boltdozer Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've been trying to find a highly compatible OSx86 mobo (out-of-the-box, minimal hacking). There are a lot of great guides and recommendations for motherboards like this in this forum, but I've been having trouble finding a recommended mobo that's available for purchase. There seems to be a common trend: Many recommended OSx86 compatible motherboards have been discontinued and some are replaced by inferior boards, or not replaced at all. Here are some examples: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P - discontinued Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R - discontinued Forum thread recommendation: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=90795 Most closely matched board available: Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R - no firewire, missing 3 fw ports - no silent pipe cooling Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 - discontinued Forum thread recommendation: http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/index.php/t61219.html Most closely matched board available: ??? ECS 945GCT-M - discontinued Forum thread recommendation: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...=76020&st=0 Most closely matched board available: ??? Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R - discontinued Forum thread recommendation: http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/index.php/t86458.html Most closely matched board available: GA-G33M-S2L - no firewire, missing 3 fw ports - missing 4 USB ports - missing 2 SATA - missing 2 codec channels (6 vs. 8) I think there are several other boards that I've looked into where I wasn't able to buy it because it was no longer available. Is this all a coincidence? Anyone have some wisdom as to why these motherboards are taken off the market and aren't replaced with an improved or more fully featured board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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