Choose to Buy the Right Board for Your PC

This guide covers choose to buy the right board for your PC with practical context and easy-to-follow details. Use it to understand the subject and apply the information confidently.

As for the chipset part, the options are much richer. Users can choose from Intel, AMD, NVIDIA or SiS or Via. *Memory: The operation of selecting memory is much simpler. You just need to choose a trusted name, and the price must be reasonable (unless you want to overclock it is another thing). Currently, most chipsets use dual channel DDR2 800 MHz memory (PC2 6400). But newer Intel chipsets also use DDR3 with a higher bandwidth (1066-1600 MHz), consume less power and will be mainstream in the next few years. However, the current price of these RAM streams is very high, and if you just want to build a moderate PC system, it will be too much for you. It is predicted that next year, the price of this memory will be reduced and users will have more opportunities to use it. It is hard to distinguish the differences in appearance of DDR2 and DDR3 because they all have 240 pins. However, you can still distinguish them by noticing the small gap between the pins. If this gap is close to the center of the DIMM (memory module) then it is DDR2; If it is close to the edge of the DIMM, it is DDR3. Remember that when installing RAM, if you find the plug does not seem to fit, do not try to force it down, otherwise it is RAM, or the board will be hurt. Choose to buy a PC board (part 2) Choose to buy a motherboard (end part)