In fact, the role of the motherboard is to provide a combined platform for all DIY hardware. What is a motherboard? To put it bluntly, a motherboard is a carrier or a platform, on which is equipped or connected CPU, hard disk, memory, graphics card and other equipment, and the chassis power supply, display, keyboard, mouse, etc. constitute a For a complete PC system, the motherboard generally has little impact on the performance of the computer. The main reason for choosing a motherboard is to consider the stability and scalability of the motherboard. If the stability of the motherboard is not good, it will directly determine whether the whole machine can run normally and stably. Choose a first- and second-tier brand with a certain reputation.

Summary of what is a motherboard? When purchasing a motherboard for DIY installation, you need to consider the compatibility with the processor. The processors corresponding to Intel and AMD processors mainly depend on the processor interface of the motherboard, such as AM3+ and FM1 processors. Interface AM3+, motherboard is only suitable for AMD Athlon processor and Bulldozer processor, not for other processors, FM1 interface motherboard corresponds to AMD APU processor, etc., which will not be introduced in detail here