PIO boards like this one specifically. I would think having an angled PCI-e slot to forego the need for riser cables would be a net benefit for many & offer some interesting small form factor designs.
I imagine case designs would be laid out much like the Skyreach S4 Mini, but in using a PIO the layout looks a little more clean and there's a bit more space for airflow/cooler or cable placement.
What barriers are keeping PIO boards out of many case designers minds? (it is simply availability/region issues?)
Secondly, I have a question brought by ignorance on the matter of motherboards; assuming we are dealing with a PIO board, can RAM slots be moved closer to that PIO slot? In the case of the motherboard pictured below, could SO-DIMM slots be used instead & moved to the red circle? I would think this would provide more space for CPU cooling solutions, but perhaps I'm wrong.
I imagine case designs would be laid out much like the Skyreach S4 Mini, but in using a PIO the layout looks a little more clean and there's a bit more space for airflow/cooler or cable placement.
What barriers are keeping PIO boards out of many case designers minds? (it is simply availability/region issues?)
Secondly, I have a question brought by ignorance on the matter of motherboards; assuming we are dealing with a PIO board, can RAM slots be moved closer to that PIO slot? In the case of the motherboard pictured below, could SO-DIMM slots be used instead & moved to the red circle? I would think this would provide more space for CPU cooling solutions, but perhaps I'm wrong.