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Article #245: Computer Motherboard Guide

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The heart of any computer is the like graphics cards, extra sound card or
motherboard. It is that big board inside a wireless internet card. The old
the computer that everything is connected standard is a PCI slot and these are
to. It performs the role of traffic appropriate for most expansion cards,
lights and policemen, directing flows of excepts new graphics cards.
information to where they are needed, The most simple of graphics cards are
when they are needed. sometimes available for PCI slots, but
Choosing the right motherboard does not not too many. More common are AGP cards
have to be a huge issue, even though and the newer PCI express (PCIe) cards.
there is a lot to consider. I will start AGP slots come in speed variants up to
off with the most major parts and move 8x, make sure the slot matches your card.
onto the the things that are less PCI and PCIe are incompatible, so don't
important or non-essential. be confused by that. The PCIe slots are
Firstly is the socket type. much longer and have a securing latch. If
The socket is the place where the you want an SLI graphics card setup with
processor (CPU) connects to the two PCIe cards with SLI attached
motherboard. There is no compatiblility together, make sure the motherboard
between sockets, so it has to be the specifically states that it supports SLI.
right one. The socket connection needs to Fourth is hard drive and optical drive
match the connection of the processor you connections
have or the one you intend to buy for the Two kinds are available, IDE and SATA,
computer. IDE is older with a thick cable and SATA
Most older Intel Pentium 4s utilise is newer with a thinner cable. SATA
socket 478. Newer ones use socket 775. capability is usually an add-on, you can
AMD chips utilised socket A for a long see a dedicated chip on the motherboard.
time, but now the AMD Athlon 64 series IDE is being phased out, but is still
and Semprons use socket 939. Just check used for many drives and all optical
with someone as to what yours or your devices like DVD and CD drives. IDE has
intended one will have. speeds of ATA66, ATA100 and ATA133, SATA
Your choice of chip will have a lot to do has speeds of 150Mbps and 300Mbps the
with your needs, but choosing one with an latter sometimes referred to as SATA2.
up to date socket type will ensure Make sure your board supports as much or
slightly longer motherboard life as you more than you intend to install.
can upgrade the chip for a while. Fifth is the extras
Second is the memory type The number of extras available on
DDR is the RAM of choice for most motherboard has increased greatly and so
systems, but some newer systems, which has the quality of the extras. Things to
includes all Pentiums with socket 775 use be expected are USB 2.0, a sound card and
DDR2. These two kinds are not network slot. Other things which it may
interchangable and have a different or may not have are firewire and extra
number of pins. Both DDR and DDR2 come in USB slots.
different speed ratings measured in MHz. So with all that in mind you should be in
DDR has a usual 400MHz denoted as DDR400 good stead to make a good decision on
or PC3200, while DDR2 can go a little your purchase. Happy shopping.
higher and comes in slightly faster Roundup
speeds. Just make it match what the board Socket type - A, 478, 775, 939
needs. Memory (RAM) - DDR, DDR2
Third is expansion slots Expansion slots - PCI and one of AGP or
The expansion slots are the places where PCIe
you put extra cards onto the motherboard, ATA - ATA66, 100 or 133.






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