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The mainboard needs just plain realistic stuffs :-
dual display + HDMI port, audio, bluetooth, 1 NIC, 1 wireless NIC, 6 to 8 USB ports, 1 or 2 PS2 ports (anyone experiencing corrupted USB Windows system files will appreciate the existence of at least one PS2 port)
1 PCIEx16, 1 PCIEx4 or x1 & 1 PCI slot
4 or more SATA headers, 4 DIMM slots
BIOS backup (e.g. die-hard ROM BIOS in case of BIOS update failure or BIOS erased by virus)
Chip with built-in self-diagnostic utility in case of problems like boot issue or even system crashes
Chip with built-in image backup/recovery utility to create image for storing on hard drive for future restore
Reliable & durable capacitors, chips & components
Circuit protection against damage to components caused by a defective power supply or peripherals

Too many useless features will only add cost to the board, especially when these features are more of decorative nature.
 
I want to see a motherboard with USB 3.0, a built in wireless network card with 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz capability, SATA ports that aren't all clustered in one place: put a few here and some others there (it really bugs me that they are usually only in one spot because different components are different shapes and sizes, one could cover them all up or at least make them difficult to get to). Another thing that would be very handy during troubleshooting hardware issues would be LED status lights. Have one for the CPU, one for RAM, one for HDD, etc. Rather than having to decipher a beep code, you could just look at the status lights and one would be red indicating a problem. I don't want to get rid of beep codes, but status lights would be a lot easier for people with windowed side panels.
 
What I would like to see is a motherboard with all of the power inputs, USB, front panel, SATA, on the other side of the motherboard. Lets keep the top side clean for best airflow and cooling. Having the other cables routed to the back side of the motherboard will help with this greatly. As well this would also enable you to add power leads to the PCI-E ports enabling us to not have to run extra power cables to the cards themselves but rather to the power port on the back. The re-design of the PCI-E port itself may not be possible due to preset specs but I think keeping the topside clean of cables would be a very unique and sell-able feature. It's the ultimate in cable management.
 
[citation][nom]nle[/nom]The mainboard needs just plain realistic stuffs :-dual display + HDMI port, audio, bluetooth, 1 NIC, 1 wireless NIC, 6 to 8 USB ports, 1 or 2 PS2 ports (anyone experiencing corrupted USB Windows system files will appreciate the existence of at least one PS2 port)1 PCIEx16, 1 PCIEx4 or x1 & 1 PCI slot 4 or more SATA headers, 4 DIMM slotsBIOS backup (e.g. die-hard ROM BIOS in case of BIOS update failure or BIOS erased by virus)Chip with built-in self-diagnostic utility in case of problems like boot issue or even system crashesChip with built-in image backup/recovery utility to create image for storing on hard drive for future restoreReliable & durable capacitors, chips & componentsCircuit protection against damage to components caused by a defective power supply or peripheralsToo many useless features will only add cost to the board, especially when these features are more of decorative nature.[/citation]

99% of what you suggested has been suggested about 99 times already. same with the other people below you. Why dont people read before posting or are you just hoping that the tomshardwre guys will ignore the other 1200 people that said that and pick your post to give a motherboard to? Seriously tell me cause I dont get it.

Also a "Chip with built-in self-diagnostic utility in case of problems like boot issue or even system crashes" is sort of hard to use if the system has crashed... cant diagnose a problem if the system wont boot.

"Chip with built-in image backup/recovery utility to create image for storing on hard drive for future restore" This is sort of like the program mozy and/or carbonite. Only those two back your data up offsite and automatically whenever you log on to the internet. Plus not everyone wants to use their entire hard drive to back up their entire hard drive... see the circular logic there?

"Reliable & durable capacitors, chips & components Circuit protection against damage to components caused by a defective power supply or peripherals" So youre saying they should make super strong components that can survive your incompetence... I dont think there's anything in the computer world strong enough to survive human stupidity.
 
I would love to see a stripped down mobo with bootable network rom, 1 lan (10/100 will be fine), fast but small amount of ram, , no ps2, no serial, no paraelle, FDD, the super cheapest graphics chipset for bios and network rom only, (8bit will be fine), 2 usb for keyboard and usb pen drive to update rom, no audio, no sata, no ide, no firewire, no raid, no pci express, no pci at all, no powersaving feauters, no 'additional usb', no activity lights, no power lights, wake on lan from a dead state (not from sleep mode), smallest formfactor you can get...

I just want this thing to be a dedicated Boinc Project Cruncher and NOTHING else.
 
I really want something that works as good as the MSI 870-G45 but fits properly in my atx wind knight case without having to make a few improvements. Seriously, 60$ for a mobo that allows 16gb(4slots) DDR3 2000MHz/1600MHZ/1333MHz, 2 pci-e slots(although I would love 8x8 for 10-20$ more,) and an OC switch with cpu control directly on the mobo as well.
 
