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I want to separate the card interface, power and data connectors from the motherboard. All components are connected to a standardized connection hub that's usually part of the computer case. The motherboard just have one standardized cable connected to that hub. When we upgrade a MB, we just disconnect one cable to the MB and that's it. Slide in the new MB, connect the one cable and we're done! If we want to go even further, we can also separate the cpu and memory from the MB into the centralized hub.
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-Use EFI instead of BIOS. It will happen eventually, go ahead and set the bar high.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
ragingrandy
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-Use EFI instead of BIOS. It will happen eventually, go ahead and set the bar high.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
ragingrandy
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-Use EFI instead of BIOS. It will happen eventually, go ahead and set the bar high.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
-Put 8gb of bootable flash storage directly on the board. With the built-in storage put a mini-os that allows for complete control over system hardware. You should be able to overclock as well as burn-in/test settings from with in the micro-os. Allow a full OS to be installed to a separate partition of the flash. Some people do not need or want internal hard drives, they prefer NAS or cloud computing.
-Fans should be controlled completely by the EFI and tuned in the micro-os to intelligently control there speed and noise. Add a microphone to measure the db of the system while your at it. Plenty of options exist to control fan speed based off of temp. but what about a blend of temp. and noise? Again I do not want to this in the main OS.
-Fan headers could be removed and/or complimented by a breakout board with 3-pin extension cables so that fan wires were not all over the place.
-LEDs on the board, with battery backup, that illuminate certain/all of the board when swapping parts. For those that like cases with windows the LEDs should be at least tri-color and by default emit either white or red light when the case is opened. They could also be controlled by the user in the micro-os. Ex. At idle the system would emit cool-blue tones and as it warms up under load phase to warm-red tones. The lights could also use the microphone to change colors as the system got louder.
-Eliminate all legacy ports & unnecessary slots. Fire-wire, eSATA, PS2, serial, ide, PCIx1, floppy, etc.
-Full speed PCIx16 3.0, up to 6 based on board size. In most cases 4 spaced for dual-slot cards is plenty.
-Headers, SATA, audio, etc., should be mounted at a right-angle on the edges of the board. There is no reason they need to block airflow and clutter the case by sticking straight up.
-Sata ports should not be stacked when they are at a right-angle.
-Put 2 sata ports on the top-right of the board for DVD/Blu-ray drives.
-Get rid of the traditional headers for power, hd, reset, etc. Create some type of locking mechanism that will convert traditional plugs in case into something that can be quickly attached with out the fear of bumping a connection loose.
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MORE ROOM FOR GRAPHICS CARDS! <-- note use of plural form of noun
It is absolutely ludicrous how tightly a pair of cards are packed when in Crossfire/SLI machine. You have to have room for the air to flow. You have to have more room so the card makers can put bigger fans on the cards.
It is absolutely ludicrous how tightly a pair of cards are packed when in Crossfire/SLI machine. You have to have room for the air to flow. You have to have more room so the card makers can put bigger fans on the cards.
More Intel mini-ITX M/Bs plz!!!
Platforms: H55 … H67 + Core Mobile CPUs
These platforms will easily cover the every day needs of most people + they consume much les energy ect.
The market misses something like that with some overlooking capabilities and at reasonable prices. Also Asrock already has experience in this with the “core 100HT” nettop, so it should be easy.
Rather than an ATX power connector, a direct single DC input of 12V could also be interesting in these M/Bs
Platforms: H55 … H67 + Core Mobile CPUs
These platforms will easily cover the every day needs of most people + they consume much les energy ect.
The market misses something like that with some overlooking capabilities and at reasonable prices. Also Asrock already has experience in this with the “core 100HT” nettop, so it should be easy.
Rather than an ATX power connector, a direct single DC input of 12V could also be interesting in these M/Bs
More Intel mini-ITX M/Bs plz!!!
Platforms: H55 … H67 + Core Mobile CPUs
These platforms will easily cover the every day needs of most people + they consume much les energy ect.
The market misses something like that with some overlooking capabilities and at reasonable prices. Also Asrock already has experience in this with the “core 100HT” nettop, so it should be easy.
Rather than an ATX power connector, a direct single DC input of 12V could also be interesting in these M/Bs
Platforms: H55 … H67 + Core Mobile CPUs
These platforms will easily cover the every day needs of most people + they consume much les energy ect.
The market misses something like that with some overlooking capabilities and at reasonable prices. Also Asrock already has experience in this with the “core 100HT” nettop, so it should be easy.
Rather than an ATX power connector, a direct single DC input of 12V could also be interesting in these M/Bs
I would like to see some universal header pins. As in header i'm talking about the interior USB, SATA, Serial, etc. I would want to see the headers will be a series of pins, and in order to get the desired header you can put a adapter on (which will make contact with certain pins) that will turn the series of pins into your desire header. This way people will be able to customize there motherboard to a new level.
I currently have a motherboard with 6 SATA 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s and they are all being used. If my idea ever some true I can sacrifice a serial or a firewire capability which i dont need into something I do need.
I currently have a motherboard with 6 SATA 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s and they are all being used. If my idea ever some true I can sacrifice a serial or a firewire capability which i dont need into something I do need.
