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by ppanayiota

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Hello,

I am interested in bying a PC. I used to have an IBM PC Pentium II 450MHz and I tried a Pentium III 733MHZ and it seemed slower than the older one. I am wondering if there is a problem with the motherboard. Does the motherboard play a major role in the speed of a PC? Why are there so many different prices for motherboard? Are there certain things that I should pay attention motherboard wise before bying a PC?

Thank you in advance,

Panayiota

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by cojsl

first, let's settle on what a "motherboard" is. a motherboard is the largest circuit board inside the metal case that your keyboard, mouse, and monitor plug into. inside the case, on the motherboard, you will find memory, the CPU, and expansion slots for other circuit boards. Motherboards do have an affect on the speed of a computer, but speed is affected more by such things as the amount of RAM memory, and the number of programs that load automatically when you start your computer. When shopping, if you are replacing only the motherboard, compatibility w/ you power supply, processor, RAM, and video card are you primary issues. this will narrow your search greatly.

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