Modern motherboard features explained: Connectors, headers, ports, and chipsets decoded
Here is a diagram of major ports, headers, and slots common on today’s motherboards, plus a guide to expansion slots, RAM and form factors.
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Category: Hardware & Gear
CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era ‘fish can’ chip to peer inside with multiple microscopes — K565RU3 was a Cold War-era clone of Western chips that powered Apple II, Commodore PET, and original IBM PC
A fascinating Soviet-era retro electronics artifact has been dissected and micrographed by a CPU collector.
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AMD warns the Intel and Nvidia partnership is a risk to its business — quarterly report outlines risk from ‘increased competition and pricing pressure’
AMD lists the Nvidia’s $5 billion investment in Intel as a specific risk in its quarterly report.
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Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P 27-inch 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Superb in every respect
Gigabyte’s Aorus line begets a stunning new OLED, the 27-inch FO27Q5P. With extra-wide gamut Quantum Dot color, QHD resolution, 500 Hz, Adaptive-Syn…
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SanDisk reportedly jacks up flash prices by 50% as memory makers cash in on AI-fueled demand
As AI datacenters scoop up limited wafer supply, both DRAM and flash prices skyrocket.
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