Drag0nR1der
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[citation][nom]sykozis[/nom]Originally you bought all pieces separately. With the ATX specification came integrated audio and video, followed by integrated wired network chipsets, then wireless network chipsets. You actually have less choice now, than the PC market has had in the last 10 years. Unless you build a server, you're stuck with integrated audio and networking.......[/citation]
A lot of people use a dedicated soundcard, and whilst its fairly pointless replacing the network port, you can do it. But CPU's and GPU's are the most expensive parts of a computer usually, having them tied to specific chipsets, and to each other, so you have to choose your cpu, gpu and mainboard from one source just seems bad for customers (of course you will still have a choice of companies, but they will all basically be using the same hardware base).
I also meant way back before the ATX standard, when computers were pretty much a board, with some very specific items 'plugged in'. We really don't want to start heading the fully integrated way again.
A lot of people use a dedicated soundcard, and whilst its fairly pointless replacing the network port, you can do it. But CPU's and GPU's are the most expensive parts of a computer usually, having them tied to specific chipsets, and to each other, so you have to choose your cpu, gpu and mainboard from one source just seems bad for customers (of course you will still have a choice of companies, but they will all basically be using the same hardware base).
I also meant way back before the ATX standard, when computers were pretty much a board, with some very specific items 'plugged in'. We really don't want to start heading the fully integrated way again.
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