Closed 6/29/06

North bridge: The north chipset on a motherboard responsible for organising the processors instructions to and fro other devices.
South bridge: The south chipset dedicated to smaller functions like USB control. The northbridge is the one that does a lot of work and needs good cooling. In many modern mobos the North/south idea has been done away with and there is one Central chipset like the nForce 4 Ultra for example.

Dual channel RAM is the use of two identical sticks of RAM to run at double speed and still give double capacity.

 

ohhh, that helps, thanks

see basically i want to keep all the stuff i have on this mobo i use now and switch over to a new mobo because thats all i can afford untill next check.. will i have to pick out new memory for diffrent types of boards? or can i use the ones now becuase im looking at this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131589

 

You already have DDR2 by the looks so you should be fine.

 

Opps i posted the wrong link...

click the new link and let me know what you think about that mobo?? do you think i will be able to take everything from this computer and put it on that one???

 

As long as you don't use RAID i don't see why not...

 

raid? whats raid? were would i check to see if i have raid

 

If you don't know what it is, you won't have it. TRUST ME. it's a bit specialist.

 

ok, thanks man ur help is well appreciated.

 

That's alright, keep us posted.

 

alright another problem

You guys must be getting sick of me, what tool should i use to remove the mobo?? should it be magnatized or non magnetic? and i know u hold ur self to the case so u discharge urself from any electric shock..

 

you're best off with an anti-static strap of some kind, but the truth is, you'll always be at risk of static. I laid my case side on the floor and put the mobo on top of it, handling only the plastic PCB edges.

 

and by antistatic strap so i go buy those or and they makeable?

 

I'd buy one, better safe than sorry!

 

ok that mobo i showed you the way its like set up like where the keyboard,mouse,ethernet, audio etc. well it dont match most case's so can i remove the part where the audio keyboard etc fits so the mobo can fit in???

 

aha!!! thanks ddp i had to look closly at the other image to see the back part didnt see it at first and then i saw a slight outline and im like thats it! thats gotta be it thanks. what kinda power supply do u recomend? im mostly a media person i love music and movies

 

well actually i dont know, but i just tyred ur calculation sites which helped and both suggest 250 watts and above should be enough

 

i just tryed ur calculation sites which helped and both suggest 250 watts and above should be enough thank you.