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True, you could still run the PCB footprint out to the edge and have a support socket on the motherboard to grab it. Then we could eliminate the cost of the US
by wlesieutre 9y ago
True, you could still run the PCB footprint out to the edge and have a support socket on the motherboard to grab it.
Then we could eliminate the cost of the USB components by building contacts into the support socket that connect to pads on the PCB!
I dunno, ease of inserting and removal just isn't on my list of desires for a GPU. I install one maybe every 2 years, and I don't want to worry about it falling out and smashing around inside my case if I pick up my computer or something.
Whatever mounting shenanigans are necessary to lock it in place with weaker connectors feels like a solution looking for a problem. The somewhat high force of PCIe slots is a feature, not a bug.