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why did graphics coprocessors keep their card-in-slot form factor, but CPUs only had it briefly in the late 80s/early 90s?

@Felthry I guess the CPU benefits way more from having more contact points with the board

@Felthry a lot of the CPU contacts actually just communicate a single BIOS setting (like overvolt or overclock, I actually overclocked a CPU with a piece of tape once)

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