In Forum: Computer Discussion
By User: abandonware
Do not think it's as well, many of us have changed the processor without changing the motherboard? Very few.
For the user the problem arises when the motherboard is not working properly and need to replace it, there will have to change the motherboard with integrated processor and memory (as they surely will have a connection socket obsolete) at a higher cost because it must discard parts that still work.
Thus manufacturers reduce costs and increase sales, increase electronic waste, we spend more money and architecture loses flexibility, which is what characterized it from the begining.
Furthermore Intel increases control of who makes motherboards for its processors, something like that already happened with the manufacturers of chipsets and long before the changes of processor sockets. Remember when you bought a motherboard and you could put an Intel, AMD, Cyrix or IBM processor.
By User: abandonware
Do not think it's as well, many of us have changed the processor without changing the motherboard? Very few.
For the user the problem arises when the motherboard is not working properly and need to replace it, there will have to change the motherboard with integrated processor and memory (as they surely will have a connection socket obsolete) at a higher cost because it must discard parts that still work.
Thus manufacturers reduce costs and increase sales, increase electronic waste, we spend more money and architecture loses flexibility, which is what characterized it from the begining.
Furthermore Intel increases control of who makes motherboards for its processors, something like that already happened with the manufacturers of chipsets and long before the changes of processor sockets. Remember when you bought a motherboard and you could put an Intel, AMD, Cyrix or IBM processor.