Explaining Motherboard Chipsets
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Published 2022-02-27
My previous video “Explaining PCIe cards” is here: • Explaining PCIe Slots
And the web page where Intel describes a chipset is here: www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/h…
If you enjoy this video you may also be interested in these earlier ExplainingComputers episodes:
“Explaining Intel & AMD CPUs”:
• Explaining Intel & AMD CPUs
“How do CPUs Work?”:
• How Do CPUs Work? and
“The big.LITTLE CPU Revolution”:
• The big.LITTLE CPU Revolution: From A...
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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
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All Comments (21)
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As some of you have noticed, in the Intel diagram from about 06:25 to 07:32, the two labels connected to the processor at the top left should be labelled "x16 PCIe 5.0" and "x4 PCIe 4.0", (not PCI as they appear). My apologies. Somehow, regardless of how many times I check things, an error insists on creeping through! :( The audio correctly describes them as PCIe, as would also be inferred from the previous generic Intel schematic.
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A+ study guides should be written this way. Clear, concise and retainable.
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When getting a motherboard, it is important to check if chipset support the CPU you are buying. Good explanation.
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Chris, this would have been incredibly difficult to get my head around if it wasn't for those lovely graphics which you must have spent hours on! Thanks
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My daughters friend wants to pursue a career in computers - he isn't sure in what capacity yet, he's only 11 but very keen! - and I have sat with him through several of your tutorials. Thank you for your educational material Christopher, his interest - and enthusiasm - have grown considerably and you present the information in a way that is perfect for people - young and old - who want the facts without fluff. I appear to have picked up some additional dad points too!
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I used to build and sell computers for years. I knew you needed a "good" chipset, but had no idea of what you explained here. I just accepted the word of my suppliers. Thanks!
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Excellent concretization of a concept I only vaguely comprehended previously. These videos continue to interest me, even though I can only partially understand them.
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I was just trying to sort out what I needed to buy in order to build my first gaming PC in almost 20 years. I was trying to sort out what Ryzen 3000 or 500 or X470 all meant. I just about gave up and went Intel for the simple fact that I understood their naming scheme. Thank you for this, now I can actually go in with a little more understanding and choose the processor and chipset that make the most sense for me.
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Nice animations, especially the M.2 screw fastening.
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I've been watching too long, missed the "Lets go take a closer look" line 😆 as always nicely done 👍!
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I'm currently taking a college Computer Tech Supp course and just reading a text book trying to understand chipsets and how they match wihlth the CPU and mobo, this made it so much easier!! I spent 7 hours last night after 8hours of work doing this...
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HOW I WISH A+COMPIA GUIDE WAS WRITTEN THIS WAY,SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE
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This is another superb and essential entry into the estimable corpus of your fundamental Explaining Computers video series. Everybody benefits by this knowledge when trying to make a computer buying decision. But especially anybody who is trying to design their own do-it-yourself personal computer configuration will benefit greatly by understanding these basic architecture choices. All the permanent functional capabilities are constrained by this choice. Thank you once again, Dr. Barnatt!
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The animations in the first part of the video were simply awesome! Thanks again for yet another instructive and entertaining episode
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Honestly, I have watched so many different tech channels, and none of them have actually explained the chip set like this.
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Chris, we need more channels like yours that prove learning technology can be fun in itself without all the unnecessary gimmicks. Cheers to you.
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Thanks for this video, Chris. For a long time, I have been waiting for someone to show me the difference between a Z motherboard and a B motherboard this was a brilliant video and well worth watching again as a reminder, I wish there were more videos like this one, it explained so much I needed to know about the in's and outs of a computer,
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This is extremely helpful, I've never given much thought to these chipsets I've literally just searched for a motherboard with the right socket and the right connections I need
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Thanks for explaining computers. Great presentation. 👍
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Hi Chris, I see the classroom is all setup and ready for today’s lesson! I have my notebook out and ready to take some notes, so let’s get started! 📝👨🏫
