The ASRock N3700-ITX comes with one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot.
There is also one Mini PCI Express slot, were you can install an Wi-Fi card that uses this form factor.
We missed an M.2 slot that would allow you to install an SSD module on the motherboard.
Figure 2: slots
AMD’s latest chipset offering adds in some interesting new features, including support for the upcoming eight-core processors and re-introducing SLI on the AMD platform. Does it make sense to buy now?
Let’s take a look at the ASUS Z97-PRO, a mid-range socket LGA1150 motherboard based on the new Intel Z97 chipset, bringing a high-end audio codec, eight SATA-600 ports (allowing one SATA Express connection), and eight USB 3.0 ports.
Learn how to correctly connect the frontal audio jacks that many cases have to the motherboard.
Let’s take a look at this socket 1155 mid-range motherboard from Gigabyte based on the new Intel Z68 chipset, supporting the Virtu technology.
MSI 890FXA-GD70 is a socket AM3 motherboard based on the new AMD 890FX chipset, featuring five PCI Express x16 slots, SATA-600 and USB 3.0 ports and high-end components.
Let’s take a look at this socket 1155 Mini-ITX motherboard from Zotac based on the new Intel Z68 chipset with integrated Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) connectivity.