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