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Chipset, not CPU. For example, Nvidia was a well known chipset manufacturer around this time, shortly before memory controllers went on package and 3rd party ch
by sgerenser 2y ago
Chipset, not CPU. For example, Nvidia was a well known chipset manufacturer around this time, shortly before memory controllers went on package and 3rd party chipsets died off.
- timschmidt 2y agoDon't forget the venerable Via, SiS, Chips and Technologies, OPTi, ALi, ULi, etc.
- Veliladon 2y agoThey weren't venerable. They were anything but. They were designed to be a lower BOM on the motherboard and 90% of them were buggy garbage.
- ahartmetz 2y agoYes, yes indeed. The nVidia nForce chipset (for AMD) was such a leap ahead because it was fast, flexible and reliable. For Intel, you just picked an Intel chipset and that was that.
- timschmidt 2y agoSpeak for yourself, mate! Many fun times were had with machines built by each. I have particularly fond memories of the SiS 630 / 730, Via's KT133A, and lots of old ALi, OPTi and ULi gear from the 286, 386, and 486 era.