The ATX Motherboard The motherboard glues all the components of a computer system together via its various slots, connectors and ports. In this case, Socket A is for an AMD Athlon XP CPU.

Most PC builders should select a motherboard based on the standard ATX form factor. If you’re looking to do a smaller build, you will be limited to mini-ITX motherboards.

You might expect that because your Alder Lake CPU supports PCIe 5 and cutting-edge DDR5 memory, you can just pick a motherboard and call it a day. Unfortunately that’s not the case, as some ...

I'm hardware-refreshing my old HTPC to an i5-3570K on a MSI Z77A-G41 which has an 8-pin 12V CPU power connector, and the PSU I have is an Antec Earthwatts EA-380 PSU, which has a 4-pin ATX 12V ...

No. You will need to make sure that your motherboard can fit inside the case you want. There are three main motherboard standards: ATX (full size), Micro ATX (mATX), and Mini ITX (often just ITX).

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FOOTNOTES: Anatomy of a case and motherboard For those of you who haven't dealt with the inside of a PC before, here's a quick rundown of the parts discussed in this article and what they do: [1 ...

The ProArt B760-Creator D4 is an affordable Asus ATX motherboard for creative users that supports lower-cost DDR4. With twin LAN ports, ample M.2 slots, and plenty of USB ports, it's a valid ...