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Time for a bigger back panel

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philb2

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I was just doing some recabling work on my MSI x870e Carbon motherboard, which I got about 3 months ago.

It's great having so many USB A and Connectors, etc, plus the 3 push buttons, but that has come at a cost. Cables are all a tight fit. I can imagine that the next generation of Intel and AMD chipsets will support more connectors. So i'm wondering if it is time for the case makers and motherboard manufacturers to define a new, larger back panel.

Here is a Word doc (from the motherboard manual) showing all the connectors and what they do. To be clear I am not throwing shade on this motherboard. It's great
 

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Yeah, they'll switch from 8 usb3.1 ports to 1 usb4 port plus a few others, and let the peasants have hubs.
 
The most USB components I have ever connected, was when I was streaming games.

Mouse
Keyboard
DualSense controller or other game controller types
USB-C Capture card (and in this config, the USB-C goes to a second computer. So that's a whole other back-panel). The first computer passes through the HDMI signal)
USB-C Headset
Webcam


I did try using a laptop with a dual mic interface, to do a podcast. But, It was a real pain carrying it all and setting it up.
Instead, switched over to a battery powered dual mic interface, from Zoom. Skipping the laptop, entirely.
 
philb2 said:
OK. What is the possibility of that happened in the time before AMD acquires Intel for "parts?"
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Intel didn't acquire AMD, AMD won't acquire Intel either. If either company goes down, it will be because a third company develops a better product, and both AMD and Intel cannot afford to buy that company or their product.
 
Afa the atx io spec changing, fat chance. Maybe when we no longer use 12" square motherboards.
Edit: May have exaggerated the size a bit. Fixed. XD
 
OK As the OP I throw in the towel here. Maybe this change will happen when i'm smoking the really good stuff. :(
 
Majority of the population doesn't need more than the 3 USB ports their laptops provide, let alone the 10-14 ports high end motherboards have. Those that need more can use hubs or add-in cards. Increased interconnect bandwidth will always be focused on providing faster ports, not more ports. The hurdle for changing the spec is too high due to the extremely small demand for it.
 
Tsumi said:
Majority of the population doesn't need more than the 3 USB ports their laptops provide, let alone the 10-14 ports high end motherboards have. Those that need more can use hubs or add-in cards. Increased interconnect bandwidth will always be focused on providing faster ports, not more ports. The hurdle for changing the spec is too high due to the extremely small demand for it.
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OK. Sounds reasonable.
 
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