Just curious, why would one need multiple x1 slots? I have seen some mobos with 2 or even 3 PCIe x1 slots.
Has anyone here needed more than one PCIe x1 slot?
Has anyone here needed more than one PCIe x1 slot?
Just curious, why would one need multiple x1 slots? I have seen some mobos with 2 or even 3 PCIe x1 slots.
Has anyone here needed more than one PCIe x1 slot?
I am not talking about the budget market, I.e. 200$ dell machines.
I am talking about spending $200 for a motherboard. I want options, and dont want to be forced down by old legacy ports that are as useless as the "scroll lock" key on my keyboard.
Then Most manufacturers should offer an option to buy a mobo w/o serial, and more USB.
I would buy a no IDE/Serial mobo if I could... Though I agree we need IDE... we do not need serial.... oh and NO MORE STUPID PS/2 connections.
Legacy technology needs to say in its own era and leave new tech alone.
Look at where most boards put the x1 slots, it's likely that your graphics card will make at least one x1 slot useless. So you need two, if you take into account the useless one.
You'd be surprised how many pieces of scientific equipment still connect through the serial or parallel ports. Even some of the stuff we have that's less than a year old still uses them.
Then Most manufacturers should offer an option to buy a mobo w/o serial, and more USB.
I would buy a no IDE/Serial mobo if I could... Though I agree we need IDE... we do not need serial.... oh and NO MORE STUPID PS/2 connections.
Legacy technology needs to say in its own era and leave new tech alone.