Test your Motherboard Understanding

When buying a motherboard, it's a good idea to do what first?

Check PC Part Picker for compatability

Get one with RGB

Buy as expensive as your budget allows

Buy everything else first

When installing a CPU in your motherboard, is the CPU:

Interchangeable, it can be any CPU

The type of CPU which your Motherboard Socket defines

Needing to be installed as fast as possible to lessen the chance of pins being bent

To be kept at a cold temperture before installing

When installing parts into your motherboard for the first time, what is it suggested that you do?

Install them while it is inside its box

Install them while it is on top of its box

Install them with a sheet of plastic it came in underneath it on top of its box

Put it in the case and then install the parts

You are going to slot your motherboard into your case, what should you do first?

Install the standoffs in the right places according to the manual

Slot the I/O shield in, flat side facing away from the motherboard

Slot the I/O shield in, flat side facing towards the motherboard

Take out the SSD first

What part of the motherboard is the GPU slotted into

The M.2 Slot

The lowest PCL Express x16 slot

The highest PCL Express x16 slot

The SATA Connector

Where do you plug your HDMI/DisplayPort cable into to connect your monitor to the PC

The GPU

The Motherboard

When getting your first motherboard, make sure:

Its the most expensive one you can get, for quality

It's the cheapest one because the price doesn't actually matter

The one with all the ports and types of sockets for your build

The one with the most up to date ports and sockets

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