Explaining Motherboard Chipsets
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Weekly videos on computing and related topics. ExplainingComputers is produced and presented by Christopher Barnatt, who spent 25 years teaching computing and future studies in the University of Nottingham, and who is the author of thirteen books including "Digital Genesis: The Future of Computing, Robots and AI", "3D Printing: Third Edition" and "The Next Big Thing". If you are looking for hardware that I use in my videos, I have created Amazon Storefronts (US & UK) that are linked below. Please note that as an Amazon Associate I earn a commission from any qualifying purchases you may make. Please note that the e-mail address below really is for business enquiries only. If you want to contact me on another matter, please do so via a video comment. Due to the volume of communications I receive, I cannot offer a technical support service via e-mail.
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Motherboard chipsets explained, including why chipsets are needed and what they do, legacy Northbridge / Southbridge chipsets, and modern platform controller hubs. Plus information on current and recent Intel and AMD chipsets and their processor compatibilities. My previous video “Explaining PCIe cards” is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrXwe21biJo&t=3s And the web page where Intel describes a chipset is here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/how-to-choose-a-motherboard.html If you enjoy this video you may also be interested in these earlier ExplainingComputers episodes: “Explaining Intel & AMD CPUs”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxNdXnahOM “How do CPUs Work?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-w2o-Lj8g and “The big.LITTLE CPU Revolution”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrBlWB2bxQU More videos on computing and related topics can be found at http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefuture Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Motherboard interfaces 03:12 Chipset Evolution 06:18 Intel Chipsets 09:52 AMD Chipsets 11:46 The Silicon Backbone #Chipset #Intel #AMD #ExplainingComputers
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