what is the difference between a cheap and a expensive motherboard?

I never understood why are there more expensive motherboards and cheaper ones, in which aspect is a expensive motherboard better?

Well, think of it like this. What's the difference between Chinese glass and American glass? Chinese glass will break on impact while American glass will have a less likelihood of breaking. So, the same thing applies with an expensive motherboard it'll have a better quality of components.

26-07-2018, 03:57 AM

Starfola Wrote: Well, think of it like this. What's the difference between Chinese glass and American glass? Chinese glass will break on impact while American glass will have a less likelihood of breaking. So, the same thing applies with an expensive motherboard it'll have a better quality of components.

This.

With that being said, you can catch some really good deals on MoBos if you keep an eye out and know what you're looking for. Just because it's cheaper does not necessarily mean it's not a quality MoBo.

Both those replies are wrong. MoBos can vary greatly, actually.

Things to look for:
-Clock speeds for RAM
-Bus speeds for ports or connectors
-Voltage needed to operate (sometimes other small things that need to get plugged in, particularly power button but that's also the case)
-Thermal Coating. My last MoBo had a ceramic coating which inflated the price by like 30$
-Socket for CPU (You'll find AMD sockets are actually generally cheaper. Also older sockets which arent usually supported will have higher prices)
-Size (Mini vs full size)
-Number of ports (having 6 USB3 ports and 2 USB C versus 2 USB3 and 4 USB2, or how many PCI-E are available, also has to do with size)
-Any integrated parts, like not needing a PCI-E network adapter