Are you confused by the vast array of motherboards out there? Choosing a good motherboard is one of the most daunting tasks when building your own computer. All your system’s components eventually connect back to the motherboard, so if you choose an inappropriate board, your system is going to have problems.

Personally, I feel the motherboard is one component you shouldn’t scrimp on: buy the best you can afford. I’ve seen many otherwise good PCs bogged down by a bad motherboard. Then you’ll have to go out and buy another one, spending more money in the long run. This article will help you choose a good motherboard; read on to learn about the various factors to consider when purchasing one.

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Hang on to your britches; this one gets a little technical. However, I’ll try to explain this on a basic level. To the truly technical out there among you, I know that I am about to butcher this topic to hell and back. My apologies. Still, here it goes.

The Motherboard

The motherboard in your computer has “highways” or “lanes of traffic” on which information travels. It helps to picture a highway going right through the middle of town with 16, 32, 64, or 128 lanes. The more lanes you have, the more traffic you can accommodate. Specifically:

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Everyone nowadays building their own computers and over clocking them. In fact you’ll read about over clocking all over the message boards of computer aficionados, so it’s become somewhat of a sign of skill and a rite of passage as a true tekkie to be able to say, “I got to over clock my motherboard!”

So we thought we might give people some pointers on how to choose the right over clocking motherboard so you won’t have to replace your motherboard once you find out that the motherboard doesn’t have the over clocking features you require. Let’s begin!

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