Trying to understand computer technology is melting my brain. I understand the abilities of varying GPUs and CPUs and even RAM. What I don’t get is what makes a motherboard good or bad. Isn’t it just the circuitry that everything talks to each other through? If it’s made of the same material and has the same ports how can it be good or bad in comparison to another of like build quality?
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Generally speaking, within the same generation, a ‘better motherboard’ is one that has more ports, or better ports.
There’s also chipset, which is a mini communications chip within the motherboard. The better quality this chipset, the faster communications, more features, and more ports the motherboard will support. This is well advertised in the motherboard’s model number.
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