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the sandy bridge chipset uses a single chipset housing
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.
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
The Northbridge chipset is the processor of the computer, this is known as the brain of the computer. The 770 Northbridge chipset is conception of ATI for AMD.
The Northbridge chipset is the processor of the computer, this is known as the brain of the computer. The 770 Northbridge chipset is conception of ATI for AMD.