10 Important Motherboard Tips

1) Do the survey by reading the reviews on
motherboards & then look for either same motherboard
or compare it with it is competitors product in the
market.

2) Don't buy the costliest motherboard in case you are not
going to make use of additional features. Always check cost to
benefit ratio & make the choice by assessing
the utility value.

3) In case you are dedicated gamer or fan of overclocking,
confirm whether the space around CPU is spacious
for you to put in a bigger heat sink-fan combination
for cooling. Go for motherboard, which has the
facility to overclock FSB in steps of MHz & core
voltage modification.

4) Confirm that chipset on the motherboard is
compatible with the speed of the processor & speed
of FSB. It is important to check the
compatibility to improve the method performance.

5) Select feature rich motherboard for future up
gradation. Also make positive that it is PCI &
memory slots for future expansion.

6) If planning for expensive motherboard go for the
motherboard with onboard video chipset & an AGP
slot. Don't forget to check whether AGP slot supports
latest transfer rate.

7) Also see whether motherboard has onboard sound &
integrated Ethernet.

8) Check the type of memory that supports motherboard.

9) DDR RAM is the most popular option today. Most
motherboards have at least slots. But expensive
motherboards have slots. The total amount of RAM you
can install is also dependent on the motherboard
chipset.

10) The smooth transfer of knowledge without errors is the
most important function of the chipset. This function
of the chipset decides overall performance of the
method. That is why the maximum speed a processor that
the chipset supports is important. In case of
future upgrades you will need to adjust only the
processor. This will save your time & money.