Motherboard

The motherboard and CPU are the key components of your computer. Your motherboard provides connections to all other components that must attach to it . The motherboard and CPU serve as the main computational and processing source of your PC.

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The motherboard












Notice the white square socket toward the left. The CPU will sit there. Above the CPU socket are three banks for RAM. The motherboardwill determine the type of CPU you must use. To the right are six PCI expansion slots (white).

Your motherboard will determine the maximum number of expansion PCI cards and the amount of memory (RAM, random access memory) which can be installed. The motherboard will also determine the type of CPU you can use because each motherboard is designed to seat a particular CPU. For example, a motherboard designed to seat a Pentium 4 CPU won’t seat an AMD Athlon CPU. 

Be sure your motherboard has a 4x AGP video slot or better. Once you’ve selected a motherboard, follow the advice in the chapter about purchasing components. nload a full motherboard manual to read about its capabilities.