A while ago I was wondering when I'd finally see a legacy free motherboard and I will admit it took longer than I expected. Admittedly, I haven't searched for new hardware in a while and I rarely read the hardware sites as I was/am fairly content with what I had. However, since my Q6600 is super heating my office room at my new apartment I'm in the market for changing out that CPU for something new (E8500 is in the lead thus far).
While doing my research, I stumbled upon the Intel BOXDP35DPM motherboard while checking out what motherboards are out there now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121314
It's completely legacy free! Some would say that not having PS2 ports would be a drawback but I say good riddance! It even has an eSATA port! If I had $400 to drop this second I'd get this, an E8500 and 8GB of DDR2 memory and have my 'ultimate workstation' that I'm not sure I'd ever need to upgrade.
I've complained in the past that tech has stayed overly expensive and just seems to get bigger and hotter, but I think we're finally at the point where advancements for upgrades are coming down to smaller, cooler, lower power consumption and cheaper is where it's at -- I've been waiting for this day for years!
I wonder if i have anything I could sell that would equal up to $400... hmmmm.....
