Motherboard Expansion

The most reputable companies that deal in expansion modules for various motherboards include Asus, Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Supermicro, and Tyan. Depending on the type of expansion modules that a company needs, it should look either to the larger tech companies or to the smaller specialty companies. As a rule, the more precise and nuanced the industry, the smaller company that should be contracted to perform the expansion. Some of the most common types of expansions include memory expansions, PCI/PCIe riser cards, and connectivity expansion cards.

When considering a motherboard expansion, the long-term capabilities of the workstation must be considered over the short-term advantages. Motherboards are more effectively expanded in a large, consistent manner. Smaller expansions that are made for the purpose of a single upgrade are usually quite short lived. They also present undue stress to the motherboard in general, which must accept new data pathways every time that it is expanded. It is better to do a large expansion all at once.Close