What Is a Motherboard Chipset, and What Does It Control?
Understand what a motherboard chipset does, how it differs from the CPU and socket, and why the exact board, BIOS and lane layout matter for upgrades.
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The AMD Ryzen 7000 will support PCIe 5, but what about the motherboards?
Ever since AMD showed off its next generation Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) processors for socket AM5 , there has been some controversy regarding support for PCIe […]
You will only be able to use PCIe 5.0 SSD on new generation motherboards
Today, the M.2 format for SSDs has been standardized, and despite the fact that there are currently three different sizes depending on their length, a […]
Why is MSI's cable-free motherboard not suitable for your PC?
The design of a motherboard and, therefore, the arrangement of its different components is not trivial. They must not only follow a logical layout for […]
AMD changes the way you buy motherboards with its new X670 chipset
The COMPUTEX 2022 that will be announced next week has something different from the others that will change the way we understand how we want […]
ASUS Releases Evangelion-Based Graphics Card and Motherboard
The special editions of the different components and devices are not more powerful than the normal ones. However, this type of product, being limited, is […]
Why does the motherboard have a battery and what is its function?
The motherboard battery or CMOS is one of the elements that we tend to go unnoticed in consumer electronics products, among which is our personal […]
Z690 motherboards: the most complete for Intel Core 12 CPUs
With the Intel Core 12 new motherboards have arrived, with the Z690 chipset being the most advanced of all of the 600 series. That is […]
Intel Z690 vs H670 vs B660 vs H610: chipset comparison
No CPU works without connecting it to its corresponding socket on the motherboard, but not all compatible with one or more families of processors that […]
Motherboard Lights Explained: CPU, DRAM, VGA and BOOT LEDs
Learn what motherboard debug lights mean. Check CPU, DRAM, VGA and BOOT labels, tell normal startup lights from faults and choose the right first checks.
PC Video Ports Explained: VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and USB-C
Identify PC video ports and choose a compatible monitor connection. Check GPU versus motherboard outputs, cable support, adapters and USB-C video requirements.
PC motherboard types: ATX, Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX and E-ATX
The motherboard is the piece of hardware where the different components of the computer are connected, such as the CPU, RAM, storage units, graphics card, […]
Caring for a PC motherboard: tips, uses, and techniques
The motherboard is one of the most important elements of the PC (not to say the most, since absolutely everything else is connected to it), […]
Z690 motherboards for Intel: ASUS, GIGABYTE, ASRock and EVGA
A new generation of processors is always accompanied by new motherboards and the Intel Core 12 and the 600 series could not be less, the […]
How to know the motherboard model that we have in the PC?
It is very common that a user does not know or does not remember the model of motherboard that he has installed in his PC. […]