I would like to see built in wireless in a desktop motherboard. People tend to think laptop when they hear built in wireless, but I think this would be an excellent feature to have in a desktop PC. The less cords the better.
 
1. need 2 legacy PCI slots, separated far enough (not side-by-side).
2. need 2 PCIx1 slots, separated far enough (not side-by-side).
3. if using PCI or PCIx1 cards that is very long, all of the 4 sata ports are not covered.
4. need 1X HDMI, 1X E-SATA, USB 3.0, RAID (Intel chipset) , 1X legacy IDE (Intel chipset), 1X PARALLEL LPT, 1X SERIAL RS232C
5. can run Norton Ghost 2003 in real DOS mode.
 
I would love to see a modular system for expansion slots. Far-fetched, but the ability to rearrange slots to space out graphics cards and other cards for optimal cooling and airflow would be fantastic.

Of course, something like that would require something along the lines of running full x16 pathways to every slot, then dynamically changing how many lanes are open depending on what kind of connector is plugged in there... might also preclude the use of regular old PCI. Kind of boggles the mind, but a man can dream.
 
All PC gamers like their gaming rigs powerful but don't necessarily like the noise they cause. One main cause for noise on PC-systems is fans cooling various system components. Getting fans to spin slower then their maximum speed usually makes them run much more quiet.
I think manual fan controllers are primitive. Fans should be controlled via software allowing the user to alter the cooling behavior.

1.I want a motherboard with good fan control functions. That means each enthusiast motherboard should have at least 5 fully controllable fan connectors. This means the user should be able to control all fan speeds by setting temperature thresholds, or even make fans work in sync via one threshold temperature or fan speed setting trough software.
For a basic motherboard 4 fully controllable fan connectors would be fine.

This is how I concluded the numbers of fan connectors.
The processors fan , intake fan, exhaust fan, and at least 2 graphics card fans should be software controllable,in a enthusiast motherboard. For mainstream motherboards 4 software controllable fan connectors should be fine, for use with one graphics card only. I have included fan connectors for graphics cards to because many enthusiasts go for third party cooling solutions for their graphics cards. These Coolers quite often sport 3 pin power connectors like the fan connectors on a motherboard.
It would be ideal to control all fan speeds and see all temperatures in the same software. The fan connectors could be placed on the motherboard, or a small PCIe card with external power coming from the power supply.
In addition it would be good if the fan settings could be extensively controlled trough the BIOS to and there to be fan control software that works with Linux having the same functionality than the Windows counterpart.

It would be good if the fan control software was able to read the internal hard drive and graphics card temperature correctly suggesting safe temperatures.

2.Would n´t it be great to have a LEGO theme motherboard with yellow,blue,red, and white.
Colors and shades typically known from LEGO brigs. The PCB could be blue with Bright yellow PCIe-lanes, red S-ata connectors, and you could cram some white and green in there to. It could possibly be used as color coding for different connectors, making assembly easier.
 
Universal CPU slot, in which you insert your CPU/Northbridge combo on a daughtercard, that way when the processor gets upgraded you don't have to bin your entire motherboard, just the components that have been outdated.

Mount SSD technology (such as the revodrive) on the motherboard, using full PCI-express bandwidth, that can be bootable as the OS drive, or if this proves too expensive, a smaller amount that would serve as the page file or OS specific equivalent.

Surface mount chips on both sides of the motherboard (chis that don't need coolers being mounted on the underside) to increase the feature density, and reduce the clutter on the top of boards.

Make boards completely modular so you can add/remove components like you would with Lego, only paying for what users actually want, rather than having to turn things off in the bios

Having a board that splits into 2 parts like the original GTX295 card, joined with a flexible add in. A micro ATX board that can be expanded to e-atx as and when required.

Digital Power phasing that can be upgraded. ie 6 phase by standard, but able to add another 6 phases etc etc

A motherboard (I'm thinking mini ITX, but this could equally apply to any sized board) with a build in Power Supply (or a power supply add in card)

Place power feeds ALL in one location on the board (say at the bottom of the board), and then have cables from the motherboard to the gfx card etc near the actual slot to eliminate cabling.

External power supply feed for the PSU so that ONLY DC inside the case, reducing the footprint of the case (like a laptop power supply, but beefier)

Downloadable overclock profiles.

Automatic determination of maximum overclock permissable (maybe based on CPU batch numbers)

 
I would really like to see a mobo that's specially designed to look great
live long in a fish tank system sorrounder with mineral oil. I would like it to have a cool LED lighting around the used slots, maybe on the chipset
a nice illuminated AsRock logo to give the entire tank a neon-like glow.
As for the functional aspect i'd like wireless on board, at least 2 PCIe
slots, highly customizable, and user friendly BIOS, with great overclocking
capabilites.
 
- More PWM Fan connectors and software to control them in the OS;
- BIOS Reset Buttom;
- Two color scheme design;
- HDMI and DVI instead VGA;
 
RMA return shipping label included in box.

