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How to Buy a Motherboard

The motherboard is crucial for GPU passthrough. Make sure it supports virtualization technology.

Motherboard Compatibility

To confirm compatibility, review the motherboard’s full documentation, usually available in PDF format.

Follow these steps to ensure your motherboard is suitable:

  1. Check the motherboard’s manual or official documentation.
  2. Look for details on IOMMU support or hardware virtualization features.
  3. Verify that the motherboard supports both IOMMU technology and general virtualization for dual GPU passthrough.

Use Ctrl + F to search for these terms in the documentation:

AMD CPUIntel CPU
IOMMUVT-d
NX ModeVT-x
SVM Mode

Example of a Compatible Motherboard

Intel Z790/H770/B760 Series Motherboard

https://download.asrock.com/Manual/Software/Intel%20B760/Software_BIOS%20Setup%20Guide_English.pdf

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