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frie2

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Just curious, i have no need for help. What is a chip set, and what does it do? What are the variables and what makes a chipset good.
 

Rapmaster

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Well... it's a set of chips designed to work together.
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci211781,00.html

For example, a motherboard or a video card etc will have a certain chipset that handles all of its logic and functionality. For example, the chipset on a motherboard will dictate the type of CPU, amount of memory, USB support, etc etc etc

There isn't really a way to measure the quality other than comparing it to other chipsets.

It's kind of broad topic :)
 

frie2

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Narrow it down a bit

Ok, to narrow it down, the chipsets on a mother board. When I go looking for a new mother board, there are hundreds of different chipsets to choose from.
Does chipset effect performance on a motherboard? Does it control bus speed, or front-side bus? Does it effect if the mother board has flash rom or not?
 
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