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As per usual, the benefit you gain from upgrading various components depends on your use case, but too many people are obsessed with getting the best there is for a gaming PC even if having the fastest processor and gobs of super fast memory only net a few FPS in gaming (In fact, at this point, there isn't even much reason to get the latest and greatest GPU if you still have a 1080p monitor).Still, I agree that it would be nice to see some motherboards with SO-DIMM slots. Not only does it let you use more memory if you actually need to (or just more smaller-capacity RAM sticks to save money), it also opens up quad channel memory which could be good for marketing. It also might leave more room for the other features that sell well like more M.2 and ports (though I am still waiting to see them replace the 6-8 SATA/SATA-Express ports with a pair of U.2 ports and a SATA breakout cable for additional freed up space).With small systems, every bit of saved space is critical, but most companies aren't doing much to save space on their mITX boards.
As per usual, the benefit you gain from upgrading various components depends on your use case, but too many people are obsessed with getting the best there is for a gaming PC even if having the fastest processor and gobs of super fast memory only net a few FPS in gaming (In fact, at this point, there isn't even much reason to get the latest and greatest GPU if you still have a 1080p monitor).
Still, I agree that it would be nice to see some motherboards with SO-DIMM slots. Not only does it let you use more memory if you actually need to (or just more smaller-capacity RAM sticks to save money), it also opens up quad channel memory which could be good for marketing. It also might leave more room for the other features that sell well like more M.2 and ports (though I am still waiting to see them replace the 6-8 SATA/SATA-Express ports with a pair of U.2 ports and a SATA breakout cable for additional freed up space).
With small systems, every bit of saved space is critical, but most companies aren't doing much to save space on their mITX boards.
