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Socket 775 for Intel®
The newest motherboard is a relative term, as it can refer to chipset or manufacturer specific boards. The newest Intel chipset available is the Intel X58 Express chipset, which bears an LGA 1366 socket and supports the Nehalem (Core i7) architecture. Boards that use this chipset include the Asus P6T series and Rampage II, as well as Gigabyte's EX58 series boards, Foxconn Renaissance and Bloodrage, and many others.
Chipset drivers are software that enables the operating system to use the features of the corresponding chipset.
Intel 865G chipset
the sandy bridge chipset uses a single chipset housing
The Nehalem chipset connects directly to the processor rather than to the North Bridge.
No, it's not.
ATX is a form factor. It does not dictate a specific chipset; anything from the now ancient 440BX to a Q57 can be used in an ATX system.
The CPU can be upgraded only if your motherboard/chipset and BIOS support it. Socket 478 motherboards cannot support a Dual-Core, as they use a different socket. If you have an LGA775 motherboard, it may work, but chipsets before 945 are not officially supported and may fail to function properly.
chipset
socket 7 or socket A
You need to know the Chipset of your board