Northbridge and Southbridge handle various communication functions for RAM, graphics cards, and peripherals. Selecting the right chipset depends on your CPU compatibility, budget, and specific ...

It consists of two chips: the AMD-762 system controller (Northbridge), and the AMD-766 peripheral bus controller (Southbridge). The chipset supports up to two AMD Athlon MP processors with independent ...

Intel's architecture for the 8xx family of chipsets, starting with the 820. It uses a memory controller hub (MCH) that is connected to an I/O controller hub (ICH) via a 266 MB/sec bus. The MCH ...