Mother Boards

[Barry220]

Hey guys i really dont know a thing about motherboards, can someone give me some insight about mobos?? like

what are amd boards? 

what are intel boards?

which ones are best and which are worst, boards and CPU compatibility etc 

basically everything. id appreciate if you explain in layman's terms.  i am just curious thats all 

[LukeSavenije]

Intel: from the last 2 generations you have one socket with 2 different chip series that can be used

lga1151: 6xxx, 7xxx

lga1151 v2: 8xxx 9xxx

lga2011: 7xxx(xe) 9xxx(xe)

Then you have Z, B, H and Q as most important chipsets

X=for HEDT/X series processors (high end desktop)

Z=overclocking support, mostly higher end

B/Q= no overclocking support

H= basic boards

 

AMD: for ryzen you use the most recent socket

AM4: 1xxx 2xxx ryzen

TR4: 1xxx 2xxx threadripper

X=high end, overclocking support, more sata ports

B=midrange, overclocking support, a bit less sata ports

A= low end, no overclocking support

 

Vrms are about the most important, but hard to check yourself by just checking the setup. Buildzoid (Actual hardcore overclocking) is a good source for example

[Jurrunio]

a motherboard is the interconnect between everything on a PC, including CPU, GPU, storage, memory, everything, If's here to let every component talk to each other and work in coordination so your system runs as it should. It's also part of the power delivery system

 

AMD and Intel use similar design concepts so AMD board and Intel board still has the same job, they only differ in CPUs they work with (without diving deep).