the sandy bridge chipset uses a single chipset housing
AnswerA chipset is a group of integrated circuits (microchips) that can be used together to serve a single function and are therefore manufactured and sold as a unit. For example, one chipset might combine all the microchips needed to serve as the communications controller between a processor and memory and other devices in a computer.
Chipset drivers are software that enables the operating system to use the features of the corresponding chipset.
The Nehalem chipset connects directly to the processor rather than to the North Bridge.
Beginning with the Intel 1800 chipset, there are two main chips of the chipset. These are called the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
The Nehalem chipset connects directly to the processor rather than to the North Bridge.
No :) A chipset is an electronic chip located on the board which manages the motherboard and processes some data. A socket is a type of female plug on which you plug a removable electronic chip (CPU for example)
The speed of PCI slots is not dictated by the chipset
The chipset is the device that manages everything. The processor just processes it but the chipset transports, controls and manages the output and input data.
Intel 865G chipset
Chipset refers to integrated circuits that perform specific functions. Usually, chipset is used when referring to functions performed for the CPU, but there are other kinds of chipsets. Housing the chipset is arguably the most important function of a motherboard.
that quad-core model uses the Intel LGA775 chipset