ATX Motherboards
Shopping for a
motherboard can get very, very technical, so it's advisable that you do your research, check on everything you're not sure about, and try and get some help from somebody knowledgable.
ATX refers to the form factor of a motherboard, which essentially means how it gets screwed down into your computer case. To accommodate an ATX motherboard, you'll need an ATX computer case which are available in three sizes:
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* AMD Processors
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Intel Processors.
Most motherboards will support only one or the other type of chip (processor). Furthermore, within a particular brand of chipsets only the latest boards will support the latest chips. It's very important to check a motherboard's specifications literature before buying to see which particular processors it will support.
Another feature of all motherboards is expansion slots, which have a variety of flavors according to their bus protocols. Every modern motherboard will have at least one
AGP expansion slot; AGP is effectively replaced and superseded by PCIex16, so if there's any possibility go for a PCIex16 board as the performance will be better, but also because service and support for AGP and AGP cards has been largely discontinued. Think about how many expansion cards you'll have and of what types before deciding on a motherboard.
Also, consider that a motherboard will be able to support only a set number of internal drives. Internal drives include:
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Hard Drives
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CD Drives
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DVD Drives
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DDR SDRAM which is the industry standard accepted over the older
SDRAM.
Finally, most motherboards include integrated peripherals. The standards today are:
* on-board ethernet
* on-board video
* onboard audio
* external bus like USB and sometimes Firewire.
The onradeon'>graphics expansion card.
Intel Socket ATX Motherboards
The latest from Intel is the
Intel Core i7 Chipset ATX Motherboards
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Intel Core 2 Chipset ATX Motherboards
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Other Intel Chipset ATX Motherboards
AMD Socket ATX Motherboards
The casual computerprocessor'>Sempron families of processors. Again, when we talk about 800 chipsets we're talking about ballistic missile guidance systems, so for a home, business, or even a gaming computer it's acceptable to opt for a slightly older chipset.
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AMD 800 Series Chipset ATX Motherboards
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AMD 700 Series Chipset ATX Motherboards
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Other AMD Chipset ATX Motherboards
Top Sellers
Here are some of the top selling ATX Motherboards on the market today:
Related Guides
Here are some other wikis related to ATX Motherboards:
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Building a Computer
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PCI Express Graphics Cards
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Internal Desktop Components Computer Cases
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Internal Desktop Components Power Supplies
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Motherboards
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