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The chipset is the version of the chip on your motherboard which controlles how the CPU interacts with the memory, expansion cards, and storage drives. Many different manufacturers utilize a few different chipset types in different configurations to provide the computer user with varying features. Some examples of modern motherboard chipsets are Intel's "Canterwood" 875P chipset, VIA's KT400 chipset, or NVIDIA's N-Force chipset.
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If you were to breakdown the word "chipset," it would be a set of chips. In a computer, a chipset comprises of a northbridge and a southbridge. Some companies, like SIS, used to make chipsets for AMD motherboards where the chipset consisted for only one chip, combining the north- and southbridge. The chipset allows the components in the computer to communicate. The southbridge usually includes controls for the usb ports, firewire ports, serial and parallel ata, agp, raid and other component connections. The northbridge includes a memory controller and also bridges the gap between the cpu and memory.
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A number of integrated circuits designed to perform one or more related functions. For example, one chipset may provide the basic functions of a modem while another provides the CPU functions for a computer. Newer chipsets generally include functions provided by two or more older chipsets. In some cases, older chipsets that required two or more physical chips can be replaced with a chipset on one chip. The term is often used to refer to the core functionality of a motherboard.
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