consume

sockets for gpus instead of using a pci-e slot? Imagine.....standard motherboards would be extended atx...and all the components on the pcb of the graphics card would be on the motherboard...along with a socket + heatsink for the gpu.

rpm666

I change video cards like I change my socks...I don't feel like having to change my motherboards regularly.

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consume

Well if they made it like they do cpus, you could just take out the chip..

Hewlett-Packard

It wouldn't work. There is a reason why cards are so big, you can't just fit it in a socket on the motherboard.

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apt2vanish

Ha Ha, you TOO!

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oliverw92

It isn't just a gpu, theres the memory and loads of other chips and circuitry to deal with. Sure you could have a slot for gpu ram, but what about all the other things?

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tK FuRY

that would involve adding slots for the GDDR, and require tons more traces.

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Reviver456

It... COULD work... but then where would all the memory for the GPU go? Unlike a CPU which has no RAM, not counting the cache... a Graphic card houses a crapload of memory modules. It also has its own specific power adapters and caps, transistors, etc.

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PRO-AMERICA

I'm not sure how well that would work, considering the vastly differing PCB designs for pretty much every card out there. You would have to buy a huge heatsink for today's performance cards. and dual graphics would be a pain haha.

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oliverw92

yeah you would eliminate the possibility for SLI or CrossFire. Unless you had a HUGE mobo. Or some sort of layering system

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