The HP Pavilion a614n is equipped with a Micro-ATX motherboard.
The HP Pavilion a614n is a desktop computer. The original motherboard for this computer was the Microstar MS-6577 v4 Micro-ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) system board. The Pavilion a614n should be able to accommodate any Micro-ATX main board. There are hundreds of micro-ATX motherboards available.
ASUS Rampage II GENE
The ASUS Rampage II Gene (RIIG) System Board is the first micro-ATX board to be added to the Republic of Gamers line of motherboards. This board is intended for the X58 chipset, which is paired with an Intel Core i7 processor. The RIIG can support 24GB of 2000MHz RAM, 12 USB ports and integrated X-Fi sound. The RIIG also has Fuzion waterblock capability and SLI/Crossfire abilities. The RIIG also features seven standard SATA ports and Q-FAN. Q-FAN automatically adjusts the speed of motherboard fans to regulate temperature.
ASRock P55M Pro
The ASRock P55M PRO motherboard is a micro-ATX board with the Intel P55 chipset. According to Tom's Hardware, this system board showed the least power consumption when paired with an Intel Core i5-750 processor. The board includes such features as: integrated eight-channel audio with VIA VT1708S HDA codec, Gigabit Realtek RTL8111DL Ethernet, IDE/Firewire VIA VT6330 with support for two PATA devices and two Firewire ports and four SATA 3 Gb per second ports for internal devices. This board is priced relatively inexpensively.
EVGA 121-BL-E756-TR
The EVGA Micro-ATX X58 motherboard is another board equipped with an Intel Core i7 Processor. This board can support two PCI-Express 16x slots and up to 24GB of RAM. The BIOS for this system board is conducive to overclocking. The board includes an LED display for the CPU temperature.
Foxconn P55MX
The Foxconn P55MX main board supports the P55 chipset and the Corei5-750 processor. The board has only one 16x PCI Express slot and one 4x PCI slot. This model also has only two RAM slots. It can support up to 14 USB 2.0 ports, but only six are actually installed. The Foxconn P55MX also has open ports for HDMI and DVI connectors. The primary draw of this motherboard is the low price.
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2, another motherboard that runs on the P55 chipset and is compatible with the Core i5-750 processor, has two x16 PCI Express slots, as well as two conventional PCI slots. This board has four slots for RAM modules that can support up to 16GB of RAM. The Gigabyte board has an UltraATA/133 controller and two SATA 3 Gb/s ports to accommodate legacy storage units. The system board also features 10 USB 2.0 ports.
MSI X58M
The Microstar MSI X58M also runs on the X58 chipset and supports the Intel Core i7 processor. This motherboard can support 24GB of RAM and has two PCI Express x16 slots. Many of its features are similar to the RIIG and EVGA boards. However, the MSI X58M is a far less expensive board.
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