Why can motherboards like the Wii’s be trimmed down so much? What are the other parts in there for if they can just be removed with no downside?

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Why can motherboards like the Wii’s be trimmed down so much? What are the other parts in there for if they can just be removed with no downside?

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Components that consume low power are moved to integrated circuits (microchips). Motherboard for PC needs to provide a lot more power to its components, so you have these big MOSFETs with radiators and supporting electronics taking up space.

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