What motherboard designs would you like to see in the next 5 years?

[minervx]

Just some ideas that I scribbled in my notebook.

 

MVX Proboard Mini (Mini ITX)

• 2 dual-channel RAM Slots (DDR4 3200 MHz)
• 1 PCI-E 6.0
• 1 SATA
• 1 M.2. Ultra
• integrated Bluetooth 5
• integrated 600 MBps ac Wifi (w/ optional antenna)
• integrated Xonar DGX sound chip
• IO Ports: USB-C (x4), USB 3.0 (x4), Ethernet (x1), HDMI (x0-1), 3.5mm jack, Micro SD (x1)
• Overclockable w/ 2 heatsinks
• Support for frontal Power/LED, USB 3/C, Audio ports.
• 2 controllable Chassis Fan pins
• Firm IO Shield made of tungsten
• Silver and white color on motherboard
• Software support to control BIOS settings via Android and iOS

Included: USB flash BIOS updater drive,  a fan splitter and a color printed instruction manual are included.

 

Not included (under any circumstance): PS/2 Ports, more than 1 audio jack, VGA and anything else not used since the early 2000's.

[Damascus]

7 minutes ago, minervx said:

• Overclockable w/ 2 heatsinks

2 heatsinks might seem nice but make sure they actually have decent VRM's under em.  Think of a 12+4 phase on ITX, mmmm

7 minutes ago, minervx said:

Not included (under any circumstance): PS/2 Ports, more than 1 audio jack, VGA and anything else not used since the early 2000's.

I used a PS/2 port  yesterday for BIOS tweaking when my USB keyboard was spaztic   Generally a good thing to have as a backup

7 minutes ago, minervx said:

• Firm IO Shield made of copper

Most IO plates are made of steel, way stronger than copper - you would have a weaker and more expensive plate

7 minutes ago, minervx said:

• 1 PCI-E 3.0

Why not gen 5?  Maybe Gen 6 as it's 5 years away

[Ashleyyyy]

i'd like to see a SAS port compatible with existing server hardware on a mini itx or micro atx board. or pci-e x8 for an expansion card. 

[Damascus]

Here's mine:

• Quality 12 + 6 (double on EATX) phase vrms with either a monoblock or a built in VRM block (ITX simply has a daughterboard)
• Built in iO plate and all io internally rgb backlit (think like the rampage or zenith extreme)
• USB bios flasher, in BIOs online BIOs updating
• Several of the newest version of Thunderbolt or equivalent, lots of type C and a few type A
• highest LAN and Wi-Fi speed available (100 gigabit?)
• ITX, mATX, ATX or EATX versions available, all similarly specced out
• DIMM.2 style daughterboard for RGB, fan headers and an NVMe drive - especially on ITX
• Several M.2 slots
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• Tasteful RGB
• PCIe Gen 5

EATX      x16, x16, x16, x16, x16, x16, x16, x16, x16

ATX        x16, x16, x16, x16, x16

MATX     x16, x16, x16, x16,

ITX         x16

 

EATX      4 DIMM, 2 DIMM daughterboard

ATX        8 DIMM, 2 DIMM daughterboard

MATX     8 DIMM, 1 DIMM daughterboard

ITX         2 DIMM, 1 DIMM daughterboard