no choice, our technology is moving way too fast, and the chips are much cheaper compare to oldern days. Hence manufacturers usually don't expect desktop consumers to upgrade a single CPU after 3 years. They expect you to change to a whole new system. It is very obvious when Intel says it is going to debut a new micro architecture every 2 years.

Actually AM2+ is misleading consumers in some way.

Back in socket A, every chipset change with higher FSB support doesnt change the name of the socket. We never see Socket A, Socket A+, Socket A++ or whatever.

Now, AMD decided to change the naming when the system bus is upgraded. AM2+ is a good example. It is exactly the same as AM2 socket, but with a different chipset and system bus, that's all.

AM2 --> AM2+ is as simple as Socket A with VIA KT333 --> socket A with VIA KT400A.

Not in the near future. Besides, it is only possible if there is no system bus changes on the motherboard.

Maybe one day we can change the IO Hub on our own based on the features we want. But this will very far away from now.

So easily snap pictures? I am expecting they are top secrets, maybe ur cousin should not even tell you about it.

hahaha, maybe 10 years later we can even plug & play USB port/ SATA port onto some sockets on the mobo, depends on how great is the IOHub. Well, dunno it can be achieved or not, just some day dreaming since i've finished work much earlier than expected

This post has been edited by charge-n-go: May 4 2007, 04:50 PM