How to check what motherboard you have

When you’re looking to upgrade your computer’s hardware, one of the most difficult things to understand is whether or not an individual component is compatible with the rest of your PC. And of all the various aspects to consider, the specifications of your motherboard is likely the most important when it comes to compatibility.The motherboard is a complex collection of chips, circuits, and heat sinks that combines with your more popular components, such as the CPU, RAM, and graphics card, in order to make your computer do whatever you need it to do. Understanding the specifications of your motherboard means knowing what kind of RAM will fit, whether or not you have PCIe 4.0 slots, if you’re able to fit your new M.2 SSD, and what kind of fancy CPUs you can buy. Luckily, motherboard manufacturers, retail sites, and services like PCPartPicker all provide helpful specification compatibility information.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3624568/how-to-check-what-motherboard-you-have.html#tk.rss_all

Created 4y | Jul 12, 2021, 3:20:49 PM


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