A MOBO to House the CPU
A motherboard, MOBO for short, is the base where all power and components meet. The MOBO houses the CPU, RAM, GPU, and other peripheral cards. MOBOs have ports for data connections such as SATA, USB, and Ethernet. Sophisticated MOBOs also have onboard chips for audio, video, and wireless support. Good MOBOs are often more expensive than the CPUs they house, and the MOBO I recommend for our computer is no different.
When looking for the ideal motherboard, I knew from experience that I wanted excellent onboard audio and video, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so as not to be burdened with adding these essentials later. I also wanted a board capable of handling fast RAM, support for USB 3.0 and 6 GB/s SATA, and easy access ...
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