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| What is it ???; Chipsets | |
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| Albatross | May 25 2005, 03:21 PM Post #1 |
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[SIZE=1]Does anybody have any idea what chipsets are?????????
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| 8247 | May 25 2005, 03:30 PM Post #2 |
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Apparently we look like this now
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They let you do this Just highlight the text you want that effect on, then click the button for font, size, or color. The effects will show once you hit add reply to make your post. |
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| Fesarius | May 25 2005, 03:34 PM Post #3 |
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Only at Frimpy's. Over there, it's what the dealer brings with him to insure that he has enough poker chips to bet when playing against Fesarius. |
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| 8247 | May 25 2005, 03:38 PM Post #4 |
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Apparently we look like this now
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Sorry about that...When I saw this---> [SIZE=1] I thought you were asking about the buttons.
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| Admiralbill_gomec | May 25 2005, 03:47 PM Post #5 |
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Are you asking because you don't know, or because chipsets are an interest of yours? I know what chipsets are, what is used in each of my home machines, but it isn't an interest of mine. |
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| somerled | May 25 2005, 11:41 PM Post #6 |
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In simple terms , the brains of the computer. Where all the arithmetic and logic happens. |
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| Fesarius | May 26 2005, 07:42 AM Post #7 |
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^^^ HAL? Are heuristics involved? |
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| somerled | May 26 2005, 11:49 PM Post #8 |
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Admiral MacDonald RN
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Yes. But I wont bore you or anyone else with the detail. |
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| digifan2004 | May 27 2005, 11:30 AM Post #9 |
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Electronic genius
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ROFL!! Be sure your opponent didn't stack the deck, okay? "Chipset" is a techno buzzword for the placement of electronic components. I don't see what so fascinating about this buzzword.
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| Hoss | May 27 2005, 12:20 PM Post #10 |
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I know a great deal about chipsets as I design with them, this is a block diagram of an Intel chipset that is currently available.![]() A chipset is basically how your CPU talks to the world. It is called a chipset because it is usually composed on 2 or more chips that work for the CPU. With Intel there is usually a Graphic/Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), an Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH), and sometimes another hub that has some older functions like keyboard, mouse, COM, LPT, etc. AMD generally has the memory controller built in to the CPU and they gain quite abit of performance because of this, especially in multi-CPU systems. The GMCH generally has your video port (PCI Express these days) and Memory controller and sometimes a Gigabit Ethernet connection. The ICH is generally where you get I/O, like USB, Hard Disk Drive, PCI, PCIe, BIOS, CD-ROM, etc. I can get as detailed as you like. Your chipset has a great deal of determination on your total system performance. |
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| somerled | May 28 2005, 02:26 AM Post #11 |
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If you want to know more , this is stuff that was part of Advanced Computer Engineering Design (Elec4700) in my degree. Refer to the following link which contains the lectures for a similar 1 semester course from MIT , Link The chipset does all the logic and arithmetic (via the ALU) discussed in Lectures 3 through to Lecture 23. Much of the stuff happens in the microprocessor (the P4 chip) and the rest in the datapath (the rest of the chipset) . This is recognised as difficult stuff , and challenging to implement in VHDL, the choice of design methods by computer engineers. Plenty of heuristics for Fes to enjoy. If you are interested in learning more - get hold of Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface by D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy to review the basic material and Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach: 2nd (or more up to date , first print 2004, 3rd) Edition by J. L. Hennessy and D. A. Patterson , not exactly light reading !!! If you are trying to choose the chip and chipset for you, read A report , complete with quantitative testing regime assessments. |
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