In our company we always focus on assembling well-balanced computers – the ones that have cheaper CPUs usually have it planted on a budget motherboard while advanced processors get what they require – more expensive advanced motherboards. This is only natural: why would you need expensive SLI or CrossFire support if you are using a cheap AMD processor. We also take full care of the compatibility issues – you can be sure that we will help you choose only those components that work perfectly well with each other.

Motherboards from AMD:

AMD 760G – the simplest motherboard, most often MicroATX sporting a standard choice of features including Phenom II support, from 4 to 8 USB ports, single PCI-e, 100Mbps Ethernet adapter, from 2 to 4 memory slots (4-8Gb RAM), basic integrated sound system with 5ch support. This MB is alright for a basic computer. It is also equipped with integrated graphics adapter (ATI Radeon 2100), which is most often deactivated in favor of a discrete video card.

AMD 770 – AMD’s most popular motherboard. The reasons are obvious: this MB is cheap and it offers its owner a decent list of features including CrossFire support (no integrated video card though), support of all AMD processors, 4 RAM slots carrying up to 16Gb of memory, from 8 to 12 USB ports plus FireWire. Music lovers will probably appreciate HD sound with Optical and/or Coax SPDIF. AMD 770 is a full-size motherboard supporting DDR3.

AMD 785G – the newest of all integrated GPU motherboards with ATI Radeon 4200 chipset onboard. The list of features is comprehensive – 785G features eSATA, CrossFire support, from 6 to 8 USB ports, DDR3 support, HD sound SPDIF, HDMI output and up to 16Gb of memory.

AMD 790X & FX – the motherboard supports DDR3 memory and CrossFire video and has USB 3.0 and SATA-III available. This is fairly one of the most advanced boards performing greatly with all games and heavyweight applications.

AMD 870, 880G, 890GX/FX – freshly developed motherboards by AMD featuring updated chipset and full support of all CPUs including Hexa Core. CrossFire and DDR3 are native while USB3.0 and SATA-III are optional. These boards are ready for all the best options and upgrades.

Motherboards from Intel:

Intel G41 – simple board, MicroATX in most cases. The list of features is limited but all basic things are included. G41 supports Core 2 Duo/Quad, has from 4 to 8 USB ports, single PCI-e, 100Mbps Ethernet adapter, 2 memory slots allowing from 4 to 8Gb of RAM, a simple sound system with 5ch audio support. Perfect choice for a basic computer. It should be said that Intel video GPU is of hardly any use though – users usually deactivate it and choose discrete video cards.

Intel P43/45 – a quality motherboard supporting a good deal of up-to-date features, such as up to 16Gb of DDR3, single PCI-e, full support of LGA775 processors, from 6 to 10 USB ports, Gigabyte Ethernet adaptor, and fast northbridge and pretty easy overclocking to complement the whole thing.

Intel H55 – a motherboard intended for LGA1156 processors with loads of classy features supported. The video is integrated with Intel Core i3/i5 processor supporting HDCP. This board works well with all Intel i3/i5 processors, offers 4 memory slots to host up to 16Gb of RAM, from 8 to 12 USB ports + FireWire. DDR3 and HDMI supported, HD sound with Optical and/or Coax SPDIF included too.

Intel P55 – similar to H55 though with a couple of differences. There are no video ports here but i5/i7 LGA1156 is fully supported. P55 is a full-size motherboard supporting DDR3, CrossFire, eSATA and optical SPDIF.

Intel X58 – the one at the top of the lineup of Intel motherboards. It includes all imaginable features – it supports both SLI and CrossFire, offers three-channel DDR3 RAM, numerous SATA and USB ports. It supports LGA1366 Intel i7 CPU and is expected to support the upcoming LGA1366 models too. Perfect one if you plan to keep on upgrading your PC in future.