Should the CPU of a computer be selected according to the motherboard?

Most novice installers have some doubts about the motherboard, such as whether CPU should be selected according to the motherboard. How to match the computer CPU and motherboard? The following is my sharing of the relationship between CPU and motherboard. Let's have a look.

Relationship between CPU and motherboard Because CPU is installed on the motherboard, the CPU interface must be consistent with the motherboard before installation, which is the compatibility problem of CPU motherboard. Therefore, the CPU needs to be selected according to the motherboard, and the interfaces of the two must be consistent, that is, compatible, which is the basic principle of CPU motherboard collocation.

At present, CPU brands are mainly divided into two camps: Intel and AMD. First, Intel and AMD processors have different motherboards and are incompatible with each other. If you buy Intel's CPU and choose AMD's motherboard, you will make a joke, because you can't use it at all and the interface is different, so you can't install the CPU. Similarly, AMD's CPU can't use Intel motherboards.

In addition, even the processors of Intel and AMD, and their own different generations of CPU, often have different motherboards because of the interface changes. For DIY beginners, first of all, you need to know that the CPU and motherboard should be compatible and the interfaces must be consistent.

How to match the computer CPU with the motherboard First, take Intel Core i3 7 100 as an example. Friends who care about DIY hardware should know that it is Intel's seventh-generation Core CPU, which is suitable for matching with Intel 200 series motherboards. 200 series motherboards mainly include B250, H270, Z270 and other models. That is to say, i3 7 100 can be compatible with B250, H270 and Z270 motherboards. In view of i3 positioning in the mid-range mainstream, it is best to match the mainstream B250 motherboard in a balanced way.

Take AMD Ruilong 5 1400 in the future. Friends who care about computer hardware know that it is a brand-new Ruilong 5 series mid-range processor launched by AMD this year, which is suitable for matching with AMD's 300 series motherboards. The 300 series motherboards mainly include X370, B350 and A320 models, namely R5 1400 compatible X370/B350/A320 motherboards.

It is worth mentioning that Intel's 200 series and AMD's 300 series each contain different models. How to choose this? In fact, the praised high-,medium-and low-end motherboards basically only have the function difference of supporting overclocking. How to choose mainly depends on the CPU grade and whether it supports overclocking, and then choose the appropriate high, medium and low motherboard.

Which is more important, CPU or graphics card? The best answer actually depends on the budget and demand. If the budget is sufficient, CPU and graphics card are the core of the computer, of course, the stronger the performance, the better. For most ordinary installed users, it is impossible not to be affected by the budget. Therefore, when you install and buy CPU and graphics card in DIY, you can only choose the hardware that suits you according to your own needs.

Look at your own computer usage scene, which is higher, CPU or graphics card, so as to properly tilt some interfaces to important hardware when allocating budget.

For example, the main game, graphics card is generally more important than CPU. At this time, the budget of CPU and graphics card can be matched according to the ratio of 1:2.2-2. For example, for CPU 500 yuan, the graphics card budget is suggested to be balanced around 600- 1000.