kieron115@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
I’m sure it doesn’t help that motherboard manufacturers have increasingly been targetting “whale” consumers over the last 10-15 years. I remember when a top of the line motherboard would cost you $300; and an average board was around $100-150.
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 week ago
Have not built a PC since Windows7, what is the difference between a 150 and a top of the line motherboard?
kieron115@startrek.website 1 week ago
I’m talking more like the Windows ME/XP days to be honest. But too many to count. It’s more that actually useful features that used to be fairly standard (like 7-segment status displays and speakers) are effectively being gated behind $500+ motherboards to make them more attractive. A board that would have come with alphanumeric status codes now is lucky to ship with a couple LEDs that just indicate where a problem is at, not what the specific problem is.