There is device inside my desktop which is 4cm x 4cm x1cm, it is near the CPU. There is a sign on it which says " Intel inside".
What do we call this device and what does it do?
2006-12-12 09:30:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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size.near the CPU
2006-12-12 10:26:51 · answer #1 · answered by ranjithathatha 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
North bridge chip. Also known as the memory controller hub. It handles communication between the RAM, CPU, AGP (or PCI express) and south bridge.
It is what dictates the type, number and speed of processors and RAM.
**Who's marking me thumbs down for giving a 100% accurate answer? Morons....
2006-12-12 09:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by cornpie jones 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i believe you're speaking about the heatsink for the processor. it truly is continually made from aluminum and is made to take warmth from the processor, that's lower than it. the reason of the posts are to provide extra section for warmth to bypass from the heatsink to the air than only a flat floor.
2016-11-25 23:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are talking about the south-bridge(north-bridge controls memory and will be covered with a heat sink) of the motherboard. That usually is the chip that controls what is being used in the computer, like say the graphics card, PCI card, drives, etc..
http://www.build-a-computer-guide.com/images/A455-1028-diagram-a-Lmotherboard.jpg
2006-12-12 09:35:26 · answer #4 · answered by icman87 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That IS the CPU (which is the same thing as the processor, hence Central Processing Unit). The device that this CPU is plugged into is called a motherboard.
2006-12-12 09:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by crazydavythe1st 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
it is the chipset as suggested above. the processor will be much bigger than this when viewed from a built pc as the cooling fan will cover up its rather small size and make it look quite big.
2006-12-12 09:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by doyler78 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is a black retangle that is short then it is your intel graphics chipset. If it is just a box with possible a fan on it, then it is your intel processor.
2006-12-12 09:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by Kaysee 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Take a picture of it and post a link to it.
UPDATED RESPONSE:
To the dipshits that keep posting that it's the CPU, go back and read the question again, specifically this part:
"...it is NEAR THE CPU".
2006-12-12 09:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
It depends on the type of processor. It probably is the main processor,but if there is a bigger one or different one nearby, that one you see might be a numeric processor if it is an older PC. Either that or the processor had a baby.
2006-12-12 09:35:39 · answer #9 · answered by woozle316 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Maybe it's one of the "chipset" Integrated Circuits. Search "chipset" on google or yahoo and read about them and their function on the PC motherboard.
2006-12-12 09:34:37 · answer #10 · answered by bobweb 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