Which is a good motherboard?
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CrayonMuncher
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it would say all this on the specs page for example on the asus site
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=b6R5QXWNOAJzwcUx&templete=2
if you navigate to the bit that says specs, if it is not already on there it will show the socket type, am3 here, and briefly what cpus it supports, there is also a more detailed list on most manufacturers websites for an exact list of supported cpus.
it will say the max ram on the same page and the type of ram supported, ie ddr2, ddr3 etc.
the best for gaming is up to, the best i would say would be to use sli/crossfire and pair two cards together but you can also get a single card mobo and also get decent performance.
it will also say what is supported on the same spec sheet as above, sometimes one or the other sometimes both. It is also worth saying that the higher end chipsets run at full speed, x16 + x16, such as the intel x58 chipset or 890FX from amd.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=b6R5QXWNOAJzwcUx&templete=2
if you navigate to the bit that says specs, if it is not already on there it will show the socket type, am3 here, and briefly what cpus it supports, there is also a more detailed list on most manufacturers websites for an exact list of supported cpus.
it will say the max ram on the same page and the type of ram supported, ie ddr2, ddr3 etc.
the best for gaming is up to, the best i would say would be to use sli/crossfire and pair two cards together but you can also get a single card mobo and also get decent performance.
it will also say what is supported on the same spec sheet as above, sometimes one or the other sometimes both. It is also worth saying that the higher end chipsets run at full speed, x16 + x16, such as the intel x58 chipset or 890FX from amd.
An expansion board is often mistaken to an expansion card. They're video cards, sound cards, TV Tuners (and more) that plug in to your motherboard with the expansion ports they have.
However, a real expansion board, or a daughter board, plugs in to a specific expansion port on the motherboard, allowing you to have more expansion ports, more intergrated devices, like sound, ethernet (found on very small boards) They were more common in the 90s.
However, a real expansion board, or a daughter board, plugs in to a specific expansion port on the motherboard, allowing you to have more expansion ports, more intergrated devices, like sound, ethernet (found on very small boards) They were more common in the 90s.