Computer Motherboard Buying

When looking for a motherboard for an upgrade or a brand new build, there are a lot of things for you to consider.

First, do you know what kind of motherboard you will need? How much RAM you want to have? What kind of processor you are going to be using? Do you need to have PCI-Express slots? How many? For example; If you want to be playing DX10 (Directx10) games like Crysis with 60fps+ on vista, your going to need a LOT of RAM and a VERY good motherboard/CPU combo (You can get very good motherboard bundles from online retailers on sale days).

Secondly, do you have any idea how you would go about putting all these components (and many more) together? Do you know if ALL of this brand new equipment you just bought will work together? Or will you have to send half of it back for replacements? If you don't, maybe you should consider doing some research. For the most part computer motherboard manufacturers have made it as simple as possible for all the parts to "mesh" together correctly, but if something goes wrong, are you going to know what to do?

Lastly, what brand of motherboard are you going to want? Some brands are DEFINITELY betters than others. For example, I would take a lower model ASUS or ABIT motherboard over a company like Foxconn or even the generic Intel boards.

Hopefully this will clear up some of the issues you all have when buying computer motherboards and matching computer equipment.

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