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* '''24 pin connector''' - this connector connects directly to the mainboard and provides power to the board itself. | * '''24 pin connector''' - this connector connects directly to the mainboard and provides power to the board itself. | ||
* '''4 pin connector''' - this connector connects to the CPU, sometimes seen as a 4+4 connector. | * '''4 pin connector''' - this connector connects to the CPU, sometimes seen as a 4+4 connector. | ||
*'''8 pin connector''' - this connector connects to a GPU. Sometimes seen as an 8+6 pin connector. | |||
*'''Sata power''' - this connector connects to SATA devices such as optical media, floppy drives, hard disk drives and ssd’s. | |||
*'''Molex connector''' - this larger 4 pin connector is used to connect accessory devices such as liquid cooling pumps and LED’s. | |||
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=== Mainboard === | === Mainboard === | ||
The mainboard, often called the “motherboard” is a PCB board that houses the computer’s primary components. | |||
* '''CPU socket''' - where the CPU connects to the mainboard | |||
* '''DIMM Slots''' - slots that hold RAM chips for system memory. Often configured in pairs known as “channels”. | |||
* '''Chipset''' - this chip resides on the mainboard and communicates instructions between the CPU, memory, and other components. | |||
* '''SATA Connector''' - connects SATA devices to the mainboard to allow data transfer for read and write operations. | |||
* '''PCIe Slots''' - PCI express slots allow for “daughter” expansion boards such as graphics processing cards, network interface cards, and RAID cards | |||
* '''I/O Panel''' - this panel, typically configured to be at the rear of the machine, allows peripheral connections to graphics, input, USB, networking, and audio devices. | |||
=== Central Processing Unit === | === Central Processing Unit === | ||