Ben Haff



Ben Haff

Major brands of motherboards and their corresponding prices:

Azus

MSI

ABIT

BIO STAR

Intel

EVGA

GIGIBYTE

DFI

• Brand name motherboards are you’re best bet

• Number of DOA motherboards is 3-5% therefore, it is wise to purchase from reputable manufacturers

• Expect to spend > $50.00 for a quality motherboard with basic features and average speeds

• The motherboard is the crucial link in your system, and will determine your future options, upgrades, and performance, so try not to buy ‘budget’ motherboards

• Be wary of motherboard/cpu combos, sometimes the boards included are refurbished and/or of low quality and limited features

Recommendations to a variety of users:

• All users must establish their requirements before they make any purchases

• In general multimedia/gaming systems have different motherboard requirements than pure business systems

Home User with Multimedia Needs:

• Spend >$100 for a motherboard with decent features and good speeds

Secretary User:

• Spend >$50 for a motherboard with basic features and decent speeds

Store Manager with Data Analysis requirements:

• Must establish requirements based on the intended use of software, databases etc.

• Heavy work and processing loads may require the use of a Server Motherboard which have a base price at around $200

• If work load is light the manager will do just find with a $50 motherboard.

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