Welcome
to this short guide about the insides of your computer. This has a
youtube counterpart which is below. Hope you enjoy, feel free to ask any
questions in the comments.
The Motherboard
Your
motherboard is the central nervous system of your computer. All the
veins between components hook into it. Without your motherboard, you'd
have a case of rattling components with no way of communicating. The
motherboard is even more important than the CPU, because your CPU
wouldn't even be able to turn on without a motherboard.
There are several sizes of motherboard. The two commonly used in desktop pcs are ATX and MicroATX. MicroATX is compatible with ATX, but not vice versa.
The CPU creates another variation in mobos (short for motherboard). All manufacturers of CPU use several standards of sockets each. None of these standards are compatible with motherboards not designed for that CPU.
Motherboards have PCI slots usually, which allow for expansions such as graphic cards, network cards and firewire cards. My computer, and many others have 4 of these slots.
There are several sizes of motherboard. The two commonly used in desktop pcs are ATX and MicroATX. MicroATX is compatible with ATX, but not vice versa.
The CPU creates another variation in mobos (short for motherboard). All manufacturers of CPU use several standards of sockets each. None of these standards are compatible with motherboards not designed for that CPU.
Motherboards have PCI slots usually, which allow for expansions such as graphic cards, network cards and firewire cards. My computer, and many others have 4 of these slots.
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