Best Socket AM3 Mainboard

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It is important to know the meaning of a CPU to understand the term “socket AM3”. A CPU is a processor that processes data and transports it to other machine/digital elements to set a controller in motion. The CPU receives an input via an input medium, such as the keyboard. This is processed and the CPU ensures that the input is executed. An AM3 CPU is a series from the manufacturer AMD, along with Intel one of the world’s largest manufacturers of CPUs. The socket AM3 can not only be used on boards of a certain manufacturer, but may be installed by all manufacturers. For example, the manufacturer uses Asus socket AM3 on its motherboard. The extension of AM3 is the AM3+ generation.

The socket AM3 is used for AMD CPUs of certain series. A CPU is by no means everything that can fit on a board. RAM slots and slots for graphics and sound cards, for example, are attached to it. This means that individual elements for the PC can be exchanged on the board at any time. If the existing graphics card no longer meets the requirements of the displayed graphics, it can be replaced by a high-quality graphics card. The existing graphics card is removed from its slot and the new one placed there. Important to note that this is compatible with the mainboard. So that external devices can be connected to a PC, connectors such as the USB connector, HDMI or TOSLINK connectors are used. Users can connect the keyboard and the Wireless Mouse plug to a USB plug. Such a motherboard can be found in every computer. Newer compact models like Apple’s MAC, however, do not allow the motherboard to be changed, as the protective cover of the computer is completely closed. In order to be able to assemble a motherboard independently, users have to buy a tower. There are already prefabricated towers with all the elements a computer needs. However, these can easily be opened and individual elements exchanged. Anyone who wants to determine individual elements themselves buys a shell tower that is empty. A socket AM3 mainboard is built into it and all other elements that satisfy the user’s own requirements for making an individual computer.

AMD-based systems are particularly popular with gamers. These indicate the reliability of the components and the good price/performance ratio. Intel manufactures high-quality CPUs, but these are often far above AMD’s price level. The Asus M5A99X Evo motherboard offers a good mix. The motherboard is equipped with an AMD high-end chipset and offers sufficient slots for graphics cards, a high LAN network adapter of up to 1,000 MBit/s, eight USB 2.0 plugs and two 3.0 USB plugs. The latter is very important for a fast and smooth data transfer from/to external data carriers. Users get even better performance with a socket AM3+ mainboard on which all components of the predecessor can be installed.