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About LinkBacksRead more.Does the X58 chipset still have a future? We take a look at a budget board from ASUS and find out.
Read more.Does the X58 chipset still have a future? We take a look at a budget board from ASUS and find out.
Why oh Why do people keep saying this? That board already has 6 USB 2.0 on the rear, and I assume at least 3 on board headers for 6 more. That's a possible 12 devices without even taking USB Hubs into consideration. Seriously, how many USB ports does one computer need?!we'd probably chop the legacy PS/2 ports and add in a further two USB 2.0s.
The one thing that tends to stay with me through upgrade after upgrade and replacement PC after replacement PC is my trust PS/2 mouse and keyboard. I've had my current mouse over 5 years, and I've never found one as comfortable. I don't want to have to choose between changing my mouse and buying a USB - PS/2 converter just because someone else decides it's time everyone moves on from PS/2! PS/2 does a great job for mice and keyboards, so why not keep it on there?
C'mon, we're living in 2010 and not 1990.
We'd be interested to hear what other users have to say, because we'd happily see the back of PS/2 and have some other form of connectivity on the back.
shaffaaf27 (14-02-2010)
PS2 is dead and gone... (or should be)
shaffaaf27 (14-02-2010)
Must be one of the few legacy ports remaining!
I'd rather see floppy and IDE gone rather than PS/2 as i still use a PS/2 keyboard
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
scaryjim (13-02-2010)
ditto. Floppy headers should be long dead but still seem to be on a lot of boards. I think IDE and PS/2 have a better argument to still be around.Originally Posted by Terbinator
I'd rather see floppy and IDE gone rather than PS/2 as i still use a PS/2 keyboard
With IDE, It's not that long ago that sata CD/DVD drives were reasonably thin on the ground, and people still have old CD/DVD drives around that are still useful. On an x58 board though, I would excuse them dropping IDE as you'd assume people buying x58 would either have sata optical drives or be willing to shell out £20.
As for mice/keyboards - personally I would lose the IDE first. Some people do seem very, very attached to their old mice and keyboard
scaryjim (13-02-2010)
So why hasn't it got SATA 6gbps and USB3.0?C'mon, we're living in 2010 and not 1990.
We'd be interested to hear what other users have to say, because we'd happily see the back of PS/2 and have some other form of connectivity on the back.
I'd rather have PS/2 and the debugging safety line it offers than yet another pair of USB2.0 ports.
scaryjim (13-02-2010)
It's got no Sata 6gbps and usb3 because the board was released before those standards came out.So why hasn't it got SATA 6gbps and USB3.0?
I'd rather have PS/2 and the debugging safety line it offers than yet another pair of USB2.0 ports.
The board was being reviewed last September....
http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/as...rboard-review/
shaffaaf27 (14-02-2010)
I have 12GB of RAM installed but the BIOS only sees 8GB. Win7 x64 also sees 8GB. CPU-Z can see the full 12GB installed. The mobo is running the latest BIOS.
Any suggestions?
Scrub my reply - missed the CPU-Z thing.
What version of windows do you have ?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Woo! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who's not desperate to see the back of PS/2.
The thing is (IMNSHO) PS/2 just *works* for mice and keyboards. Floppy drives and IDE have been replaced by something better, but PS/2 hasn't. The only real advantage of USB over PS/2 is that you can plug and unplug your mouse / kb as often as you want, but how often do people actually do that on a desktop?! Let's here it for PS/2!!
GTFO floppy, IDE, and PS/2.
Philipp (14-02-2010)
I do when I switch keyboards/mice between machines aand can't be bothered to wire a KVm up.
Desktop MSI B550M Mortar, Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1Tb NVMe SSD, 2x480GB SATA SSD, 4Tb + 2x2Tb HDD, 3x monitors, Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Server MSI Z170A Gaming M7, Intel i7-6700K, 16Gb DDR 2400, 120Gb SATA SSD, 1Tb WD Black HDD, 4x 4Tb HDD in RAID5
What do you do about your monitor? And if you have several monitors, why not several kb and mice?
Anyway, that's another good point. My KVM is PS/2, too
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