIMMs in the proper orientation. DDR5 memory comes with a different latch position so forcing a DDR4 module into a DDR5 slot will cause permanent damage. Each slot is also combined with a reinforced design to make sure signal integrity remains good while keeping the slots durable for long-term usage.

The iCraft B760M Cross motherboard features a 12+1+1 (VCore/ VccGT/VccAUX)  phase digital power delivery that utilizes the Richtek RT3628AE PWM controller and 50A Dr.MOS Vishay SIC654 MOSFETs.

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The VRMs receive ample cooling from the integrated enclosed cooling armor which features two large heatsink blocks.

The CPU is supplied power through an 8+4 pin power connector configuration. This will feed the CPU with up to 450 Watts of power. The Intel 14th 13th & 12th Gen Unlocked CPUs are very power-hungry with the maximum turbo power rated at 253W for the Core i9-14900K and more if you are planning to overclock these chips.

Each VRM heatsink comes with a thermal pad underneath it and the front has a nice Gradient coating which comes with the aforementioned blue and pink hue.

Expansion slots include three PCI Express slots (1 x Gen 5.0 x16/8 / 1x Gen 3.0 x4 / 1x Gen 3.0 x1) and three M.2 slots.

All three M.2 slots are cooled off by large heatsinks that have thermal pads applied under them. This is to ensure that the Gen4 storage devices run optimally and don't run into thermal throttling issues although that's not that much of an issue encountered with Gen4 SSDs as much as it is with Gen5 devices.

The topmost M.2 slot is located underneath the VRM heatsink which can make installation a bit tricky. This could have been avoided if the M.2 slot was located on the parallel side but Maxsun might have moved it here due to the limitations imposed by the mATX size of the motherboard.

Following is the full list of storage capabilities offered by the Maxsun B760M iCraft motherboard:

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

The B760 PCH is housed beneath a heatsink with the iCraft logo etched in the center offering a reflective surface. This iCraft logo is illuminated with RGB once the motherboard is operational.

The motherboard comes with 2 5V ARGB and a single 12V RGB connector. Plus, there's a button onboard that lets you disable or enable the RGB LEDs on the motherboard itself.

For front-panel USB, the motherboard comes with a total of 7 ports which include 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C connector, 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A connector, and 4 USB 2.0 connectors.

Maxsun is using a 7.1 CH HD audio design with the Realtek ALC897 CODEC which is a little older as the industry has mostly moved towards the 1000+ series.

Maxsun's B760M iCraft comes with a good amount of has massive amount of fan headers and a Power On/Off switch however, there are no diagnostic features such as a DEBUG LED.

The full list of connectors on the motherboard is listed as follows.

• 1x 24-pin Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
• 1x 8+4-pin Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
• 1x CPU Fan
• 1x Pump Fan
• 2x System Fan
• 3 x M.2 slots (Key-M)
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1x M.2 slots (Key-E)
• 1x 4-Pin BUZZER
• 2x 5V 3-Pin ARGB
• 1x 12V 4-Pin RGB
• 1x Clear CMOS
• 1x Front Audio
• 1x COM_A Port
• 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)
• 1x RGB Button
• 1x POWER Button

Maxsun is using Intel's WiFi 6E "AX211" Module to power wireless connectivity with up to 2.4 Gbps data transfer rates, up to 160 MHz bandwidth, and Bluetooth 5.3. In terms of Ethernet, there is a single 2.5GbE LAN port powered by a Realtek RTL8125BG controller.

The motherboard comes with the following I/O connectors:

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x WiFi antenna connectors
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 1 x DisplayPort In port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 1 x Clear CMOS
• 3 x audio jacks

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