microATX, also known as µATX (sometimes transliterated as mATX[1] or uATX[2][3] on online forums) is a small form factor standard for computer motherboards, with a maximum size of 244 mm × 244 mm (9.6 inches x 9.6 inches), but some uATX boards can be as small as 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches or 171.45 millimeters by 171.45 [...]
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Form Factor 2 : MicroATX
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments
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What are Processors?
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments
What’s your processor? It is very important for you to know what kind of CPU or processor you are using when buying your motherboard. For your information, motherboards are made differently. There is a tendency that the motherboard you bought will not support your CPU. You need to know what type of CPU you are [...]
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Overclocked
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments
A newbie in computer may intimated by the word overclocked. It is a free technique that can be done in tweaking the motherboard speed performance. It is all depend on the knowledge of the user on their motherboards. Overclocking tweaking or procedure may vary depending on the motherboard maker.
Overclocking is a process where the [...]
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Your Motherboard
November 15th, 2009 · No Comments
The motherboard or the mainboard is the core of the computer set, each part of the computer relies on the mainboard to work its part correctly. One of the main functions of motherboard is to maintain connection between each computer parts and make sure that components are working well between them.
Lots of signs of motherboard [...]
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MOTHERBOARD SLOT DEFINITIONS (2/2)
August 1st, 2009 · No Comments
The CNR, or Communication and Network Riser, is a type of slot that supports audio, modem, USB and Local Area Network cards. This slot is highly recommended for any user building a large number of computers because the cards costs a lot lesser than
the standard PCI or ISA cards.
4.ISA
Nowadays, ISA or Industry Standard [...]
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MOTHERBOARD SLOT DEFINITIONS (1/2)
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments
There are different types of slots in a motherboard.
Here are the definitions of the slots that are present in a PC motherboard:
1.AGP
The AGP, or Advanced Graphics Port, is used to contain video cards. It is highly recommended (and more practical) that only motherboards with AGP slots be considered to be bought.
2.AMR [...]
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Asustek ROG Rampage II Gene
June 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Another of Intel Core i7 capable motherboards, from one of Taiwan’s largest manufacturers of PC related hardware, loaded with Intel’s X58/CH10R architecture it’s one heck of a gaming PC board. It supports the Core i7 Extreme Edition with dynamic speed control that allows utmost configuration control with minimal fuss. Capable of 6X4 Gigabyte Dimms, it [...]
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MSI X85 Platinum SLI
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Another of the leading motherboard makers, this board from MSI is designed to support Intel’s Core i7 Series of Processors. Loaded with six memory slots allowing a maximum 24 Gigabytes of ram for seamless gaming performance. One of the new generation all solid state boards without using electrolytic capacitors for utmost performance, without the strains [...]
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NVIDIA nForce 790i ULTRA SLI
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Inspired by their success as one of the most prolific manufacturers of video cards on the market, they have come up with their own motherboards to further enhance the abilities of their video cards with added support and extensions for their famed gaming video cards. Delivering top performance 1600 MHz FSB for Intel CPUs allowing [...]
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Dell recalls several biz-PC motherboards
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Dell has pointed to a supposed flaw with regard to the compatibility of their motherboards with the Nvidia graphics chip. The computer manufacturer has already contacted several of their vendors and distributors who have stocks of these products to return affected units to them.
Here’s an excerpt from the original article:
Dell Computer will start contacting some [...]
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