Motherboard Components & Form Factors
The form factor of a motherboard determines the specifications for its general shape and size. It also specifies what type of case and power supply will be supported, the placement of mounting holes, and the physical layout and organization of the board.
LGA1156 connector uses Lynnfied and Clarkdale processors. For Lynnfield, the Core i5 700 series, the Core i7 800 series and the X3400 series and L3400 series Xeon processors.
For Clarkdale; the Core i3 500 series, the Core i5 600 series, the Pentium G6000 series and the Celeron G1000 series. The LGA 1156 socket allows connections to be made from the processor to the rest of the system.
The Intel H55 Express Chipset delivers new technologies and innovative capabilities for digital home, small office, and home office consumers. This chipset uses Intel Core i7-800, Core i5 and Core i3 processors.
The unique on/off charge of the Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard delivers the best recharging capabilities and supports six devices without the need for drivers to be installed before being fully operational.
The AMD 770 Northbridge chipset uses the Phenom processors, which are designed by ATI for AMD. It allows the performance of dedicated graphics across a high-speed PCI Express 2.0 interface.
The AMD SB710 Southbridge chipset uses AMD Turion, AMD Athlon, and AMD Sempron processors. The purpose of the AMD SB 710 Southbridge chipset is to optimize power saving and video decoder. This is made possible by high performance embedded graphics in their "Design Kit" and video decode software, which turns it into a solution.
The Socket AM3 Connector uses AMD Piledriver and Streamroller core CPU designs and allows existing AM2/AM2+ systems to upgrade the CPU without having to upgrade any other components. http://wiki.answers.com http://www.ask.com http://en.wikipedia.org
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