Tech-Burrow

Probably the two most major components of your motherboard are the socket, and the memory slots (also known as DIMMs, which is short for dual in-line memory modules). Generally speaking, the CPU & memory you want will generally dictate the motherboard you’re going to get, or, if you already have your heart set on a specific motherboard, it’ll dictate what CPU and memory you’ll have to get. Unlike PCI/PCIe/AGP connections, memory slots, and more specifically sockets, are limited in terms of what types of CPUs and RAM (random access memory, also known as simple memory) sticks they support.

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