COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
WHAT IS A MOTHERBOARD
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Hard drive interface
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Motherboard form factor type
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Network protocol
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A wireless encryption standard
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Detailed explanation-1: -ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended) is a motherboard and power supply configuration specification developed and patented by Intel in 1995 to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT design.
Detailed explanation-2: -An EATX board, as the name suggests, is a bigger variant of the ATX form factor. It is 12 inches x 13 inches and offers all the ATX standard features. The advantages of having this motherboard are dual-socket support, better heat dissipation, additional slots, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Actually, whether to buy ATX or EATX motherboard depends on your needs. If your budget is limited and you want to build a high-end gaming PC with only one graphics card, then ATX is more suitable for you. EATX motherboard is better if you want to build a high-end gaming PC with lots of graphics cards.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since EATX motherboards are bigger, they tend to have more space for additional ports. For example, whereas ATX usually has 3-4 PCI-E x16 ports, EATX can usually come with 4 or more (I’ve seen some with up to 8!!). Similarly, ATX motherboards usually come with 4 RAM slots, whereas EATX has 6 and even sometimes 8.