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A motherboard is the main power house which all major
hardware components connect to provide a functional computer system.
It provides a interface for connecting different devices such as
you’re: mouse, keyboard, processor(s), memory, graphic card(s), and
hard drive(s). These devices are either attached directly or
indirectly through different cables. Connectors for different
external devices are always color coded in compliance with the
specifications of PC 99. There are a variety
of options to consider before selecting a motherboard. Most of the
boards have in built network ports, fire wire connections, and dual
video card slots. Some of the boards also support wireless
networking through Bluetooth, IrDA, and Wi-Fi technologies. An Pci-Express
slot is also necessary for modern graphics cards to run games and
other graphic intensive applications. The motherboard must also have
support for DDR and DDR2 memories; DDR2 is an improvement in the DDR
by addition of a faster bus speed. The new motherboards in the
market also support dual core technology for processors, hyper
threading (HT) and extreme hyper threading (EHT) technology support.
HT and EHT are available only in Intel processors. Some motherboards
in the market also offer onboard TV tuners.
Motherboards are available in different sizes know
as form factors. You would need a larger computer case if your board
has large size. In case of notebooks, boards are very compact and
are very much customizable. They also support wireless technology
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The selection of a motherboard depends a lot on
your requirements and your budget. There is a variety of board
manufacturers to choose from; most popular of them would be from
Asus which is a recognized industry leader.
Selecting a motherboard for your gaming computer
can be a complex task, however, with Digital Storm we do all the
hard work for you and pre-select recommended motherboards with each
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