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I want a mini-ITX board that supports the AM3+ socket and no legacy tech. It needs to have at least 4 SATA ports and 1 should be SATA 6, and it needs USB 3. It should also support CPU's with 125 watts TDP.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I want to see the PCI slots angled 45 degrees to allow boards to be angled, allowing for a smaller cases. I'd like to see sata/pata connectors closer to the hard drives(move them to top of the cards), up.
I'd like to see a small LCD monitor for debugging overclocking, reporting errors in voltages or temperature or ...
I'd like to see some options for mobos that offer dual-sided mobos so that cards could be inserted on both sides of the mother boards.
I'd like to see a small LCD monitor for debugging overclocking, reporting errors in voltages or temperature or ...
I'd like to see some options for mobos that offer dual-sided mobos so that cards could be inserted on both sides of the mother boards.
-True dedicated raid controller onboard in exchange for Intel's Matrix raid.
-PCI-E riser cards (low profile supported) that connects to an external enclosure to house graphics cards, freeing up the expansion slots that are normally blocked by dual slot graphics cards.
-Shielded side facing power and front panel connectors.
-Power consumption monitor within bios and/or software.
-Selectable PCI Express link widths within bios.
-Faster POST speed, possibly pre-loading the startup POST bios into a low-power module to allow for nearly instant loading from cold boots to OS loading screen.
-And the obvious newer technology such as USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gpbs, PCI Express 3.0
-PCI-E riser cards (low profile supported) that connects to an external enclosure to house graphics cards, freeing up the expansion slots that are normally blocked by dual slot graphics cards.
-Shielded side facing power and front panel connectors.
-Power consumption monitor within bios and/or software.
-Selectable PCI Express link widths within bios.
-Faster POST speed, possibly pre-loading the startup POST bios into a low-power module to allow for nearly instant loading from cold boots to OS loading screen.
-And the obvious newer technology such as USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gpbs, PCI Express 3.0
My idea is to redesign the motherboard and the case holding it. I would like to see all the connectors that needs wire attached it it be one the opposite side as the components that need good airflow. So it will be like a two sidded board with one side full oh heatsinks and other components while the other side hold all the connectors. The case holding this motherboard will mount with about 1-3 inches of opening on one side for all the connectors for the wires and connectors, and a clearance of 6 inches or more on the other side for all the heatsinks and other components that need cooling.
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The only thing I want is a switch that can turn on/off a PCI-E slot, even if something is plugged in to it. I have a crossfire setup with a physx card. When the physx card is plugged in, it halves the bandwidth to the second cf card. The hit is negligible so I usually leave the physx card in anyway, but such a switch would be really useful to those with only one graphics card or who use some sort of high bandwidth RAID or whatever card.
Ok here goes!
1) I think a USER PROGRAMABLE BIOS WOULD BE AWESOME! Motherboard Makers always decide what goes on in the BIOS. Sure, we users decide what to turn on and off, but we don't have any say in what options/features/abilities show up or are enabled. Some kind of bios writing software would be necessary but would be totally awesome. You could have a contest for who writes the best BIOS!
2) A few hard Rom area to select from different customized bios's depending on what the machine is being used for at the time (gaming bios, business bios, internet server bios, and on...) maybe fast user switchable?
3)Making motherboards NOT succeptible to and protected from static shock would be great.. no accidental static ruining an expensive board that way
4) Everyone overclocks cpu's, ram and gpu's, I'd like to see an inlet port with a small radiator w/fan so that you could OVERCLOCK AND WATER-COOL a motherboard with coolant reaching UNDERNEATH the processor also...
5) Motherboards with CACHE-ASSIST (my new term?) So a processor dropped into a mobo with CACHE-ASSIST would have even more cachable area to store frequently used data... maybe that could turn a cpu with 8MB cache into a cpu with a gigabite of useable cache or something!!
Ok... that's it for me! Flame on if you think this stuff is stupid! Or toss me a cool motherboard and I'll come up with more!
1) I think a USER PROGRAMABLE BIOS WOULD BE AWESOME! Motherboard Makers always decide what goes on in the BIOS. Sure, we users decide what to turn on and off, but we don't have any say in what options/features/abilities show up or are enabled. Some kind of bios writing software would be necessary but would be totally awesome. You could have a contest for who writes the best BIOS!
2) A few hard Rom area to select from different customized bios's depending on what the machine is being used for at the time (gaming bios, business bios, internet server bios, and on...) maybe fast user switchable?
3)Making motherboards NOT succeptible to and protected from static shock would be great.. no accidental static ruining an expensive board that way
4) Everyone overclocks cpu's, ram and gpu's, I'd like to see an inlet port with a small radiator w/fan so that you could OVERCLOCK AND WATER-COOL a motherboard with coolant reaching UNDERNEATH the processor also...
5) Motherboards with CACHE-ASSIST (my new term?) So a processor dropped into a mobo with CACHE-ASSIST would have even more cachable area to store frequently used data... maybe that could turn a cpu with 8MB cache into a cpu with a gigabite of useable cache or something!!
Ok... that's it for me! Flame on if you think this stuff is stupid! Or toss me a cool motherboard and I'll come up with more!
freiheitner
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I'd like a board which is 100% compatible with off-the-shelf MacOS X 10.6 so I can build a fully supported Hackint0sh with minimal effort.
Hey, everyone can dream.
Hey, everyone can dream.
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