Does anyone know the name of the component on the motherboard near the CPU Socket, there's usually a few of them, they may be black or green or some other color, and they look like a ring wrapped in copper wire.
2007-09-25 09:37:37 · 3 answers · asked by Astroman 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
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Those are inductors that are part of the processor voltage regulator circuit. If you see three of those, they are part of a 3-phase regulator circuit. Newer motherboards have 4 or more phases. High-end ASUS enthusiast boards usually have an 8-phase regulator.
2007-09-25 17:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an inductor coil
2007-09-25 09:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by biggieprice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an inductor coil
2007-09-25 09:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by bambinoski 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