Motherboards and Cocktails

By James Gilbert Pynn

It's a familiar tale. A typical occurrence as I am taken aside at a dinner party -- the crab cake knocked from my hand, my champagne spilled on my tuxedo -- and asked in no uncertain terms: "What in blazes is an Advanced TCA motherboard?" I am usually forced to turn the culprit loose by jerking my arm free. After I straighten my lapels and palm my hair to my scalp, my reply is always the same: "Get a hold of yourself, man." I am forced to calm them down, after all, there is seldom anything as urgent as needing to know what an Advanced TCA motherboard is and what it's capable of doing.

A motherboard is the living, breathing center of the computer. Mac or PC, it doesn't matter, every modern computer has a motherboard, though thee Mac people call them logic boards. How trendy, no? Yes, well, 90% of all motherboards fabricated for world consumption are IBM-compatible. These contraptions are the central circuit boards, coalescing and integrating all the data available to the computer.

They literally bring all the various components to come together on one board and interface. It's the Grand Central Station of binary communication and is the actual piece of hardware that all other pieces plug into. Simple enough, no? When you plug a new component into your sleek laptop or desktop, you're plugging into the dear, sweet momma board. This means the RAM memory, CPU, graphics cards, sounds cards " everything " goes into the board.

I see the party is in full swing, but before I rejoin it, I like to reiterate coolly that the most important thing to consider when it comes to Advanced TCA motherboards is the chipset. No, Shirley, that's not the kind that goes well with onion dip. The chipset supports the microprocessor, which determines how quickly your computer can process data. You know those annoying lags when youre trying to download or save massive files? That's your crappy CPU and inferior motherboard.

Moving through the sparkling crowd of the soiree, I make my way to the champagne tray and sip triumphantly. I am an international man of mystery, a true computer aficionado. Advanced TCA motherboards, Macs, chipsets, logic boards -- I know my stuff. I know I've got a lightening fast computer waiting for me at home. I know it's fast and furious and wired to suit my needs. I am unstoppable. - 18299

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