The end of desktops?

With Processors and Graphics cards rapidly decresing in size yet increasing in horse power do you think the desktops will evenually die out in the not to distant future?? (~ 10 years)

It makes sense doesn't it? If you have a powerful computer than can be mobilized why shouldn't it?? Maybe a intergration of both sides? (a Lapop that can sinc up to a home system (like a current desktop without a Tower).

What are your opinions on this?

Well right now playing crysis on a laptop is like dividing by 0

With Processors and Graphics cards rapidly decresing in size yet increasing in horse power ...

BET8390

you obviously dnt have a 8800gtx.... that cards bout double the size of any laptop on the market on its own! its a BEAST!

I don't see this happening anytime in the near future. To me it seems more and more like the opposite is happening. Console game systems are evolving into Desktop PCs.

Well right now playing crysis on a laptop is like dividing by 0

Mam00th

HAHAHAHAHAHA........wat he said......laptops r still 2nd choice by far......

1. in the future there will be more components so you will need something bigger than a laptop

2. desktops are sexy

3. its difficult to mod a laptop

Desktops won't die....in the near future you'll see a rise of monitors with integrated PCs in the monitor (google for the Gateway One or the Dell XPS One). Why the heck would anybody want a 24" laptop. Laptops also don't look cool on a desk - a sleek 22"+ monitor with a cool keyboard + mouse does.

Edit: This doesn't mean I think integrated PCs will replace desktops, because they wont either - they do have far more potential for taking over the mass markets than laptops though.

Edit: This doesn't mean I think integrated PCs will replace desktops, because they wont either - they do have far more potential for taking over the mass markets than laptops though.

jollyriot2k1

I would have to disagree, if I were buying a computer that cannot be upgraded (Laptop, integrated PC) I would at least want it to be portable. An integrated offers nothing a normal PC doesn't have. At least a laptop can be easily moved around.

One word...

HEAT!!!

can you easily upgrade laptop graphics cards?shoeman12

99% of laptops can't

as jakedogg said heat /you still need good cooling

Although Intel and especially AMD have made big strides in reducing the amount of power needed and he heat produced by the CPU, nVidia and ATI have almost taken a step backwards when it comes to video cards. The cards are requiring more power, are producing higher temperatures, and are physically larger than video cards have ever been. All of this makes it especially difficult to scale everything down to be installed in a laptop, and kills battery life; which practically defeats the purpose of laptops, portability. Until they make a concentrated effort to reduce the "footprint" of GPUs, like AMD did with the Athlon 64 and Opteron CPUs, we're not going to be seeing laptops replacing desktops in the near future. And even then, desktops will still have an advantage in price for some time.ProudLarry

I guess you haven't heard of the 8800 GT with a single slot cooling solution?

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]can you easily upgrade laptop graphics cards?musclesforcier

99% of laptops can't

exactly so laptops will never end desktops

[QUOTE="ProudLarry"]Although Intel and especially AMD have made big strides in reducing the amount of power needed and he heat produced by the CPU, nVidia and ATI have almost taken a step backwards when it comes to video cards. The cards are requiring more power, are producing higher temperatures, and are physically larger than video cards have ever been. All of this makes it especially difficult to scale everything down to be installed in a laptop, and kills battery life; which practically defeats the purpose of laptops, portability. Until they make a concentrated effort to reduce the "footprint" of GPUs, like AMD did with the Athlon 64 and Opteron CPUs, we're not going to be seeing laptops replacing desktops in the near future. And even then, desktops will still have an advantage in price for some time.Bebi_vegeta

I guess you haven't heard of the 8800 GT with a single slot cooling solution?

With Processors and Graphics cards rapidly decresing in size yet increasing in horse power do you think the desktops will evenually die out in the not to distant future?? (~ 10 years)

It makes sense doesn't it? If you have a powerful computer than can be mobilized why shouldn't it?? Maybe a intergration of both sides? (a Lapop that can sinc up to a home system (like a current desktop without a Tower).

What are your opinions on this?

BET8390

It's hard to think that mobile computing will eventually replace desktop computing. Not all the components in desktop computers shrink just take a look at the new line of graphic cards from NVIDIA, the 8 series DirectX10 Cards. Having two of these cards in my system actually required me to buy a bigger full tower case to accommodate. Sure the Intel Core 2 processor I have is insanely small but the heatsink more then makes up for its change in size. I think that the smaller devices tend to get in computer technology the more ways developers and hardware manufacturers are going to find ways to fill in that excess space. Sure it might lead to smaller overall components in the future but instead of shrinking the size of the case required, they are just going to find some new device or technology to integrate into the motherboard to occupy the additional space left behind by the penny sized processors.

[QUOTE="ProudLarry"]Although Intel and especially AMD have made big strides in reducing the amount of power needed and he heat produced by the CPU, nVidia and ATI have almost taken a step backwards when it comes to video cards. The cards are requiring more power, are producing higher temperatures, and are physically larger than video cards have ever been. All of this makes it especially difficult to scale everything down to be installed in a laptop, and kills battery life; which practically defeats the purpose of laptops, portability. Until they make a concentrated effort to reduce the "footprint" of GPUs, like AMD did with the Athlon 64 and Opteron CPUs, we're not going to be seeing laptops replacing desktops in the near future. And even then, desktops will still have an advantage in price for some time.Bebi_vegeta

I guess you haven't heard of the 8800 GT with a single slot cooling solution?

Let's wait till whenever the 9 series cards come out.... Though I have to say that I was quite impress with the 8800 GT.