MoBo replacement that allows more memory but keeps current components & same or more I/O. This one is packed to the hilt.

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I need to increase my current memory capacity to at least 32GB. I am using almost every bit of my current board's I/O: IDE, all SATA; internal and external, USB (and don't actually have enough USB ports) all four PCIe x16 slots, the 1 PCIe x1 slot and one PCI slot.

I would also like to go with a bigger case for more airflow since this case is packed and would like more internal HD slots and/or space for two swappable HD bays. I need to be able to use my current hard drives (x4), soundcards (2), video cards (x2) and USB 1 components without a hub (x10).

Thanks for any insight



My current MoBo specs are:

Main Memory
• Supports Dual DDR2 533/667/800/1066 (1066 for AM2+ only)
- 4 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.

Slots
• 2 mazarine PCI Express x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• 2 light-blue PCI Express x16 slots with x8 operations (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• When 4 PCI Express x16 slots are all installed, the PCIE x 16 lanes will auto arrange form x16/ x0/ x16/ x0 to x8/ x8/ x8/ x8
• 1 PCI Express x1 slots
• 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.

On-Board IDE
• One IDE port by AMD® SB600
- Supports Ultra DMA 66/100/133 mode
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation mode
- Can connect up to two IDE devices

On-Board SATA
• 4 SATA II (1~4) ports by AMD® SB600
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 3Gb/s

RAID Function
- SATA II 1~4 support RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 mode by AMD® SB600

Internal I/O Connectors
- ATX 24-pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin 12V CPU power connector
- ATX 4-pin VGA power connector
- CPU / System x 4 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 6 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x Serial ATA II connectors
- 1 x ATA133 HD connectors
- 1 x SPDIF-out header
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 ports (optional)
- 1 x Serial port header (optional)
- 1 x VoIP card header (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x Optical SPDIF out
- 1 x IEEE1394 Port (optional)
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack

 
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Makes more sense now...

Your original post made it sound as if you were trying to keep the CPU also, which would make this more difficult.

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K9A2 Platinum, but that doesn't matter. What matters are the specs I provided; everything revolves around those specs. The CPU I choose will be around a mobo that allows me to upgrade only the mobo, memory, and CPU. It's crazy! I know.

 

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Thanks.

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