Black and Gold color scheme...GEAUX SAINTS!!!!

Glue,tape or staple as many extra chips as you have to. This stuff with ( if PCI slot 1 and 3 are used for 16x16, USB3 and SATA2 will not work at full speed )
All this 333 stuff isn't worth the digital paper its printed on if you can't sli at full bandwidth and use the stuff.

 
The motherboard power connector NOT physically connected to the motherboard and tyh ability for the mobo to AUTOMATICALLY download the drivers when windows installs with a LAN driver
 
Many people commented have just posted futuristic items that are needed (just my opinion).
Here is the following things which would have things a lot better:
1) An onboard OS like Asus' Express Gate or Splashtop.
2) That OS should be upgradable and should have option to install on HDD and on high end boards, should be installed on built-in flash.
3) That OS should have an HDD imaging software apart from Skype, Browser, pic viewer, PDF Reader etc.
4) Should be upgradable.
5) Using this OS, BIOS flashing option should also be given.

6) An on-board mini LED matrix screen (diagnostic screen) to show BIOS error codes (i believe it has been already present on some other boards)
7) A very stable power supply for the USB ports. So that even if ALL USB ports are used with power sucking components like external HDD, all of them should work (or atleast it should provide some feedback throught the LED diagnostic screen)
8) Improve the service network in India and increase brand awareness. AsRock is THE company for price sensitive markets like India. Your products offer extreme value and great bang for the buck. But not easily available. I tried to desperately get a board one year back. But I could NOT get it even from the distributor! So I had to settle for BioStar. Next thing is the brand awareness. People think Asus always is the best. But I believe AsRock can change that with a good marketing campaign!
 
I often keep a motherboard for a relativley long time, whilst swapping upgrading other components like graphics, cpu, memory and storage during its lifespan. Such is the beauty of the modular nature of desktop PCs.

However, I'd like to see this go one step further. This may sound like a technical impossibility but hey, this is Asrock's engineers right?

How about being able to buy a new chipset/socket for my motherboard a few years down the line? I have a perfectly good LGA775 motherboard with all the tech and compatibility I'll want for years... except that you can't buy LGA775 processors anymore. What say you, Asrock? 😛

 
[citation][nom]wormss[/nom]I would love to see a stripped down mobo with bootable network rom, 1 lan (10/100 will be fine), fast but small amount of ram, , no ps2, no serial, no paraelle, FDD, the super cheapest graphics chipset for bios and network rom only, (8bit will be fine), 2 usb for keyboard and usb pen drive to update rom, no audio, no sata, no ide, no firewire, no raid, no pci express, no pci at all, no powersaving feauters, no 'additional usb', no activity lights, no power lights, wake on lan from a dead state (not from sleep mode), smallest formfactor you can get...I just want this thing to be a dedicated Boinc Project Cruncher and NOTHING else.[/citation]

I hope that they pick this guy as the winner :)
 
Some additional features I hope to find in motherboards:
* Well designed connectors board for USB, eSATA, audio connectors(SPDIF, MIC, SPEAKER, ...) and s.o.
that I can add to front of any PC case(to DVD of Floppy bays).
Usually build in case connector are trouble to connect and are in fixed place.
Can be also design element to indicate motherboard manufacturer.
* Useful indicators(maybe some colored bar indicators) for CPU, motherboard, HDD temperatures and fan speed regulators also in front of case.
* Some additional guides and clips in motherboard construction that help better organize connection cables.
* Sound warnings for error conditions or so called "talking motherboard".
* Flexible motherboard(may be modular) that can be mounted to not standard cases(with movable PCI ports and other connectors).
 
Things I'd want from a motherboard:
Reliability (solved with gigabyte, not so with asrock)
Smart component layout (huge issue with asus and many cheap boards)
Ability to boot a flash image on a builtin ulv processor paired with ulv graphics instead of powering full system (a bit like asus p6t deluxe but without using high tdp hardware)
The ability to skip all the bios initializing, which takes a full minute on the board above due to sas controller
The ability to turn off circuits not needed completely
Onboard hardware raid
More support
 
Motherboard supporting dual cpu's like amd & intel, but u can only use one either of the two, having two sockets in one motherboard will be new...just like a mobile phone having dual sim.
 
1>)Motherboard supporting dual cpu's like amd & intel, but u can only use one either of the two, having two sockets in one motherboard will be new...just like a mobile phone having dual sim.

2>)And also having a onboard gpu of 1024mb or either 512mb graphic memory would be nice because not every person can afford a high end graphic card, at least this will be great for average day gamers.
 
QPI and/or HyperTrasport connector/slot, so that a single socket motherboard can be expanded to multi-socket systems. Perhaps it would be possible to develop other subsystems through QPI/HyperTransport such as InfiniBand cards, remote DMA, etc.
 
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