Tuesday, November 20, 2018

MoBo requirements and selection

Mother board is a key component of the rig. With so many options, how to choose?

Requirements of a Trading Computer :

  1. Should support the chosen CPU socket and the chipset. 
  2. Size of the Motherboard (Pref. ATX)
  3. should support multiple RAM cards (atleast 8GBx2)
  4. should support NVME storage
  5. Should have GB lan controller
  6. No. of PCIE slots
  •  WIFI card 
  •  Graphics Card
  •  PCIE based Storage device(future proof).
  •  PCIE based video capture  (optional)
I would go for a overclock supporting mother board. (My belief is that as it need to support over clocking, design would be better making it slightly more reliable).

High reliability is must.  Service center availability is a non-functional requirement.


When I built in 2016, I used https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-PC-MATE.html as I was sold by the feature Military Class 5, Guard-Pro: Latest evolution in high quality components for best protection and efficiency. Not sure how it helps.

Ref: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/motherboard-buying-guide,5682.html

Video: https://youtu.be/fLMNQsoqgmg

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