Discovered a cool find in my grandparents' attic :D
Discovered a cool find in my grandparents' attic :D
As PCIe bandwidth grows, do you think CPUs on separate boards might eventually return? Perhaps with a swapable BIOS chipset. That would be interesting if you could purchase one motherboard and simply replace the CPU board and BIOS when upgrading. The upgrade route would depend on PCIe versions rather than sockets. I doubt it would succeed due to latency concerns.
It's not in MFG's best interest to increase modularity unless it helps them integrate more easily and boost sales.
Even with today's advancements, the speed would remain limited by the overall input requirements.
Memory controller and related parts resided in the northbridge, while the interface stayed on the southbridge. Motherboards previously featured two chips managing the system, which explains why "chipset" is still used. Nowadays, we don’t have separate "sets"; the term remains just "chipset." The memory controller moved to the CPU, and graphics now connects directly to it.