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Computer Motherboard
- 3. The formfactor determines the general layout, size, and feature placement on a motherboard. Different form factors usually require different style cases. Differences between form factors can include; physical size and shape, mounting hole location, feature placement, power supply connectors, and others
- 5. Format Pros Cons ATX •A large number of PCIe slots • Supports multi-GPU setups/several expansions cards • Large • Tends to be more expensive Micro ATX • Most balanced of the three • Might have too few PCIe slots for some users’ needs Mini ITX • Compact • Allows highly portable PCs • Limited RAM capacity and only one PCIe slot • Not every graphics card will fit
- 6. • Flex ATXis an even smaller version of the MicroATX • fewer PCI expansions • fewer RAM slots • Size 229*191
- 7. • This boardis similar to the ATX motherboard in terms of size and expansion slots • The major difference with BTX boards are, they are designed for better airflow
- 8. • These boardsare generally made for lower-end systems and will sometimes require use of a riser card
- 9. A socketfor a personal computer is designed to hold either an Intel processor or an AMD processor. The processor socket (also called a CPU socket) is the connector on the motherboard that houses a CPU and forms the electrical interface and contact with the CPU.
- 10. Sockets andprocessors use different methods to make the contacts between them. pin grid array (PGA) land grid array (LGA) fl ip-chip land grid array (FCLGA) staggered pin grid array (SPGA) ball grid array (BGA)
- 14. Different chipsintegrated to a single chip called the chipset. North bridge and South bridge was introduced to the motherboard with PCI slots. The south bridge controls the slower I/O components like the Serial ports, USB ports and the IDE.
Editor's Notes
- #5 As you can see from the image above, ATX is the largest format of the bunch, measuring 305×244 mm. Following after it is Micro ATX which is a tad shorter at 244×244 mm, and the Mini ITX is the smallest one, measuring at 170×170 mm. One of the big differences is the number of RAM slots incorporated in a motherboard’s design. While ATX and Micro ATX motherboards can both support up to four RAM modules, the Mini ITX can only support two. An even bigger difference between all three motherboards is the number of PCIe slots incorporated into their respective designs. ATX motherboards have the lead in this department, as they can have up to 7 PCIe slots. The other two are a bit more limited, with Micro ATX motherboards having up to 4 and Mini ITX motherboards having only 1 PCIe slot. Obviously, PCIe slots are used by graphics cards but can also be used by a variety of other expansions cards: sound cards, internal modems, etc. That said, you should consider this when making your choice. A problem that can arise with Mini ITX motherboards in particular stems from the PCIe slot’s placement at the very edge of the board. Thus, if the motherboard itself is a tight fit for a certain case, any serious graphics card would be unable to fit without some extra space.
- #7 Flex ATX is an even smaller version of the MicroATX. It noticably has fewer PCI expansions, as well as, fewer RAM slots. This board is shorter, and not as wide as the bigger, Micro ATX.
- #10 AMD's dual-CCX design has higher cache and memory latency than Intel's 6-core and 8-core parts, leading to slightly worse overall performance in latency sensitive workloads like games.
- #12 Pins are on cpu. Socket with holes.
- #13 Pins are on the mother board. Pods are in cpu.