MOtherboards Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Chipset | | | Compatible Processors | | | Form Factor |
| | With over 1200 motherboards on the market, key features such as Chipset, Compatible Processors & Form Factor are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the motherboard you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of motherboards focusing on the key features: Chipset, Compatible Processors & Form Factor. |
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| Chipset | | VIA Apollo K8T800 | £33.00 | | NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb | £69.00 | | NVIDIA nForce4 | £121.00 | | NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra | £166.00 | | Intel 915GM | £321.00 | | * | VIA K8M800 | £73.00 |
| | | Compatible Processors | | Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4 | £42.00 | | AMD Athlon 64 | £56.00 | | AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2 | £83.00 | | Intel Pentium 4 | £111.00 | | AMD Opteron | £285.00 | | * | AMD Athlon 64 | £56.00 |
| | | Form Factor | | External Adapter | £45.00 | | microBTX | £78.00 | | Micro Tower | £107.00 | | Shuttle Form Factor | £210.00 | | Extended ATX | £310.00 | | * | ATX | £99.00 |
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* Taking into account all current motherboards on the market the most desirable would be a motherboard with VIA K8M800 Chipset, AMD Athlon 64 Compatible Processors and ATX Form Factor.
Price Guide
| Min | £3.00 | | Avg | £132.14 | | Max | £923.02 |
| | MOtherboards cost anywhere from £3.00 for a basic motherboard with few features to around £923.02 for a fully featured motherboard. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | ASUS | | | AMD | | | Intel | | | MSI | | | Novatech | | | ZALMAN |
| | The most popular motherboards brand is ASUS. The most expensive motherboards brand is MOREX. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for ARTIC SILVER branded motherboards as generally they offer the cheapest motherboards. |
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